MHB
17. וָאֶתְּנָה H5414 לִבִּי H3820 NMS-1MS לָדַעַת H3045 L-VQFC חָכְמָה H2451 NFS וְדַעַת H3045 הוֹלֵלוֹת H1947 וְשִׂכְלוּת H5531 יָדַעְתִּי H3045 VQY1MS שֶׁגַּם H1571 ־ CPUN זֶה H2088 DPRO הוּא H1931 PPRO-3MS רַעְיוֹן H7475 רֽוּחַ H7307 NMS ׃ EPUN

BHS
17. וְשָׂנֵאתִי אֶת־הַחַיִּים כִּי רַע עָלַי הַמַּעֲשֶׂה שֶׁנַּעֲשָׂה תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ כִּי־הַכֹּל הֶבֶל וּרְעוּת רוּחַ ׃

WLC
17. וָאֶתְּנָה לִבִּי לָדַעַת חָכְמָה וְדַעַת הֹולֵלֹות וְשִׂכְלוּת יָדַעְתִּי שֶׁגַּם־זֶה הוּא רַעְיֹון רוּחַ׃

ALEP
17. יז ואתנה לבי לדעת חכמה ודעת הוללת ושכלות  ידעתי שגם זה הוא רעיון רוח



KJV
17. And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.

AMP
17. And I gave my mind to know [practical] wisdom and to discern [the character of] madness and folly [in which men seem to find satisfaction]; I perceived that this also is a searching after wind and a feeding on it. [I Thess. 5:21.]

KJVP
17. And I gave H5414 my heart H3820 NMS-1MS to know H3045 L-VQFC wisdom H2451 NFS , and to know H3045 madness H1947 and folly H5531 : I perceived H3045 VQY1MS that this H2088 DPRO also H7945 [ is ] vexation H7475 of spirit H7307 NMS .

YLT
17. And I give my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I have known that even this [is] vexation of spirit;

ASV
17. And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also was a striving after wind.

WEB
17. I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a chasing after wind.

NASB
17. yet when I applied my mind to know wisdom and knowledge, madness and folly, I learned that this also is a chase after wind.

ESV
17. And I applied my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is but a striving after wind.

RV
17. And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also was a striving after wind.

RSV
17. And I applied my mind to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is but a striving after wind.

NKJV
17. And I set my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is grasping for the wind.

MKJV
17. And I gave my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly; I know that this also is vexation of spirit.

AKJV
17. And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.

NRSV
17. And I applied my mind to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is but a chasing after wind.

NIV
17. Then I applied myself to the understanding of wisdom, and also of madness and folly, but I learned that this, too, is a chasing after the wind.

NIRV
17. Then I used my mind to understand what it really means to be wise. And I wanted to know what foolish pleasure is all about. But I found out that that's also like chasing the wind.

NLT
17. So I set out to learn everything from wisdom to madness and folly. But I learned firsthand that pursuing all this is like chasing the wind.

MSG
17. What I've finally concluded is that so-called wisdom and knowledge are mindless and witless--nothing but spitting into the wind.

GNB
17. I was determined to learn the difference between knowledge and foolishness, wisdom and madness. But I found out that I might as well be chasing the wind.

NET
17. So I decided to discern the benefit of wisdom and knowledge over foolish behavior and ideas; however, I concluded that even this endeavor is like trying to chase the wind!

ERVEN
17. I decided to learn how wisdom and knowledge are better than thinking foolish thoughts. But I learned that trying to become wise is like trying to catch the wind.