Whereupon I set my heart to know wisdom, and to perceive the trouble that was wrought upon the earth: for there is that neither by day nor night sees sleep with his eyes.
KJV
Ecclesiastes 8:16
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:)
Parallel Translations
Whereupon I set my heart to know wisdom, and to perceive the trouble that was wrought upon the earth: for there is that neither by day nor night sees sleep with his eyes.
When I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done on the earth (even though eyes see no sleep day or night),
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 1:13Ecclesiastes 2:23Psalms 127:2Ecclesiastes 8:9Genesis 31:40Ecclesiastes 5:12Ecclesiastes 7:25Ecclesiastes 4:8Ecclesiastes 8:7
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