Ecclesiastes 2:20 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Therefore I turned about to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor wherein I had labored under the sun.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
So my mind was turned to grief for all the trouble I had taken and all my wisdom under the sun.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Then I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour wherewith I had laboured under the sun.
World English Bible (WEB)
Therefore I began to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor in which I had labored under the sun.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And I turned round to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labour that I laboured at under the sun.
| Therefore I | וְסַבּ֥וֹתִֽי | wĕsabbôtî | veh-SA-boh-tee |
| went about | אֲנִ֖י | ʾănî | uh-NEE |
cause to | לְיַאֵ֣שׁ | lĕyaʾēš | leh-ya-AYSH |
| my heart | אֶת | ʾet | et |
| despair to | לִבִּ֑י | libbî | lee-BEE |
| of | עַ֚ל | ʿal | al |
| all | כָּל | kāl | kahl |
| the labour | הֶ֣עָמָ֔ל | heʿāmāl | HEH-ah-MAHL |
| took I which | שֶׁעָמַ֖לְתִּי | šeʿāmaltî | sheh-ah-MAHL-tee |
| under | תַּ֥חַת | taḥat | TA-haht |
| the sun. | הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ | haššāmeš | ha-SHA-mesh |