Modern Translations New International VersionWhen I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the labor that is done on earth--people getting no sleep day or night-- New Living Translation In my search for wisdom and in my observation of people’s burdens here on earth, I discovered that there is ceaseless activity, day and night. English Standard Version When I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done on earth, how neither day nor night do one’s eyes see sleep, Berean Study 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— New American Standard Bible When I devoted my mind to know wisdom and to see the business which has been done on the earth (even though one should never sleep day or night), NASB 1995 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), NASB 1977 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), Amplified Bible When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to see the activities [of mankind] that take place upon the earth—how some men seem to sleep neither day nor night— Christian Standard Bible When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the activity that is done on the earth (even though one’s eyes do not close in sleep day or night), Holman Christian Standard Bible When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the activity that is done on the earth (even though one's eyes do not close in sleep day or night), Contemporary English Version Day and night I went without sleep, trying to understand what goes on in this world. Good News Translation Whenever I tried to become wise and learn what goes on in the world, I realized that you could stay awake night and day GOD'S WORD® Translation When I carefully considered how to study wisdom and how to look at the work that is done on earth (even going without sleep day and night), International Standard Version When I dedicated myself to experience wisdom and to observe what is undertaken on earth—even going without sleep day and night— NET Bible When I tried to gain wisdom and to observe the activity on earth--even though it prevents anyone from sleeping day or night-- Classic Translations King James BibleWhen 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 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, King James 2000 Bible When I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is one who neither day nor night sees sleep with his eyes:) New Heart English Bible When I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done on the earth (for also there is that neither day nor night sees sleep with his eyes), World English Bible When I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done on the earth (for also there is that neither day nor night sees sleep with his eyes), American King James Version When I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done on the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night sees sleep with his eyes:) 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), A Faithful Version 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 give sleep to their eyes, Darby Bible 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), English 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:) Webster's Bible 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:) Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587When 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, Bishops' Bible of 1568 And so I applied my minde to learne wysdome, and to knowe the trauayle that is in the worlde, and that of suche a fashion, that I suffred not mine eyes to sleepe neither day nor night. Coverdale Bible of 1535 When I applied my mynde to lerne wysdome, and to knowe the trauayle that is in the worlde (and that of soch a fashion, yt I suffred not myne eyes to slepe nether daye ner night) Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWhen I gave my heart to know wisdom and to see the business that has been done on the earth (for there is also a spectator in whose eyes sleep is not by day and by night), 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), Smith's Literal Translation According as I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to see the labor that was done upon the earth: for also in the day and in the night he saw not sleep with his eyes. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd 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. Catholic Public Domain Version And I applied my heart, so that I might know wisdom, and so that I might understand a disturbance that turns upon the earth: it is a man, who takes no sleep with his eyes, day and night. Translations from Aramaic Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedBecause of this, I have given my heart to know Wisdom and to see the business that is done upon Earth, because by day and by night with his eyes he sees no sleep Lamsa Bible Therefore I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see the business which is done upon the earth; for there are those whose eyes see no sleep either day or night. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917When 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-- Brenton Septuagint Translation 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.     |