Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ecclesiastes 2:17:

• Kupsabiny: “So, I hated life, since it did not bring me anything in this world but only brought me suffering! All of those matters/words are useless as if I was just chasing the wind.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Since it was like that, I hated my life, because work done in this world was very difficult. This matter is meaningless; it is just like chasing the wind.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “So I hated life, for the works here on earth only bring to me hardship. All of this has no value; as-if like I am only chasing the wind.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So I hated being alive, because everything that we do here on the earth distresses me. It all seems to be useless like chasing the wind.” (Source: Translation for Translators)