Ecclesiastes 7:23

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

NAS: I tested all this with wisdom, and I said, "I will be wise," but it was far from me.

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

GWT: I used wisdom to test all of this. I said, "I want to be wise, but it is out of my reach."

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.

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

DRB: I have tried all things in wisdom. I have said: I will be wise: and it departed farther from me,

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

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

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