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Ecclesiastes 2:11
“Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.”
King James Version (KJV)

🌐 Ecclesiastes 2:11 in 8 Translations

King James Version (KJV)English
Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labor that I had labored to do; and, behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und ich wandte mich hin zu allen meinen Werken, die meine Hände gemacht, und zu der Mühe, womit ich wirkend mich abgemüht hatte: und siehe, das alles war Eitelkeit und ein Haschen nach Wind; und es gibt keinen Gewinn unter der Sonne.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Miré yo luego todas las obras que habían hecho mis manos, y el trabajo que tomé para hacerlas: y he aquí, todo vanidad y aflicción de espíritu, y no hay provecho debajo del sol.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E eu olhei para todas as obras que minhas mãos fizeram, como também para o trabalho ao qual me dispus a trabalhar; e eis que tudo era fútil como perseguir o vento, e que não havia proveito algum abaixo do sol.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Então, olhei para tudo o que minhas mãos haviam realizado e para o trabalho que fiz; mas, novamente, tudo era vaidade e como uma tentativa de agarrar o vento. Não havia proveito debaixo do sol.

📖 Ecclesiastes 2:11 in Context

9So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.
10And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.
11Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
12And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.
13Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
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