Ecclesiastes 2:17

Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

And therefore it annoyed me of my life, seeing that all things under [the] sun be evil, and that all things be vanity and torment of the spirit.

Cross References

1 Kings 19:4

and went into desert, the way of one day. And when he came, and sat under one juniper tree, he asked to his soul, that he should die; and he said, Lord, it sufficeth to me, take my soul; for I am not better than my fathers.

Job 14:13

Who giveth this to me, that thou defend me in hell, and that thou hide me, till thy great vengeance pass by; and that thou set to me a time, in which thou have mind on me?

Psalm 89:47

Bethink thou what is my substance; for whether thou hast ordained vainly all the sons of men?

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I saw all things that be made under the sun, and lo! all things be vanity and torment of spirit.

Ecclesiastes 1:17

And I gave mine heart, that I should know prudence and doctrine, and errors and folly. And I knew that in these things also was travail and torment of spirit;

Ecclesiastes 2:11

And when I had turned me to all the works which mine hands had made, and to the travails in which I had sweated in vain, I saw in all things vanity and torment of soul, and that nothing under [the] sun dwelleth.

Ecclesiastes 2:22

For why what shall it profit to a man of all his travail, and torment of spirit, with which he was tormented under [the] sun?

Ecclesiastes 3:16

I saw under [the] sun unfaithfulness in the place of doom; and wickedness in the place of rightfulness.

Ecclesiastes 4:2

And I praised more dead men than living men;

Ecclesiastes 4:3

and I deemed him, that was not born yet, and saw not the evils that be done under the sun, to be more blessed than ever either.

Ecclesiastes 6:9

It is better to see that, that thou covetest, than to desire that, that thou knowest not; but also this is vanity, and presumption of spirit.

Ezekiel 3:14

Also the spirit raised me, and took me. And I went forth bitter in the indignation of my spirit; for the hand of the Lord was with me, and comforted me.

Jonah 4:3

And now, Lord, I pray, take my life from me; for death is better to me than life.

Jonah 4:8

And when the sun was risen, the Lord commanded to the hot wind and burning; and the sun smote on the head of Jonah, and he sweltered. And he asked to his soul that he should die, and said, It is better to me to die, than to live.

Habakkuk 1:3

Why showedest thou to me wickedness and travail, for to see prey and unrightwiseness against me? Why beholdest thou despisers, and art still, the while the unpious man defouleth a right-fuller than himself? And thou shalt make men as fishes of the sea, and as creeping things not having a leader; and doom is made, and against-saying is more mighty.

Numbers 11:15

If in other manner it seemeth to thee, I beseech thee, that thou slay me, and that I find grace in thine eyes, that I be not punished, or travailed, with so great evils.