“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:)”
Qohelet's dedication to understanding wisdom and observing human activity, not sleeping day or night, emphasizes his comprehensive investigation of the world. The image of sleepless pursuit suggests both the intensity of his inquiry and its obsessive quality; such investigation may be necessary but also exhausting. This verse positions the following observations as fruit of relentless investigation.
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