ECC 7:23 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Πάντα ταῦτα ἐπείρασα ἐν σοφίᾳ· εἶπα, σοφισθήσομαι· καὶ αὕτη ἐμακρύνθη ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ.
(Panta tauta epeirasa en sofia; eipa, sofisthaʸsomai; kai hautaʸ emakrunthaʸ apʼ emou. )

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

ULT All of this I tested with wisdom. I said, “Let me be wise,” but it was far from me.

UST I said to myself that I would use my wisdom to study all the things that I have written about,
⇔ but I was not able to do it.

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

OEB I subjected all this to the test of wisdom. I resolved to acquire wisdom, but she remained remote.

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

WMBB (Same as above)

NET I have examined all this by wisdom;
⇔ I said, “I am determined to comprehend this” – but it was beyond my grasp.

LSV All this I have tried by wisdom; I have said, “I am wise,” and it [is] far from me.

FBV I have examined all this using the principles of wisdom. I told myself, “I will think wisely.” But wisdom eluded me.

T4T ¶ I said to myself that I would use my wisdom to study all the things that I have written about,
⇔ but I was not able to do it successfully.

LEB All this I have tested with wisdom. I said, “I will be wise!” but it was beyond my grasp.[fn]

7:23 Literally “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.

Moff No Moff ECC book available

JPS All this have I tried by wisdom; I said: 'I will get wisdom'; 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.

DRA For thy conscience knoweth that thou also hast often spoken evil of others.

YLT All this I have tried by wisdom; I have said, 'I am wise,' and it [is] far from me.

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

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

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

KJB-1769 ¶ All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

KJB-1611 ¶ All this haue I prooued by wisedome: I said, I will be wise, but it was farre from me.
(¶ All this have I prooued by wisdom: I said, I will be wise, but it was far from me.)

Bshps All these thinges haue I proued in wysdome, for I thought to be wyse, but she went farther from me then she was before:
(All these things have I proued in wisdom, for I thought to be wyse, but she went farther from me then she was before:)

Gnva Giue not thine heart also to all ye wordes that men speake, lest thou doe heare thy seruant cursing thee.
(Give not thine/your heart also to all ye/you_all words that men speake, lest thou/you do hear thy/your servant cursing thee/you. )

Cvdl All these thinges haue I proued because of wy?dome: for I thought to be wyse, but she wente farther fro me
(All these things have I proued because of wisdom: for I thought to be wyse, but she went farther from me)

Wycl for thi conscience woot, that also thou hast cursid ofte othere men.
(for thy/your conscience woot, that also thou/you hast cursid ofte other men.)

Luth Solches alles habe ich versucht weislich. Ich gedachte, ich will weise sein; sie kam aber ferner von mir.
(Solches all/everything have I versucht weislich. I thought, I will weise sein; they/she/them came but ferner from to_me.)

ClVg scit enim conscientia tua quia et tu crebro maledixisti aliis.
(scit because conscientia your because and you crebro maledixisti aliis. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

(Occurrence 0) All this have I proven

(Some words not found in UHB: all/each/any/every this tested in/on/at/with,wisdom said wise and=she far from,me )

here the word “this” refers to all of the things the author has written about. Alternate translation: “All this that I have already written about have I proven”

(Occurrence 0) it was more than I could be

(Some words not found in UHB: all/each/any/every this tested in/on/at/with,wisdom said wise and=she far from,me )

Alternate translation: “it was beyond my ability to understand” or “but I was not able to do it”

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