Ecclesiastes 2:20
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Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.So my heart began to despair over all the labor that I had done under the sun.
In other translations
Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.So my heart began to despair over all the labor that I had done under the sun.
Hebrew words
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