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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 farther; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.
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Verse 17 is found in chapter 8 of Ecclesiastes. Qohelet observes an apparent moral contradiction: wicked people may receive honors and be buried with respect, while righteousness does not always receive immediate reward. The delay of judgment may encourage some to persist in evil. Nevertheless, the author maintains that ultimately there will be a distinction between those who fear God and those who do not. God’s work remains partly inaccessible to human understanding.
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Compare Ecclesiastes 8:17 in different Bible versions and see how its wording varies between translations. These differences can help you better understand the meaning and context of the passage.
Deutsch · L1912 Und ich sah alle Werke Gottes, daß ein Mensch das Werk nicht finden kann, das unter der Sonne geschieht; und je mehr der Mensch arbeitet, zu suchen, je weniger er findet. Wenn er gleich spricht: "Ich bin weise und weiß es", so kann er's doch nicht finden.
Español · RVR1909 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.
Español · NTBT vi toda la obra de Dios: el hombre no puede descubrir la obra que se hace bajo el sol. Por mucho que el hombre se esfuerce en buscarla, no la descubrirá; y aunque el sabio diga que la conoce, no podrá descubrirla.
Français · LSG j'ai vu toute l'oeuvre de Dieu, j'ai vu que l'homme ne peut pas trouver ce qui se fait sous le soleil; il a beau se fatiguer à chercher, il ne trouve pas; et même si le sage veut connaître, il ne peut pas trouver.
Italiano · DIO1885 io ho veduto, quant’è a tutte le opere di Dio, che l’uomo non può rinvenir le opere che si fanno sotto il sole; intorno alle quali egli si affatica, cercandole, e non le trova; ed avvegnachè il savio dica di aver conoscimento, non però le può trovare
Português · ARC Então vi toda a obra de Deus, que o homem não pode perceber, a obra que se faz debaixo do sol, por mais que trabalhe o homem para a descobrir, não a achará; e, ainda que diga o sábio que a conhece, nem por isso a poderá compreender.
中文 · RCUV 我觀看上帝一切的作為，知道人不能探求日光之下所發生的事；任憑他費多少力探索，都找不出來，智慧人雖說他明白，仍不能找出來。
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