Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind. Young's Literal Translation And I have hated life, for sad to me [is] the work{.htm" title="{"> that hath been done under the sun, for the whole [is] vanity and vexation of spirit. King James Bible Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun [is] grievous unto me: for all [is] vanity and vexation of spirit. Hebrew So I hatedוְשָׂנֵ֙אתִי֙ (wə·śā·nê·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 8130: To hate life, הַ֣חַיִּ֔ים (ha·ḥay·yîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life because כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the work הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה (ham·ma·‘ă·śeh) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4639: An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property that is done שֶׁנַּעֲשָׂ֖ה (šen·na·‘ă·śāh) Pronoun - relative | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make under תַּ֣חַת (ta·ḥaṯ) Preposition Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of the sun הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ (haš·šā·meš) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 8121: The sun, the east, a ray, a notched battlement was grievous רַ֤ע (ra‘) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil to me. עָלַי֙ (‘ā·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against For כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction everything הַכֹּ֥ל (hak·kōl) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every is futile הֶ֖בֶל (he·ḇel) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1892: Emptiness, vanity, transitory, unsatisfactory and a pursuit וּרְע֥וּת (ū·rə·‘ūṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 7469: A feeding upon, grasping after of the wind. רֽוּחַ׃ (rū·aḥ) Noun - common singular Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit |