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Ecclesiastes 2:9

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9So tI was great, and increased more than all that were before me min Jerusalem: also umy wisdom remained with me.

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  1. tSo ch. 1. 16 (Heb.). Comp. 1 Chr. 29. 25.
  2. mSee ch. 1. 12.
  3. uComp. ver. 3.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

So I became great and surpassed all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also my wisdom remained with me.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I became greater by far than anyone in Jerusalem before me. In all this my wisdom stayed with me.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So I became great and surpassed all who were before me in Jerusalem; my wisdom also remained with me.

NLTNew Living Translation

So I became greater than all who had lived in Jerusalem before me, and my wisdom never failed me.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Thus, I accomplished far more than anyone who was before me in Jerusalem—indeed, my wisdom stood by me.

KJV 1900King James Version

So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.