Cross Reference ECCLESIASTES 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

{Ecclesiastes 8:16} When x834 I applied 5414 z8804 x853 mine heart 3820 to know 3045 z8800 wisdom, 2451 and to see 7200 z8800 x853 the business 6045 that x834 is done 6213 z8738 upon x5921 the earth: 776 (for x3588 also x1571 [there is that] neither x369 day 3117 nor night 3915 seeth 7200 z8802 sleep 8142 with his eyes:) 5869

When I:
Solomon here records the result of his perplexing inquiries into the affairs of men, and the purposes, providence, and works of God. And when he examined with great attention and diligence into the works of God, he found he could neither comprehend nor explain them; and was persuaded, that no application or capacity would enable a man to fathom the depth of the Divine dispensations in this lower world. How vain, then, are all cavils against Divine providence; when we can neither understand, nor comprehend it! "All¹ this¹ have I seen,ª ° and appliedª °¹ my heartª unto every¹ workª that¹ is doneª ° under¹ the sun:ª [there is] a timeª wherein¹ one manª ruleth² ° over¹ another¹ to his own hurt.ª" {Ecc 8:9} + "For¹ he knowethª ° not¹ that¹ which shall be:¹ ¹ for¹ who¹ can tellª ° him when¹ it shall be?¹" {Ecc 8:7} + "I¹ appliedª ° mine heartª to know,ª ° and to search,ª ° and to seek outª ° wisdom,ª and the reasonª [of things], and to knowª ° the wickednessª of folly,ª even of foolishnessª [and] madness:ª" {Ecc 7:25}

there is that:
"For¹ all¹ his daysª [are] sorrows,ª and his travailª grief;ª yea,¹ his heartª taketh not¹ restª ° in the night.ª This¹ is also¹ vanity.ª" {Ecc 2:23} + "There isª oneª [alone], and [there is] not¹ a second;ª yea,¹ he hath neither¹ childª nor brother:ª yet [is there] no¹ endª of all¹ his labour;ª neither¹ is his eyeª satisfiedª ° with riches;ª neither [saith he], For whom¹ do I¹ labour,ª and bereaveª °¹ my soulª of good?ª ¹ This¹ [is] also¹ vanity,ª yea, it¹ [is] a soreª travail.ª" {Ecc 4:8} + "The sleepª of a labouring manª ° [is] sweet,ª whether¹ he eatª ° littleª or¹ much:ª ° but the abundanceª of the richª will not¹ suffer² °¹ him to sleep.ª °" {Ecc 5:12} + "[Thus] I was;¹ in the dayª the droughtª consumedª ° me, and the frostª by night;ª and my sleepª departedª ° from mine eyes.ª ¹" {Gen 31:40} + "[It is] vainª for you to rise upª ° early,ª ° to sit upª ° late,ª ° to eatª ° the breadª of sorrows:ª [for] so¹ he givethª ° his belovedª sleep.ª" {Psa 127:2}