And turns around to the north;
The wind whirls about continually,
And comes again on its circuit.
Yet the sea is not full;
To the place from which the rivers come,
There they return again.
Man cannot express it.
aThe eye is not satisfied with seeing,
Nor the ear filled with hearing.
That which is done is what will be done,
And there is nothing new under the sun.
“See, this is new”?
It has already been in ancient times before us.
Nor will there be any remembrance of things that are to come
By those who will come after.
The Grief of Wisdom
| << Ecclesiastes 1:7 | Ecclesiastes 1:9 >> |
American Standard Version
All things are full of weariness; man cannot utter `it': the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
Amplified® Bible
All things are weary with toil {and} all words are feeble; man cannot utter it. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
Contemporary English Version
All of life is far more boring than words could ever say. Our eyes and our ears are never satisfied with what we see and hear.
Darby English Version
All things are full of toil; none can express it. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
Good News Bible
Everything leads to weariness---a weariness too great for words. Our eyes can never see enough to be satisfied; our ears can never hear enough.
King James Version
All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
New American Standard Bible
All things are wearisome; Man is not able to tell {it.} The eye is not satisfied with seeing, Nor is the ear filled with hearing.
New International Version
All things are wearisome,
more than one can say.
The eye never has enough of seeing,
nor the ear its fill of hearing.
New King James Version
All things are full of labor;
Man cannot express it.
The eye is not satisfied with seeing,
Nor the ear filled with hearing.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
All things become weary; Man cannot tell it. The eye has no satisfaction with seeing, Nor does the ear fill with hearing.
Revised Standard Version
All things are full of weariness; a man cannot utter it; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
Young's Literal Translation
All these things are wearying; a man is not able to speak, the eye is not satisfied by seeing, nor filled is the ear from hearing.
| << Ecclesiastes 1:7 | Ecclesiastes 1:9 >> |
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