- New International Version
All this I tested by wisdom and I said, “I am determined to be wise”— but this was beyond me.
- New Living Translation
I have always tried my best to let wisdom guide my thoughts and actions. I said to myself, “I am determined to be wise.” But it didn’t work.
- English Standard Version
All this I have tested by wisdom. I said, “I will be wise,” but it was far from me.
- Berean Standard Bible
All this I tested by wisdom, saying, “I resolve to be wise.” But it was beyond me.
- King James Bible
All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
- New King James Version
All this I have proved by wisdom. I said, “I will be wise”; But it was far from me.
- New American Standard Bible
I tested all this with wisdom, and I said, “I will be wise,” but wisdom was far from me.
- NASB 1995
I tested all this with wisdom, and I said, “I will be wise,” but it was far from me.
- NASB 1977
I tested all this with wisdom, and I said, “I will be wise,” but it was far from me.
- Amplified Bible
I have tested all this with wisdom. I said, “I will be wise [independently of God],” but true wisdom was far from me.
- Christian Standard Bible
I have tested all this by wisdom. I resolved, “I will be wise,” but it was beyond me.
- Holman Christian Standard Bible
I have tested all this by wisdom. I resolved, “I will be wise,” but it was beyond me.
- American Standard Version
All this have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
- Aramaic Bible in Plain English
All these things I tested by wisdom; I said: “I shall be wise,” and this was far removed from me
- Brenton Septuagint Translation
All these things have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
- Contemporary English Version
I told myself that I would be smart and try to understand all this, but it was too much for me.
- Douay-Rheims Bible
I have tried all things in wisdom. I have said: I will be wise: and it departed farther from me,
- Good News Translation
I used my wisdom to test all of this. I was determined to be wise, but it was beyond me.
- International Standard Version
I used my wisdom to test all of this. I said, “I want to be wise,” but it was beyond me.
- JPS Tanakh 1917
All this have I tried by wisdom; I said: ‘I will get wisdom’; but it was far from me.
- Literal Standard Version
All this I have tried by wisdom; I have said, “I am wise,” and it [is] far from me.
- New American Bible
All these things I probed in wisdom. I said, “I will acquire wisdom”; but it was far beyond me.
- NET Bible
I have examined all this by wisdom; I said, “I am determined to comprehend this”–but it was beyond my grasp.
- New Revised Standard Version
All this I have tested by wisdom; I said, “I will be wise,” but it was far from me.
- New Heart English Bible
All this have I proved in wisdom. I said, “I will be wise;” but it was far from me.
- World English Bible
All this have I proved in wisdom. I said, “I will be wise;” but it was far from me.
- Young’s Literal Translation
All this I have tried by wisdom; I have said, ‘I am wise,’ and it is far from me.
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