传道书 8:16
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:)
Context
This verse from 传道书 Chapter 8 connects to 9 cross-references. 神命以色列人分别长子、长牲归他所有，纪念他击杀埃及长子的作为。无酵节与逾越节的意义在于代代传讲神的拯救。
其他译本
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),
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),
When I gave my mind to the knowledge of wisdom and to seeing the business which is done on the earth (and there are those whose eyes see not sleep by day or by night),
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