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
New American Standard Bible 1995
16 When I (A)gave my heart to know wisdom and to see the task which has been done on the earth (even though one should [a](B)never sleep day or night), 17 and I saw every work of God, I concluded that (C)man cannot discover the work which has been done under the sun. Even though man should seek laboriously, he will not discover; and (D)though the wise man should say, “I know,” he cannot discover.
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- Ecclesiastes 8:16 Lit see no sleep in his eyes
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