Ecclesiastes 1:1 (LSB)

Ecclesiastes 1:13 - And I gave my heart to seek and explore by wisdom concerning all that has been done under heaven. It is [fn]a grievous endeavor which God has given to the sons of men with which to occupy themselves.

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Translations for Ecclesiastes 1:13

KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

And I set my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven; this burdensome task God has given to the sons of man, by which they may be exercised.

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

I devoted myself to search for understanding and to explore by wisdom everything being done under heaven. I soon discovered that God has dealt a tragic existence to the human race.

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

I applied my mind to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under the heavens. What a heavy burden God has laid on mankind!

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

And I applied my heart[fn] to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven. It is an unhappy business that God has given to the children of man to be busy with.

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

I applied my mind to examine and explore through wisdom all that is done under heaven. God has given people[fn] this miserable task to keep them occupied.

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

And I set my [fn]mind to seek and explore by wisdom about everything that has been done under heaven. It is a [fn]sorry task with which God has given the sons of mankind to be troubled.

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

And I set my [fn]mind to seek and explore by wisdom concerning all that has been done under heaven. It is [fn]a grievous task which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

And I gave my heart to seek and explore by wisdom concerning all that has been done under heaven. It is [fn]a grievous endeavor which God has given to the sons of men with which to occupy themselves.

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

And I set my mind to seek and explore by [man’s] [fn]wisdom all [human activity] that has been done under heaven. It is a miserable business and a burdensome task which [fn]God has given the sons of men with which to be busy and distressed.

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

I decided to carefully and thoroughly examine all that has been accomplished on earth. I concluded: God has given people a burdensome task that keeps them occupied.

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

And I applied my mind to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven; it is an unhappy business that God has given to the sons of men to be busy with.

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven: it is a sore travail that God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

And I have given my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that hath been done under the heavens. It is a sad travail God hath given to the sons of man to be humbled by it.

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

And I applied my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the heavens: this grievous occupation hath God given to the children of men to weary themselves therewith.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this grievous labor hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised with it.

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the sky. It is a heavy burden that God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

et proposui in animo meo quaerere et investigare sapienter de omnibus quae fiunt sub sole hanc occupationem pessimam dedit Deus filiis hominum ut occuparentur in ea

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

فَوَجَّهْتُ قَلْبِي لِيَلْتَمِسَ وَيَبْحَثَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ عَنْ كُلِّ مَا صُنِعَ تَحْتَ السَّمَاءِ، وَإذَا بِهِ مَشَقَّةٌ مُنْهِكَةٌ كَبَّدَهَا الرَّبُّ لأَبْنَاءِ النَّاسِ لِيُعَانُوا فِيهَا.

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

וְנָתַ֣תִּי אֶת־לִבִּ֗י לִדְר֤וֹשׁ וְלָתוּר֙ בַּֽחָכְמָ֔ה עַ֛ל כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר נַעֲשָׂ֖ה תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם ה֣וּא עִנְיַ֣ן רָ֗ע נָתַ֧ן אֱלֹהִ֛ים לִבְנֵ֥י הָאָדָ֖ם לַעֲנ֥וֹת בּֽוֹ׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

καὶ ἔδωκα τὴν καρδίαν μου τοῦ ἐκζητῆσαι καὶ τοῦ κατασκέψασθαι ἐν τῇ σοφίᾳ περὶ πάντων τῶν γινομένων ὑπὸ τὸν οὐρανόν ὅτι περισπασμὸν πονηρὸν ἔδωκεν ὁ θεὸς τοῖς υἱοῖς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου τοῦ περισπᾶσθαι ἐν αὐτῷ

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

وَوَجَّهْتُ قَلْبِي لِلسُّؤَالِ وَالتَّفْتِيشِ بِالْحِكْمَةِ عَنْ كُلِّ مَا عُمِلَ تَحْتَ السَّمَاوَاتِ. هُوَ عَنَاءٌ رَدِيءٌ جَعَلَهَا اللهُ لِبَنِي الْبَشَرِ لِيَعْنُوا فِيهِ.

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

And I applied my heart to seek out and examine by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven, for God has given to the sons of men an evil trouble to be troubled therewith.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Y dí mi corazón á inquirir y buscar con sabiduría sobre todo lo que se hace debajo del cielo: este penoso trabajo dió Dios á los hijos de los hombres, en que se ocupen.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Y di mi corazón a inquirir y a buscar con sabiduría sobre todo lo que se hace debajo del cielo; este penoso trabajo dio Dios a los hijos de los hombres, para que se ocupen en él.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

And I gave my heart to searching out in wisdom all things which are done under heaven: it is a hard thing which God has put on the sons of men to do.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

我專心用智慧尋求查究天下所作的一切事、乃知　神叫世人所經練的、是極重的勞苦。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

Y dediqué mi corazón a investigar y a explorar con sabiduría todo lo que se hace debajo del cielo. Es una penosa tarea que Dios ha dado a los hijos del hombre, para que se ocupen en ella.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

마음을 다하며 지혜를 써서 하늘 아래서 행하는 모든 일을 궁구 하며 살핀즉 이는 괴로운 것이니 하나님이 인생들에게 주사 수고하게 하신 것이라

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

J'ai appliqué mon coeur à rechercher et à sonder par la sagesse tout ce qui se fait sous les cieux: c'est là une occupation pénible, à laquelle Dieu soumet les fils de l'homme.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

und richtete mein Herz zu suchen und zu forschen weislich alles, was man unter dem Himmel tut. Solche unselige Mühe hat Gott den Menschenkindern gegeben, daß sie sich darin müssen quälen.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

и предал я сердце мое тому, чтобы исследовать и испытать мудростью все, что делается под небом: это тяжелое занятие дал Бог сынам человеческим, чтобы они упражнялись в нем.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Y di mi corazón a inquirir y buscar con sabiduría sobre todo lo que se hace debajo del cielo (este penoso trabajo dio Dios a los hijos de los hombres, en que se ocupen).

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