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Douay-Rheims
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I have seen all things that are done under the sun, and behold all is vanity, and vexation of spirit.
King James
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I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Louis Second
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J'ai vu tout ce qui se fait sous le soleil; et voici, tout est vanité et poursuite du vent
Martin Luther
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Ich sah an alles Tun, das unter der Sonne geschieht; und siehe, es war alles eitel und Jammer.
Vulgate
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vidi quae fiunt cuncta sub sole et ecce universa vanitas et adflictio spiritus

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


quae : (neut. plur. nom.) WHAT cannot be avoided must be endured.
quae : (neut. pl. acc.) those things WHICH we must have.
quae : (fem. pl. nom.) Let THOSE (women) WHO have ears to hear .
sub : (+ acc. or dat.) under, up under, close to, beneath, below.
ecce : Lo! Behold! See!.
universa : entire, complete.
spiritus : breath, breathing /life /spirit.