Parallel Bible results for "ecclesiastes 8:16"

Ecclesiastes 8:16

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16 When I applied myself to gain wisdom and to observe how people occupy themselves on earth, that people's eyes don't see sleep either by day or by night,
16 When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the labor that is done on earth—people getting no sleep day or night—
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