Ecclesiastes 8:16

84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

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),

ASV Byzantine Text

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),

Asang Khongca Bible

Long nuiah toksakhaih hnuk hanah, palunghahaih hoiah panoek thaih han ka poek naah, mik loe khoving khodai iip ai;

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Cueihnah ming ham neh bibi hmuh ham ka lungbuei te ka paek coeng. Te long te diklai hman ah tah khothaih ah khaw, khoyin ah khaw, a mik te ih sak pawt tih hmuh sak pawt ham a saii.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Cueihnah ming ham neh bibi hmuh ham ka lungbuei te ka paek coeng. Te long te diklai hman ah tah khothaih ah khaw, khoyin ah khaw, a mik te ih sak pawt tih hmuh sak pawt ham a saii.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Alaila, haawi ae la au i ko'u naau e ike i ka naauao, a e ike hoi i ka mea i hanaia ma ka honua; no ka mea, aia no kekahi mea i pili ole ai kona mau maka i ka hiamoe i ka po a me ke ao:

English Berean Standard Bible

When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the task that one performs on the earth—though his eyes do not see sleep in the day or even in the night—

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Chak fwa mwen pran desizyon pou m' chache konprann, chak fwa mwen pran kalkile sa k'ap pase sou latè, mwen wè ou te mèt pa janm dòmi lajounen kou lannwit,

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Et apposui cor meum ut scirem sapientiam, et intelligerem distentionem quæ versatur in terra. Est homo qui diebus et noctibus somnum non capit oculis.

Bible in Basic English

When I gave my mind to the knowledge of wisdom and to seeing the business which is done on the earth (and there are those whose eyes see not sleep by day or by night),

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Lorsque j’ai appliqué mon cœur à connaître la sagesse et à regarder les choses qui se font sur la terre (car il y a tel homme qui, ni jour ni nuit, ne voit le sommeil de ses yeux),

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

A ač jsem se vydal srdcem svým na to, abych moudrost vystihnouti mohl, a vyrozuměti bídě, kteráž bývá na zemi, pro kterouž ani ve dne ani v noci nespí,

Kosraean Bible

Pacl nukewa nga tuh srike in eis lalmwetmet ac lutlut ke ma orek fin faclu, nga akilenak lah mwet se ku in ngetngetna ac tia motul ke fong ac len,

World Portuguese Bible

Quando apliquei o meu coração para conhecer a sabedoria, e para ver a ocupação que é feita na terra (mesmo que os olhos não vejam sono de dia nem de noite),

Romanian BTF Bible

Când mi-am dedicat inima să cunosc înțelepciunea și să văd lucrarea făcută pe pământ; (fiindcă de asemenea nici zi nici noapte nu vede somn cu ochii lui),

Brenton English Septuagint

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.

Burmese Common Language Bible

လူအချို့တို့သည် တနေ့နှင့်တညဉ့်လုံး မအိပ်ဘဲ နေတတ်သည်ဖြစ်၍၊ ပညာတရားကို သိခြင်းငှါ၎င်း၊ မြေကြီးပေါ်မှာ ပြုသောအမှုများကို ကြည့်ရှုခြင်းငှါ၎င်း၊ ငါသည် ကိုယ်နှလုံးကို နှိုးဆော်၏။

Darby Translation

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),

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Als ich mein Herz darauf richtete, Weisheit zu erkennen, und das Treiben zu besehen, welches auf Erden geschieht (denn weder bei Tage noch bei Nacht sieht er den Schlaf mit seinen Augen),

Dutch Bible 1917

Als ik mijn hart begaf, om wijsheid te weten, en om aan te zien de bezigheid, die op de aarde geschiedt, dat men ook, des daags of des nachts, den slaap niet ziet met zijne ogen;

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Toen ik mij beijverde, wijsheid te verwerven, En de moeite bezag, die de mens zich op aarde getroost, En hoe dag en nacht zijn ogen geen slaap zien:

Italian Diodati Bible

Quando io ho recato il cuor mio a conoscer la sapienza, ed a veder gli affari che si fanno sopra la terra (perciocchè nè giorno nè notte esso mio cuore non vede sonno degli occhi suoi);

Douay-Rheims 1899

And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to understand the distraction that is upon earth: for there are some that day and night take no sleep with their eyes.

