Ecclesiastes 7:23

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

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All Translations

BBE BBE

All this I have put to the test by wisdom; I said, I will be wise, but it was far from me.

DBY DBY

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

KJV King James Version

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

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