Ecclesiastes 7:23

New International Version

²³All this I tested by wisdom and I said,

“I am determined to be wise”^(A)—
but this was beyond me.

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Ecclesiastes 7:23

King James Version

²³All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

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Ecclesiastes 7:23

New King James Version

²³All this I have ^[a]proved by wisdom.
^(A)I said, “I will be wise”;
But it was far from me.

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