Ecc Ecclesiastes, chapter Ecclesiastes, chapter 7
Ecclesiastes 7:25 in different translations
English
KJV (66 books)
I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:
ASV
I turned about, and my heart was set to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the reason of things, and to know that wickedness is folly, and that foolishness is madness.
BSB
I directed my mind to understand, to explore, to search out wisdom and explanations, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the folly of madness.
DRA [7:26]
I have surveyed all things with my mind, to know, and consider, and seek out wisdom and reason: and to know the wickedness of the fool, and the error of the imprudent:
FBV
I turned my thoughts to discover, investigate, and to find out more about wisdom and what makes sense. I wanted to know more about how stupid evil really is, and how ridiculous it is to be a fool.
GNV
All this haue I prooued by wisedome: I thought I will be wise, but it went farre from me.
JPS
I turned about, and applied my heart to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the reason of things, and to know wickedness to be folly, and foolishness to be madness;
LSV
I have turned around, also my heart, to know and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and reason, and to know the wrong of folly, and the madness of foolishness.
NASB
I directed my mind to know and to investigate, and to seek wisdom and an explanation, and to know the evil of foolishness and the foolishness of insanity. NASB 2020
NIV (US)
So I turned my mind to understand, to investigate and to search out wisdom and the scheme of things and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the madness of folly.
OJB
I applied mine lev to have da'as, and to search, and to seek out chochmah, and the cheshbon (scheme, plan) of things, and to have da'as of resha (wickedness) of kesel (stupidity), even of sichlut (folly) and holelot (madness).
T4T
But I decided to investigate things and by my wisdom try to understand the reason for everything. I also wanted to understand why people act wickedly and why they act very foolishly.
WEB (US)
I turned around, and my heart sought to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know that wickedness is stupidity, and that foolishness is madness.
Russian
РСП (66 кн.)
Обратился я сердцем моим к тому, чтобы узнать, исследовать и изыскать мудрость и разум, и познать нечестие глупости, невежества и безумия, —
НРП
И решил я понять, исследовать и изыскать мудрость и рассуждение, и убедиться, что быть нечестивым — глупо и быть нерассудительным — безумно.
Заокская (Кулаков)
И обратил я сердце мое к тому, чтобы познать, искать и исследовать мудрость и смысл всего, чтобы понять, в чем глупость нечестивых и безумие глупцов.
СП (БЛ)
Я учился и старался всеми силами обрести истинную мудрость, пытаясь найти причину всего. Чему научился я? Я понял, что глупо быть злым, а вести себя глупо — равносильно безумству.