| American Standard Version (ASV) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 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), | 16 When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe man's labor on earth--his eyes not seeing sleep day or night-- |
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