Ecclesiastes 8:16-17
Legacy Standard Bible
16 When I (A)gave my heart to know wisdom and to see the endeavor which has been done on the earth (even though one (B)never sees sleep with his eyes day or night), 17 and I saw every work of God, I concluded that (C)man cannot find out the work which has been done under the sun. Even though man should seek laboriously, he will not find it out; and (D)though the wise man should say, “I know,” he cannot find it out.
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Ecclesiastes 8:16-17
Christian Standard Bible
16 When I applied my mind to know wisdom(A) and to observe the activity that is done on the earth (even though one’s eyes do not close in sleep day or night), 17 I observed all the work of God and concluded that a person is unable to discover the work that is done under the sun. Even though a person labors hard to explore it, he cannot find it;(B) even if a wise person claims to know it, he is unable to discover it.
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