Ecc EcclesiastesForkynneren, chapterkapittel EcclesiastesForkynnerens bok, chapterkapittel 1

Forkynneren 1:17 i ulike oversettelser

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KJV (66 books) +2 And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.

ASV +2 And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also was a striving after wind.

BSB So I set my mind to know wisdom and madness and folly; I learned that this, too, is a pursuit of the wind.

DRA And I have given my heart to know prudence, and learning, and errors, and folly: and I have perceived that in these also there was labour, and vexation of spirit,

FBV So I decided to use my mind to learn everything about wisdom, and madness and foolishness as well. But I found out that this is as hard as trying to catch hold of the wind.

GNV And I gaue mine heart to knowe wisdome and knowledge, madnes and foolishnes: I knew also that this is a vexation of the spirit.

LSV And I give my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I have known that even this [is] distress of spirit;

NASB And I applied my mind to know wisdom and to know insanity and foolishness; I realized that this also is striving after wind. NASB 2020

NIV (US) +1 Then I applied myself to the understanding of wisdom, and also of madness and folly, but I learned that this, too, is a chasing after the wind.

NMV And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is anguish of spirit.

OJB And I applied my lev to have da'as of chochmah, and to have da'as of holelot (madness) and sichlut (folly); I perceived that this also is striving after ruach (wind).

T4T So I determined to learn more about being wise and to learn about knowing about many things, and also to learn about doing things that are very foolish [DOU]. But I found out that trying to understand those things was also useless, like chasing the wind.

WEB (US) +7 I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a chasing after wind.