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