Ecclesiastes 8:16
ଯେତବେେଳେ ମୁଁ ଜ୍ଞାନର ତତ୍ତ୍ବ ଜାଣିବାକୁ ଓ ପୃଥିବୀ ରେ ଘଟୁଥିବା କାର୍ୟ୍ଯ ଦେଖିବାକୁ ମନୋୟୋଗ କଲି। ଏଇ ଦିନ ରେ ମୁଁ ନ ଶାଇେ ଦିନରାତି କାମ କଲି।
| When | כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר | kaʾăšer | ka-uh-SHER |
| I applied | נָתַ֤תִּי | nātattî | na-TA-tee |
| אֶת | ʾet | et | |
| mine heart | לִבִּי֙ | libbiy | lee-BEE |
| to know | לָדַ֣עַת | lādaʿat | la-DA-at |
| wisdom, | חָכְמָ֔ה | ḥokmâ | hoke-MA |
| and to see | וְלִרְאוֹת֙ | wĕlirʾôt | veh-leer-OTE |
| אֶת | ʾet | et | |
| the business | הָ֣עִנְיָ֔ן | hāʿinyān | HA-een-YAHN |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| done is | נַעֲשָׂ֖ה | naʿăśâ | na-uh-SA |
| upon | עַל | ʿal | al |
| the earth: | הָאָ֑רֶץ | hāʾāreṣ | ha-AH-rets |
| (for | כִּ֣י | kî | kee |
| also | גַ֤ם | gam | ɡahm |
| neither that is there | בַּיּוֹם֙ | bayyôm | ba-YOME |
| day | וּבַלַּ֔יְלָה | ûballaylâ | oo-va-LA-la |
| nor night | שֵׁנָ֕ה | šēnâ | shay-NA |
| seeth | בְּעֵינָ֖יו | bĕʿênāyw | beh-ay-NAV |
| sleep | אֵינֶ֥נּוּ | ʾênennû | ay-NEH-noo |
| with his eyes:) | רֹאֶֽה׃ | rōʾe | roh-EH |