Ecclesiastes 8:17⥂
KJV:
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].
BSB:
I saw every work of God, and that a man is unable to comprehend the work that is done under the sun. Despite his efforts to search it out, he cannot find its meaning; even if the wise man claims to know, he is unable to comprehend.
Hebrew:
וְרָאִיתִי֮ אֶת־ כָּל־ מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה הָאֱלֹהִים֒ כִּי֩ לֹ֨א יוּכַ֜ל הָאָדָ֗ם לִמְצוֹא֙ אֶת־ הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נַעֲשָׂ֣ה תַֽחַת־ הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ בְּ֠שֶׁל אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַעֲמֹ֧ל הָאָדָ֛ם לְבַקֵּ֖שׁ וְלֹ֣א יִמְצָ֑א וְגַ֨ם אִם־ יֹאמַ֤ר הֶֽחָכָם֙ לָדַ֔עַת לֹ֥א יוּכַ֖ל לִמְצֹֽא׃
Topics:
GOD • IGNORANCE • WISDOM • WORLDLINESS
LXX:
Greek Text
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| Translation | Hebrew/Aramaic | Transliteration [morphology] | Texts |
|---|---|---|---|
| and I saw | וְרָאִיתִי֮ | ve.Hc ra.'i.TiHVqq1cs | L |
| <obj.> | אֶת־ | 'et-HTo | L |
| all | כָּל־ | kol-HNcmsc | L |
| [the] work of | מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה | ma.'a.SehHNcmsc | L |
| <the> God | הָאֱלֹהִים֒ | ha.HTd 'E.lo.HimHNcmpa | L |
| that | כִּי֩ | kiHTc | L |
| not | לֹ֨א | lo'HTn | L |
| he is able | יוּכַ֜ל | yu.KhalHVqi3ms | L |
| <the> humankind | הָאָדָ֗ם | ha.HTd 'a.DamHNcmsa | L |
| to find out | לִמְצוֹא֙ | liHR m.tzO'HVqcc | L |
| <obj.> | אֶת־ | 'et-HTo | L |
| the work | הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂה֙ | ha.HTd ma.'a.SehHNcmsa | L |
| which | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | 'a.SherHTr | L |
| it is done | נַעֲשָׂ֣ה | na.'a.SahHVNp3ms | L |
| under | תַֽחַת־ | ta.chat-HNcmsc | L |
| the sun | הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ | ha.HTd She.meshHNcbsa | L |
| in that <to> | בְּ֠שֶׁל | Be.HR sheHTr lHR | L |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | 'a.SherHTr | L |
| he toils | יַעֲמֹ֧ל | ya.'a.MolHVqi3ms | L |
| <the> humankind | הָאָדָ֛ם | ha.HTd 'a.DamHNcmsa | L |
| to seek | לְבַקֵּ֖שׁ | le.HR va.KeshHVpcc | L |
| and not | וְלֹ֣א | ve.HC Lo'HTn | L |
| he will find out | יִמְצָ֑א | yim.Tza'HVqi3ms | L |
| and also | וְגַ֨ם | ve.HC GamHD | L |
| if | אִם־ | 'im-HTc | L |
| he will say | יֹאמַ֤ר | yo.MarHVqi3ms | L |
| the wise [person] | הֶֽחָכָם֙ | he.HTd cha.KhamHAamsa | L |
| to know | לָדַ֔עַת | la.HR Da.'atHVqcc | L |
| not | לֹ֥א | lo'HTn | L |
| he will be able | יוּכַ֖ל | yu.KhalHVqi3ms | L |
| to find out | לִמְצֹֽא׃ | liHR m.Tzo'HVqcc | L |
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