2:17a So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me.

So I was disgusted with life, because everything that happens in this world troubles me.
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So I ended up feeling disgusted with life because everything that happens here on earth is so distressing. (FBV)
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Everything that I saw happening on earth caused me so much pain that I ⌊almost⌋ came to hate life itself.

2:17b For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

It is all so pointless, just like chasing the wind.
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It all makes no sense. It is like trying to control where the wind blows.

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