和合本
我曾用智慧試驗這一切事；我說，要得智慧，智慧卻離我遠。

New International Version
All this I tested by wisdom and I said, "I am determined to be wise"- but this was beyond me.

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

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

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

Authorized King James Version Pure Cambridge Edition
All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

American Standard Version
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.

Bible in Basic English
All this I have put to the test by 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.

English Standard Version
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