BLV
23.
כָּל H3605 ־ זֹה H2090 נִסִּיתִי H5254 בַֽחָכְמָה H2451 אָמַרְתִּי H559 אֶחְכָּמָה H2449 וְהִיא H1931 רְחוֹקָה H7350 מִמֶּֽנִּי H4480 ׃
MHB
23. כָּל H3605 NMS ־ CPUN זֹה H2090 נִסִּיתִי H5254 בַֽחָכְמָה H2451 אָמַרְתִּי H559 VQQ1MS אֶחְכָּמָה H2449 וְהִיא H1931 רְחוֹקָה H7350 מִמֶּֽנִּי H4480 PREP-1MS ׃ EPUN
BHS
23. כִּי כָל־יָמָיו מַכְאֹבִים וָכַעַס עִנְיָנוֹ גַּם־בַּלַּיְלָה לֹא־שָׁכַב לִבּוֹ גַּם־זֶה הֶבֶל הוּא ׃
ALEP
23. כג כל זה נסיתי בחכמה אמרתי אחכמה והיא רחוקה ממני
WLC
23. כָּל־זֹה נִסִּיתִי בַחָכְמָה אָמַרְתִּי אֶחְכָּמָה וְהִיא רְחֹוקָה מִמֶּנִּי׃
KJV
23. All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it [was] far from me.
KJVP
23. All H3605 this H2090 have I proved H5254 by wisdom: H2451 I said, H559 I will be wise; H2449 but it H1931 [was] far H7350 from H4480 me.
YLT
23. All this I have tried by wisdom; I have said, `I am wise,` and it [is] far from me.
ASV
23. All this have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
WEB
23. All this have I proved in wisdom. I said, "I will be wise;" but it was far from me.
ESV
23. All this I have tested by wisdom. I said, "I will be wise," but it was far from me.
RV
23. All this have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
RSV
23. All this I have tested by wisdom; I said, "I will be wise"; but it was far from me.
NLT
23. 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.
NET
23. I have examined all this by wisdom; I said, "I am determined to comprehend this"— but it was beyond my grasp.
ERVEN
23. I used my wisdom and thought about all these things. I wanted to be wise, but I couldn't do it.