Wisdom 9:16

ASV Byzantine Text

And hardly do we divine the things that are on earth, And the things that are close at hand we find with labor; But the things that are in the heavens who ever yet traced out?

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Diklai dongkah keh thatlohcik la n'tlap tih, kut dongkah aka om nawn pataeng patang nen ni n'dang Te dongah vaan ah aka om unim aka thuep thai.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Et difficile æstimamus quæ in terra sunt, et quæ in prospectu sunt invenimus cum labore: quæ autem in cælis sunt, quis investigabit?

Brenton English Septuagint

And hardly do we guess aright at things that are upon earth, and with labour do we find the things that are before us: but the things that are in heaven who hath searched out?

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Nauwelijks bevroeden wij de dingen der aarde, Zelfs wat voor de hand ligt, verstaan wij met moeite. Wie zal dan de dingen des hemels doorgronden,

Douay-Rheims 1899

And hardly do we guess aright at things that are upon earth: and with labour do we find the things that are before us. But the things that are in heaven, who shall search out?

King James Version + Apocrypha

And hardly do we guess aright at things that are upon earth, and with labour do we find the things that are before us: but the things that are in heaven who hath searched out?

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

And hardly do we guess aright at things that are upon earth, and with labour do we find the things that are before us: but the things that are in heaven who hath searched out?

LXX2012 U. S. English

And hardly do we guess aright at things that are upon earth, and with labor do we find the things that are before us: but the things that are in heaven who has searched out?

British English Septuagint 2012

And hardly do we guess aright at things that are upon earth, and with labour do we find the things that are before us: but the things that are in heaven who has searched out?

Revised Version

And hardly do we divine the things that are on earth, And the things that are close at hand we find with labour; But the things that are in the heavens who ever yet traced out?

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Nous pouvons à peine deviner les choses qui sont sur la terre, et nous trouvons les choses qui sont à portée de main avec le travail ; mais qui a tracé les choses qui sont dans les cieux ?

Spanish BLL

Apenas y le atinamos a entender las cosas de aquí de la tierra, y batallamos para encontrarle sentido a lo que tenemos a la mano; pero, ¿quién le ha seguido la pista a las cosas que están en el cielo?

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Apenas podemos adivinar las cosas que están en la tierra, y encontramos con trabajo las cosas que tenemos a mano; pero, ¿quién ha rastreado las cosas que están en los cielos?

Croatian Bible

Mi jedva nagađamo što je na zemlji i s mukom spoznajemo i ono što je u našim rukama: a što je na nebu, tko će istražiti?

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And hardly do we guess aright at things that are upon earth, And with labor do we find the things that are before us: But the things that are in heaven who hath searched out?

World English Bible (Catholic)

We can hardly guess the things that are on earth, and we find the things that are close at hand with labor; but who has traced out the things that are in the heavens?

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

We can hardly guess the things that are on earth, and we find the things that are close at hand with labour; but who has traced out the things that are in the heavens?

World English Bible Classic

We can hardly guess the things that are on earth, and we find the things that are close at hand with labor; but who has traced out the things that are in the heavens?

World English Bible Updated

We can hardly guess the things that are on earth, and we find the things that are close at hand with labor; but who has traced out the things that are in the heavens?

SEPTUAGINTA

καὶ μόλις εἰκάζομεν τὰ ἐπὶ γῆς καί τὰ ἐν χερσὶν εὑρίσκομεν μετὰ πόνου· τὰ δὲ ἐν οὐρανοῖς τίς ἐξιχνίασε;

Brenton Septuagint

Καὶ μόλις εἰκάζομεν τὰ ἐπὶ γῆς, καὶ τὰ ἐν χερσὶν εὑρίσκομεν μετὰ πόνου· τὰ δὲ ἐν οὐρανοῖς τίς ἐξιχνίασε;

Mashi Bible

Ehya hanôla igulu rhubimanyira kasanzi. n’ebirhuli hôfi okubihikakwo kurhama; ebiri empingu byôhe ndi wankabisâgarha?

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