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Ecclesiastes 1:17

Hebrew

Masoretic Text 1524

ואתנה לבי לדעת חכמה ודעת הוללות ושׂכלות ידעתי שׁגם זה הוא רעיון רוח׃

Spanish

Reina Valera 1909

Y dí mi corazón á conocer la sabiduría, y también á entender las locuras y los desvaríos: conocí que aun esto era aflicción de espíritu.

English

King James Bible 1769

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

King James Bible 1611

And I gaue my heart to know wisedome, and to know madnesse and folly: I perceiued that this also is vexation of spirit.

Green's Literal Translation 1993

And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness, and folly. I know that this also, it is striving after wind.

Julia E. Smith Translation 1876

And I will give my heart to know wisdom, and the knowledge of praise and understanding: I knew this also it is the striving of the spirit

Young's Literal Translation 1862

And I give my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I have known that even this `is' vexation of spirit;

Revised Young's Literal NT 2000

Webster's Bible 1833

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

Bishops Bible 1568

Yea, my heart had great experience of wisdome & knowledge: for thervnto I applied my mynde, that I myght knowe what were wisdome and vnderstandyng, what were errour and foolishnesse: and I perceaued that this was also but a vexation of mynde

Geneva Bible 1560/1599

And I gaue mine heart to knowe wisdome and knowledge, madnes and foolishnes: I knew also that this is a vexation of the spirit.

The Great Bible 1539

for there vnto I applied my mynde: that I myght knowe what were wisdome & vnderstanding, what were errour & folishnes: & I perceaued, that this also was but a vexacyon of minde:

Matthew's Bible 1537

for there vnto I applyed my mynde: that I might knowe what were wisdome & vnderstanding, what were errour & folishnes. And I perceyued that this also was but a vexacion of minde:

Coverdale Bible 1535

for there vnto I applyed my mynde: yt I might knowe what were wy?dome & vnderstodinge, what were error & foolishnes. And I perceaued yt this also was but a vexacion of mynde:

Wycliffe Bible 1382

And Y yaf myn herte, that Y schulde knowe prudence and doctryn, and errours and foli. And Y knew that in these thingis also was trauel and turment of spirit;