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Ecclesiastes 8:16

When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the task that one performs on the earth—though his eyes do not see sleep in the day or even in the night—

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ASV

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),

KJV

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:)

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.Sher<just> whenH834 →
נָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiI gaveH5414 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
לִבִּי֙li.Biheart myH3820 →
לָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'atto knowH3045 →
חָכְמָ֔הchokh.mahwisdomH2451 →
וְלִרְאוֹת֙ve.lir.'Otand to seeH7200 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הָ֣עִנְיָ֔ןha.'in.Yanthe taskH6045 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
נַעֲשָׂ֖הna.'a.Sahit is doneH6213 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776 →
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
גַ֤םgamalsoH1571 →
בַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmin <the> dayH3117 →
וּבַלַּ֔יְלָהu.va.Lay.lahand in <the> nightH3915 →
שֵׁנָ֕הshe.NahsleepH8142 →
בְּעֵינָ֖יוbe.'ei.Navin view hisH5869 →
אֵינֶ֥נּוּ'ei.Ne.nunot heH369 →
רֹאֶֽה׃ro.'Eh[is] seeingH7200 →

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Proverbs 2:2if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding,Ecclesiastes 2:23Indeed, all his days are filled with grief, and his task is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too is futile.Ecclesiastes 9:13I have also seen this wisdom under the sun, and it was great to me:Psalms 121:4Behold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.Psalms 127:2In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat— for He gives sleep to His beloved.Ecclesiastes 1:13And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a heavy burden God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them!Ecclesiastes 7:25I directed my mind to understand, to explore, to search out wisdom and explanations, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the folly of madness.Genesis 31:40As it was, the heat consumed me by day and the frost by night, and sleep fled from my eyes.Ecclesiastes 4:8There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.Ecclesiastes 8:7Since no one knows what will happen, who can tell him what is to come?Ecclesiastes 5:12The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.Ecclesiastes 8:9All this I have seen, applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun; there is a time when one man lords it over another to his own detriment.Luke 6:30Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back.Proverbs 22:17Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise—apply your mind to my knowledge—Ecclesiastes 9:1So I took all this to heart and concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their deeds, are in God’s hands. Man does not know what lies ahead, whether love or hate.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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