Ecclesiastes 8:16
Ecclesiastes 8:16-17 The Message (MSG)
When I determined to load up on wisdom and examine everything taking place on earth, I realized that if you keep your eyes open day and night without even blinking, you’ll still never figure out the meaning of what God is doing on this earth. Search as hard as you like, you’re not going to make sense of it. No matter how smart you are, you won’t get to the bottom of it.
Ecclesiastes 8:16 King James Version (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:)
Ecclesiastes 8:16 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
When I gave my heart to know wisdom and to see the task which has been done on the earth (even though one should never sleep day or night)
Ecclesiastes 8:16 New Century Version (NCV)
I tried to understand all that happens on earth. I saw how busy people are, working day and night and hardly ever sleeping.
Ecclesiastes 8:16 American Standard Version (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)
Ecclesiastes 8:16 New International Version (NIV)
When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the labor that is done on earth—people getting no sleep day or night
Ecclesiastes 8:16 New King James Version (NKJV)
When I applied my heart to know wisdom and to see the business that is done on earth, even though one sees no sleep day or night
Ecclesiastes 8:16 Amplified Bible (AMP)
When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to see the activities [of mankind] that take place upon the earth—how some men seem to sleep neither day nor night