传道书 2:20
Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.
Context
This verse from 传道书 Chapter 2 connects to 10 cross-references. 第二至第四灾：青蛙之灾（法老后悔但再次心硬）、虱子之灾（术士无法仿效）、蝇虫之灾（但歌珊地得保护）。神在以色列人和埃及人之间作了区别。
其他译本
Therefore I turned about to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor wherein I had labored under the sun.
And I turned round to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labour that I laboured at under the sun.
So my mind was turned to grief for all the trouble I had taken and all my wisdom under the sun.
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