23 All this I tested by wisdom and I said,

“I am determined to be wise”—

but this was beyond me.

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

23 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.

23 All this I have proved by wisdom.

I said, “I will be wise”;

But it was far from me.

23 I used wisdom to test all these things.

I wanted to be wise,

but it was too hard for me.

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

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

23 I used wisdom to test all of this. I said, “I want to be wise, but it is out of my reach.”

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

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

23 All this I have tested with wisdom. I said, “I will be wise!” but it was beyond my grasp.

23 I used wisdom to put all of those things to the test. I said,

“I’ve made up my mind to be wise.”

But it was more than I could accomplish.

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