Ecc Ecclesiastes, chapter Ecclesiastes, chapter 7

Ecclesiastes 7:23 in different translations

English

KJV (66 books) +3 All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

ASV +1 All this have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

BSB +1 All this I tested by wisdom, saying, “I resolve to be wise.” But it was beyond me.

DRA [7:24] I have tried all things in wisdom. I have said: I will be wise: and it departed farther from me,

FBV I have examined all this using the principles of wisdom. I told myself, “I will think wisely.” But wisdom eluded me.

JPS All this have I tried by wisdom; I said: 'I will get wisdom'; but it was far from me.

LSV All this I have tried by wisdom; I have said, “I am wise,” and it [is] far from me.

NASB I tested all this with wisdom, and I said, “I will be wise,” but wisdom was far from me. NASB 2020

NIV (US) +1 All this I tested by wisdom and I said, “I am determined to be wise”— but this was beyond me.

OJB I tested all this with chochmah; I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

T4T I said to myself that I would use my wisdom to study all the things that I have written about, but I was not able to do it successfully.

WEB (US) +7 All this I have proved in wisdom. I said, “I will be wise;” but it was far from me.

Russian

РСП (66 кн.) +2 Все это испытал я мудростью; я сказал: «буду я мудрым»; но мудрость далека от меня.

НРП +3 Всё это испытал я мудростью и сказал: «Я твердо решил стать мудрым», но мудрость была так далека от меня!

Заокская (Кулаков) Всё это мудростью я проверял и говорил: „Стану мудрее!“, но мудрость всё равно была далека от меня.

СП (БЛ) Обратившись к мудрости, я всё тщательно обдумал; я хотел быть воистину мудрым, но не смог.