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Ecclesiastes 8:16  (King James Version)
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Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 8:16

<< Ecclesiastes 8:15   Ecclesiastes 8:17 >>

American Standard Version
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),

Amplified® Bible
When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to see the business activity {and} the painful effort that take place upon the earth--how neither day nor night some men's eyes sleep--

Contemporary English Version
Day and night I went without sleep, trying to understand what goes on in this world.

Darby English Version
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),

Good News Bible
Whenever I tried to become wise and learn what goes on in the world, I realized that you could stay awake night and day

King James Version
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:)

New American Standard Bible
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),

New International Version
When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe man's labor on earth—his eyes not seeing sleep day or night-

New King James Version
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,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
When I gave my heart to know wisdom and to see the task which has taken place on the earth (even though one should never sleep day or night),

Revised Standard Version
When I applied my mind to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done on earth, how neither day nor night one's eyes see sleep;

Young's Literal Translation
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),


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