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When I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done on the earth (even though eyes see no sleep day or night),

Ecclesiastes 8:16 · WEB

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ગુજરાતીસભાશિક્ષક ૮:૧૬
જ્યારે મેં બુદ્ધિ સંપાદન કરવામાં, તથા પૃથ્વી પર થતાં કામો જોવામાં મારું મન લગાડ્યું કેમ કે એવા મનુષ્યો પણ હોય છે કે જેઓની આંખોને દિવસે કે રાત્રે ઊંઘ મળતી નથી,
हिन्दीसभोपदेशक ८:१६
जब मैंने बुद्धि प्राप्त करने और सब काम देखने के लिये जो पृथ्वी पर किए जाते हैं अपना मन लगाया, कि कैसे मनुष्य रात-दिन जागते रहते हैं;

In context

14There is a vanity which is done on the earth, that there are righteous men to whom it happens according to the work of the wicked. Again, there are wicked men to whom it happens according to the work of the righteous. I said that this also is vanity.

15Then I commended mirth, because a man has no better thing under the sun than to eat, to drink, and to be joyful: for that will accompany him in his labor all the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.

16When I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done on the earth (even though eyes see no sleep day or night),

17then I saw all the work of God, that man can’t find out the work that is done under the sun, because however much a man labors to seek it out, yet he won’t find it. Yes even though a wise man thinks he can comprehend it, he won’t be able to find it.

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