Ecclesiastes 8:16 - Julia E. Smith Translation 1876

¹⁶ According as I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to see the labor that was done upon the earth: for also in the day and in the night he saw not sleep with his eyes.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to see the business activity and the painful effort that take place upon the earth–how neither day nor night some men's eyes sleep–

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ When I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes),

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Then I set my mind to know wisdom and to observe the business that happens on earth, even going without sleep day and night

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ And I applied my heart, so that I might know wisdom, and so that I might understand a disturbance that turns upon the earth: it is a man, who takes no sleep with his eyes, day and night.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to understand the distraction that is upon earth: for there are some that day and night take no sleep with their eyes.

Ecclesiastes 8:16 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 31:40

I was in the day, the drought consumed me, and cold in the night, and sleep will flee away from mine eyes.

Psalm 127:2

In vain for you rising early to arise from after sitting; eating the bread of toils: so will he give to his beloved sleep.

Ecclesiastes 1:13

And I gave my heart to seek and to search out in wisdom concerning all which was done under the heavens: this evil business God gave to the sons of man to be occupied in it

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I saw all the works they did under the sun; and behold, all vanity and striving of the spirit

Ecclesiastes 1:17

And I will give my heart to know wisdom, and the knowledge of praise and understanding: I knew this also it is the striving of the spirit

Ecclesiastes 2:23

For all his days pains, and vexation, his labor; also in the night his heart rested not Also this it is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

There is one, and not a second; also a son and brother not to him: and no end to all his labor; also his eye shall not be satisfied with riches: and for whom do I labor and diminish my soul from good? Also this is vanity, and it is an evil labor.

Ecclesiastes 5:12

The sleep of the servant is sweet, if little, or if much he shall eat: and the satiety to the rich not permitting to him to sleep.

Ecclesiastes 7:25

I went round about, I and my heart., to know, and to examine, and to search out wisdom and understanding, and to know the injustice of folly, and the folly of wickedness:

Ecclesiastes 8:7

For he will not know what shall be: for as it shall be who shall announce to him?

Ecclesiastes 8:9

All this I saw, and giving my heart to every work which was done under the sun: a time which man had power overman for evil to him.