Ecclesiastes 2:22 asks what people gain from anxious toil, directly supporting the main verse's conclusion that work is grievous and meaningless.

Ecclesiastes 2:11 echoes the identical verdict 'meaningless, a chasing after the wind' for all toil, reinforcing the main verse's hatred of life.

Ecclesiastes 2:21 adds that toil is meaningless when its fruits go to someone who didn't work, reinforcing the main verse's despair.

Ecclesiastes 1:14 introduces the same refrain 'meaningless, chasing after the wind' that grounds the frustration leading to hatred of life here.

Ecclesiastes 12:8 climaxes with the identical cry 'Everything is meaningless!' — directly reinforcing the central verdict.

Ecclesiastes 4:3 extends the thought: if life is hateful, then never being born is even better — deepening the despair.

Ecclesiastes 1:2 declares all is vanity, providing the theological foundation for the main verse's hatred of life and toil.

Ecclesiastes 11:8 acknowledges days of darkness and ends with 'meaningless' — the same refrain, though it also urges enjoyment.

Ecclesiastes 5:10 shows that greed never satisfies — another instance of the futility that leads to hating life under the sun.

Philippians 1:23-25 contrasts by expressing a desire for death not from hatred of life but from longing for Christ, adding a hopeful perspective.

Jonah 4:8 repeats the wish for death, specifically wanting to die, reinforcing the same sentiment as here.

Jonah 4:3 directly states 'better to die than to live,' aligning with the hatred of life and desire for death here.

Jeremiah 20:14-18 curses his own birth, echoing the hatred of life here with a wish for death before birth.

Job 7:16 directly parallels the hatred of life and assertion of meaninglessness, reinforcing the theme of existential despair.

Job 3:20-22 describes longing for death and rejoicing at the grave — a strong parallel to hating life under the sun.

Psalm 39:6 describes human activity as vain phantom-like rushing, closely matching the main verse's assessment of all work as meaningless.

Genesis 3:17 curses the ground, making toil painful — the very frustration that underlies the main verse's hatred of life.

John 12:25 reframes hating life as a path to eternal life — directly opposing the despair of Ecclesiastes 2:17.

Job 7:15 shares a similar desire for death, preferring strangling over continued suffering—echoing the hatred of life expressed here.

1 Kings 19:4 shows Elijah asking to die out of despair — a parallel to loathing life because of futility.

Numbers 11:15 has Moses pleading for death under his burden — paralleling the hatred of life expressed here.

Psalm 89:47 laments life's brevity and human frailty, resonating with the main verse's despair over life's meaninglessness under the sun.

Job 14:13 expresses a longing for the grave to escape suffering, similar to the wish to be free from life's burdens here.

In Habakkuk 1:3, the prophet's lament over injustice and strife mirrors the main verse's despair over the futility of life under the sun.