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,

Noyes Bible

When I applied my mind to know wisdom, and to see the business which is done upon the earth,—that one seeth no sleep with his eyes by day or by night,—

Danish Bible 1931

Hver Gang jeg vendte min Hu til at nemme Visdom og granske det Slid, som går for sig på Jorden - thi hverken Dag eller Nat får man Søvn i Øjnene -

Leeser Tanakh

When I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see the employment that is done upon the earth, how even neither by day nor by night sleep is seen in the eyes of some men:

JPS TaNaKH 1917

When I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth — for neither day nor night do men see sleep with their eyes —

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:)

King James Version + Apocrypha

¶ 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:)

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Khi ta chuyên lòng để học biết sự khôn ngoan, để hiểu mọi việc làm ra trên đất, thì ta thấy có người ngày và đêm không cho mắt ngủ,

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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:)

Revised West Version

¶ ʻI heʻeku tuku hoku loto ke ʻilo ʻae poto, pea mamata ki he ngāue kotoa pē ʻoku fai ʻi he māmani: (he ʻoku ai ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai sio hono mata ki he mohe ʻi he ʻaho pe ʻi he pō:)

French Ostervald Bible

Lorsque j'ai appliqué mon cœur à connaître la sagesse, et à considérer les affaires qui se font sur la terre (car l'homme ne donne, ni jour ni nuit, de repos à ses yeux),

Esperanto Bible

Kiam mi direktis mian koron, por ekkoni saĝecon, kaj por ĉirkaŭrigardi la aferojn, kiuj estas farataj sur la tero tiamaniere, ke nek tage nek nokte homo vidas dormon sur siaj okuloj; kaj kiam mi rigardis ĉiujn farojn de Dio:

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

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,

German Luther Bible 1912

Ich gab mein Herz, zu wissen die Weisheit und zu schauen die Mühe, die auf Erden geschieht, daß auch einer weder Tag noch Nacht den Schlaf sieht mit seinen Augen.

LXX2012 U. S. English

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.

British English Septuagint 2012

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.

Majority Standard BIble

When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the task that one performs on the earth—though his eyes do not see sleep in the day or even in the night—

Webster Bible

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:)

Revised 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:)

Italian Riveduta Bible

Quand’io ho applicato il mio cuore a conoscere la sapienza e a considerare le cose che si fanno sulla terra perché gli occhi dell’uomo non godono sonno né giorno né notte,

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Lorsque je me suis appliqué à connaître la sagesse et à observer l'activité qui s'accomplit sur la terre (au point que les yeux de l'homme ne connaissent le sommeil ni le jour ni la nuit),

Reina Valera 1909

Yo pues dí mi corazón á conocer sabiduría, y á ver la faena que se hace sobre la tierra; (porque hay quien ni de noche ni de día ve sueño en su ojos;)

Spanish BLL

Me dediqué de corazón a buscar la sabiduría y a observar todo lo que se hace en este mundo (¡hay quienes no cierran los ojos ni de día ni de noche!).

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Yo, pues, puse mi corazón a conocer sabiduría, y a ver la faena que se hace sobre la tierra (porque hay quien ni de día ni de noche ve sueño en sus ojos);

Croatian Bible

Poslije svih napora da dokučim mudrost, pokušah spoznati što se radi na zemlji. Uistinu, čovjek ne nalazi spokojstva ni danju ni noću.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Kad upravih srce svoje da poznam mudrost i vidim šta se radi na zemlji, te danju ni noću ne dolazi čoveku san na oči.

German Textbibel

Als ich meinen Sinn darauf richtete, Weisheit zu erkennen und das Treiben zu besehen, das auf Erden geschieht, - denn weder bei Tage noch bei Nacht bekommt der Mensch mit seinen Augen Schlaf zu sehen -

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

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.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר נָתַ֤תִּי אֶת־לִבִּי֙ לָדַ֣עַת חָכְמָ֔ה וְלִרְאוֹת֙ אֶת־הָ֣עִנְיָ֔ן אֲשֶׁ֥ר נַעֲשָׂ֖ה עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּ֣י גַ֤ם בַּיּוֹם֙ וּבַלַּ֔יְלָה שֵׁנָ֕ה בְּעֵינָ֖יו אֵינֶ֥נּוּ רֹאֶֽה׃