ESV
KJV
16. 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:)
ASV
16. 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),
ERVEN
16. I carefully studied the things people do in this life. I saw how busy people are. They work day and night, and they almost never sleep.
NLT
16. 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.
WEB
16. 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),
NET
16. When I tried to gain wisdom and to observe the activity on earth— even though it prevents anyone from sleeping day or night—
NLV
16. I gave my heart to know wisdom and to see the work which has been done on the earth, not sleeping day or night.
HCSB
16. 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),
YLT
16. 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),
LITV
16. When I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done on the earth; for even by day and by night he does not see sleep in his eyes.
RV
16. 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:)
NCV
16. I tried to understand all that happens on earth. I saw how busy people are, working day and night and hardly ever sleeping.
MKJV
16. When I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done on the earth; for neither day nor night do men see sleep with their eyes.
AKJV
16. 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:)
LXXEN
16. 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.
KJV
16. 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:)
AMP
16. 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--
KJVP
16. When H834 RPRO I applied H5414 VQQ1MS mine heart H3820 NMS-1MS to know H3045 L-VQFC wisdom H2451 NFS , and to see H7200 the business H6045 that H834 RPRO is done H6213 upon H5921 PREP the earth H776 D-GFS : ( CONJ for CONJ also H1571 CONJ [ there ] [ is ] [ that ] neither H369 day H3117 B-AMS nor night H3915 WB-AFS seeth H7200 sleep H8142 with his eyes H5869 B-CMD-3MS : )
YLT
16. 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),
ASV
16. 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),
WEB
16. 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),
NASB
16. When I applied my heart to know wisdom and to observe what is done on earth,
ESV
16. 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,
RV
16. 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:)
RSV
16. 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;
NKJV
16. 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,
MKJV
16. When I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done on the earth; for neither day nor night do men see sleep with their eyes.
AKJV
16. 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:)
NRSV
16. When I applied my mind to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done on earth, how one's eyes see sleep neither day nor night,
NIV
16. When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe man's labour on earth--his eyes not seeing sleep day or night--
NIRV
16. I used my mind to understand what it really means to be wise. I wanted to observe the hard work man does on earth. He doesn't close his eyes and go to sleep day or night.
NLT
16. 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.
MSG
16. When I determined to load up on wisdom and examine everything taking place on earth, I realized that if you keep your eyes open day and night without even blinking,
GNB
16. Whenever I tried to become wise and learn what goes on in the world, I realized that you could stay awake night and day
NET
16. When I tried to gain wisdom and to observe the activity on earth— even though it prevents anyone from sleeping day or night—
ERVEN
16. I carefully studied the things people do in this life. I saw how busy people are. They work day and night, and they almost never sleep.