May God Almighty cause the man to be merciful to you so that he will release your other brother and Benjamin to you. As for me, if I am deprived of my sons, then I am deprived.’
Ecclesiastes 2:20 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised So I began to give myself over to despair concerning all my work that I had laboured at under the sun. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So I turned around and gave my heart up to despair over all the labor of my efforts under the sun. American Standard Version (1901) Therefore I turned about to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor wherein I had labored under the sun. Common English Bible I then gave myself up to despair, as I thought about all my laborious hard work under the sun, Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, I ceased, and my heart renounced further laboring under the sun. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Wherefore I left off and my heart renounced labouring any more under the sun. |
May God Almighty cause the man to be merciful to you so that he will release your other brother and Benjamin to you. As for me, if I am deprived of my sons, then I am deprived.’
And who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will take over all my work that I laboured at skilfully under the sun. This too is futile.
When there is a person whose work was done with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a person who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a great wrong.
If we have put our hope in Christ for this life only, we should be pitied more than anyone.