Ecclesiastes 7:23

All this I have proved in wisdom. I said, “I will be wise”; but it was far from me.

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All this I have proved in wisdom. I said, “I will be wise;” but it was far from me.

BSB

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

KJV

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

ASV

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

BBE

All this I have put to the test by wisdom; I said, I will be wise, but it was far from me.

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