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Ecclesiastes 2:23
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Holman Christian Standard Bible
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For all his days are filled with grief, and his occupation is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too is futile.
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English Standard Version
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For all his days are full of sorrow, and his work is a vexation. Even in the night his heart does not rest. This also is vanity.
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King James Version
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For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.
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The Message Bible
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Pain and grief from dawn to dusk. Never a decent night's rest. Nothing but smoke.
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New American Standard Bible
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Because all his days his task is painful and grievous; even at night his mind does not rest. This too is vanity.
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New International Version
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All their days their work is grief and pain; even at night their minds do not rest. This too is meaningless.
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New King James Version
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For all his days are sorrowful, and his work burdensome; even in the night his heart takes no rest. This also is vanity.
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New Living Translation
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Their days of labor are filled with pain and grief; even at night their minds cannot rest. It is all meaningless.
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New Revised Standard
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For all their days are full of pain, and their work is a vexation; even at night their minds do not rest. This also is vanity.
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American Standard Version
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For all his days are [but] sorrows, and his travail is grief; yea, even in the night his heart taketh no rest. This also is vanity.
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The Bible in Basic English
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All his days are sorrow, and his work is full of grief. Even in the night his heart has no rest. This again is to no purpose.
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Common English Bible
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All their days are pain, and their work is aggravation; even at night, their hearts don't find rest. This too is pointless.
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Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha
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All their days are pain, and their work is aggravation; even at night, their hearts don't find rest. This too is pointless.
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The Complete Jewish Bible
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His whole life is one of pain, and his work is full of stress; even at night his mind gets no rest. This too is pointless.
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The Darby Translation
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For all his days are sorrows, and his travail vexation: even in the night his heart taketh no rest. This also is vanity.
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Good News Translation
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As long as you live, everything you do brings nothing but worry and heartache. Even at night your mind can't rest. It is all useless.
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Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha
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As long as you live, everything you do brings nothing but worry and heartache. Even at night your mind can't rest. It is all useless.
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GOD'S WORD Translation
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Their entire life is filled with pain, and their work is unbearable. Even at night their minds don't rest. Even this is pointless.
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Hebrew Names Version
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For all his days are sorrows, and his travail is grief; yes, even in the night his heart takes no rest. This also is vanity.
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Jubilee Bible 2000
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For all his days
are only
sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart does not take rest in the night. This is also vanity.
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King James Version w/ Apocrypha
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For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.
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Lexham English Bible
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All his days [are] painful, his labor [brings] grief, and his heart cannot rest at night. This also [is] vanity!
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Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha
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For all his days of sorrows, and vexation of spirit is his; in the night also his heart rests not. This is also vanity.
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New Century Version
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All of their lives their work is full of pain and sorrow, and even at night their minds don't rest. This is also useless.
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New International Reader's Version
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As long as he lives, his work is nothing but pain and sorrow. Even at night his mind can't rest. That doesn't have any meaning either.
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New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha
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For all their days are full of pain, and their work is a vexation; even at night their minds do not rest. This also is vanity.
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Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible
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All his days are full of sorrows and miseries, even in the night he doth not rest in mind: and is not this vanity?
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Revised Standard Version
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For all his days are full of pain, and his work is a vexation; even in the night his mind does not rest. This also is vanity.
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Revised Standard Version w/ Apocrypha
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For all his days are full of pain, and his work is a vexation; even in the night his mind does not rest. This also is vanity.
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Third Millennium Bible
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For all his days are sorrows and his travail grief. Yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.
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Third Millennium Bible w/ Apocrypha
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For all his days are sorrows and his travail grief. Yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.
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The Latin Vulgate
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cuncti dies eius doloribus et aerumnis pleni sunt nec per noctem mente requiescit et haec non vanitas est
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The Latin Vulgate w/ Apocrypha
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cuncti dies eius doloribus et aerumnis pleni sunt nec per noctem mente requiescit et haec non vanitas est
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The Webster Bible
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For all his days [are] sorrows, and his labor grief; yes, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.
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World English Bible
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For all his days are sorrows, and his travail is grief; yes, even in the night his heart takes no rest. This also is vanity.
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Wycliffe
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All his days be full of sorrows and mischiefs, and by night he resteth not in soul; and whether this is not vanity? (All his days be full of sorrows and mischiefs, and at night his soul resteth not; and is not this all empty and futile?)
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Young's Literal Translation
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For all his days are sorrows, and his travail sadness; even at night his heart hath not lain down; this also [is] vanity.
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