Ecclesiastes 8:16 — Bible Verse (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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 8:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 8:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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),”
Ecclesiastes 8:16 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 8:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 8:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“When I gave my heart to know wisdom and to see the business that hath been done on the earth, (for there is also a spectator in whose eyes sleep is not by day and by night),”
Ecclesiastes 8:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 8:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 8:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“When I applied mine heart to knowe wisedome, and to behold the busines that is done on earth, that neither day nor night the eyes of man take sleepe,”
Ecclesiastes 8:16 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 8:16 in Context — Ecclesiastes 8
14 Il est une vanité qui a lieu sur la terre: c’est qu’il y a des justes auxquels il arrive selon l’œuvre des méchants, et des méchants auxquels il arrive selon l’œuvre des justes. Je dis que c’est encore là une vanité.
15 J’ai donc loué la joie, parce qu’il n’y a de bonheur pour l’homme sous le soleil qu’à manger et à boire et à se réjouir; c’est là ce qui doit l’accompagner au milieu de son travail, pendant les jours de vie que Dieu lui donne sous le soleil.
16 Lorsque j’ai appliqué mon cœur à connaître la sagesse et à considérer les choses qui se passent sur la terre, car les yeux de l’homme ne goûtent le sommeil ni jour ni nuit,
17 j’ai vu toute l’œuvre de Dieu, j’ai vu que l’homme ne peut pas trouver ce qui se fait sous le soleil; il a beau se fatiguer à chercher, il ne trouve pas; et même si le sage veut connaître, il ne peut pas trouver.
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