Ecclesiastes 1:8 - Common English Bible

All words are tiring; no one is able to speak. The eye isn’t satisfied with seeing, neither is the ear filled up by hearing.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

All things are weary with toil and all words are feeble; man cannot utter it. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. [Prov. 27:20.]

American Standard Version (1901)

All things are full of weariness; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Such things are difficult; man is not able to explain them with words. The eye is not satisfied by seeing, nor is the ear fulfilled by hearing.