I have examined all this by wisdom; I said,“ I am determined to comprehend this”– but it was beyond my grasp.

我曾用智慧试验这一切事；我说，要得智慧，智慧却离我远。

我曾用智慧试验这一切事，我说：“要得智慧。”智慧却离我远。

我曾用智慧试验这一切事，我说：“要得智慧。”智慧却离我远。

我用智慧试验过这一切。我说：“我要做智者”，谁知智慧却离我甚远。

这一切我都用智慧试验过。我说：“我要得智慧”，智慧却远离我。

我曾以智慧试验过这一切；我说：“我要有智慧”，智慧却离我遥远。

我曾用智慧試驗這一切事；我說，要得智慧，智慧卻離我遠。

我曾用智慧試驗這一切事，我說：「要得智慧。」智慧卻離我遠。

我曾用智慧試驗這一切事，我說：「要得智慧。」智慧卻離我遠。

我用智慧試驗過這一切。我說：「我要做智者」，誰知智慧卻離我甚遠。

這一切我都用智慧試驗過。我說：“我要得智慧”，智慧卻遠離我。

這一切我都用智慧試驗過；我說：『我可有智慧了』；事實上還差得遠呢。

我曾以智慧試驗過這一切；我說：「我要有智慧」，智慧卻離我遙遠。

凡此諸事、我嘗以智驗之、自謂我將得智、惟智遠我、

我察萬事、欲求大道、而道離我甚遠。

我嘗以智慧察此諸事、意謂我欲得真見解、而離我甚遠、

All this I tested by wisdom and I said,“ I am determined to be wise”— but this was beyond me.

I used wisdom to test all these things. I said,“ I’ve made up my mind to be wise.” But it was more than I could accomplish.

All this I have tested by wisdom. I said,“ I will be wise,” but it was far from me.

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.

I have tested all this by wisdom. I resolved,“ I will be wise,” but it was beyond me.

I tested all this with wisdom, and I said,“ I will be wise,” but wisdom was far from me.

All this I have proved by wisdom. I said,“ I will be wise”; But it was far from me.

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

I have tested all this by wisdom. I resolved,“ I will be wise,” but it was beyond me.

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

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

Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools

Where is the wise man? Where is the expert in the Mosaic law? Where is the debater of this age? Has God not made the wisdom of the world foolish?

God said to him,“ Because you asked for the ability to make wise judicial decisions, and not for long life, or riches, or vengeance on your enemies,I grant your request, and give you a wise and discerning mind superior to that of anyone who has preceded or will succeed you.

for God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will open and you will be like divine beings who know good and evil.”

King Solomon fell in love with many foreign women( besides Pharaoh’s daughter), including Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites.They came from nations about which the LORD had warned the Israelites,“ You must not establish friendly relations with them! If you do, they will surely shift your allegiance to their gods.” But Solomon was irresistibly attracted to them.He had 700 royal wives and 300 concubines; his wives had a powerful influence over him.When Solomon became old, his wives shifted his allegiance to other gods; he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been.Solomon worshiped the Sidonian goddess Astarte and the detestable Ammonite god Milcom.Solomon did evil in the LORD’s sight; he did not remain loyal to the LORD, like his father David had.Furthermore, on the hill east of Jerusalem Solomon built a high place for the detestable Moabite god Chemosh and for the detestable Ammonite god Milcom.He built high places for all his foreign wives so they could burn incense and make sacrifices to their gods.