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Ecclesiastes 8:17
“Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.”
King James Version (KJV)

🌐 Ecclesiastes 8:17 in 8 Translations

King James Version (KJV)English
Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
then I beheld all the work of God, that man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because however much a man labor to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea moreover, though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
da habe ich bezüglich des ganzen Werkes Gottes gesehen, daß der Mensch das Werk nicht zu erfassen vermag, welches unter der Sonne geschieht, indem der Mensch sich abmüht es zu suchen, aber es nicht erfaßt. Und selbst wenn der Weise es zu erkennen meint, vermag er es doch nicht zu erfassen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y he visto todas las obras de Dios, que el hombre no puede alcanzar la obra que debajo del sol se hace; por mucho que trabaje el hombre buscándola, no la hallará: aunque diga el sabio que la sabe, no por eso podrá alcanzarla.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Então vi toda a obra de Deus, que o homem não pode compreender a obra que é feita abaixo do sol; mesmo que o homem trabalhe para a buscar, ele não a encontrará; ainda que o sábio diga que a conhece, ele não pode compreendê -la .
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
eu considerei todos os feitos de Deus, e que o homem não pode entender o trabalho que é feito sob o sol. Não importa o quanto um homem trabalhe para encontrar respostas, ele não as encontrará. Ainda que um homem sábio acredite que conheça, ele de fato não conhece.

📖 Ecclesiastes 8:17 in Context

15Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.
16When 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:)
17Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.
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