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Ecclesiastes 1:12-14 NWT
12 I, the congregator, happened to be king over Israel in Jerusalem. 13 And I set my heart to seek and explore wisdom in relation to everything that has been done under the heavens-the calamitous occupation that God has given to the sons of mankind in which to be occupied. 14 I saw all the works that were done under the sun, and, look! everything was vanity and a striving after wind.

Ecclesiastes 1:12-14 LITV
(12) I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem. (13) And I gave my heart to seek and to investigate by wisdom concerning all which is done under the heavens. It is an evil task God has given to the sons of men, to be afflicted by it. (14) I have seen all the works which are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and striving after wind!

Ecclesiastes 1:12-14 CEV
(12) I said these things when I lived in Jerusalem as king of Israel. (13) With all my wisdom I tried to understand everything that happens here on earth. And God has made this so hard for us humans to do. (14) I have seen it all, and everything is just as senseless as chasing the wind.

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation