Ecclesiastes 1:13 And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a heavy burden God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them!

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BSB:  And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a heavy burden God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them!

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KJV:  And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.

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DRB:  And I proposed in my mind to seek and search out wisely concerning all things that are done under the sun. This painful occupation hath God given to the children of men, to be exercised therein.

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DBT:  And I applied my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the heavens: this grievous occupation hath God given to the children of men to weary themselves therewith.

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ERV:  And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven: it is a sore travail that God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith.

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WBT:  And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this grievous labor hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised with it.

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WEB:  I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the sky. It is a heavy burden that God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.

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YLT:  And I have given my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that hath been done under the heavens. It is a sad travail God hath given to the sons of man to be humbled by it.Ecclesiastes 1:13 NIV • Ecclesiastes 1:13 NLT • Ecclesiastes 1:13 ESV • Ecclesiastes 1:13 NASB • Ecclesiastes 1:13 KJV • Ecclesiastes 1:13 Interlinear • Ecclesiastes 1:13 Commentaries • Ecclesiastes 1:13 Parallel Texts • Ecclesiastes 1:13 Bible Apps • Ecclesiastes 1:13 Parallel • Bible Hub