⁹So ^tI was great, and increased more than all that were before me ^min Jerusalem: also ^umy wisdom remained with me. ¹⁰And whatsoever mine eyes desired I ^xkept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and ^ythis was my portion of all my labour.

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tSo ch. 1:16 (Heb.). Comp. 1 Chr. 29:25.
mSee ch. 1:12.
uComp. ver. 3.
xSee Num. 11:17.
ych. 3:22. & 5:18. & 9:9.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

So I became great and surpassed all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also my wisdom remained with me. And whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them. I kept my heart from no pleasure, for my heart found pleasure in all my toil, and this was my reward for all my toil.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

I denied myself nothing my eyes desired;

I refused my heart no pleasure.

My heart took delight in all my labor,

and this was the reward for all my toil.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So I became great and surpassed all who were before me in Jerusalem; my wisdom also remained with me. All that my eyes desired, I did not deny them. I did not refuse myself any pleasure, for I took pleasure in all my struggles. This was my reward for all my struggles.

NLTNew Living Translation

So I became greater than all who had lived in Jerusalem before me, and my wisdom never failed me. Anything I wanted, I would take. I denied myself no pleasure. I even found great pleasure in hard work, a reward for all my labors.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Thus, I accomplished far more than anyone who was before me in Jerusalem—indeed, my wisdom stood by me. I neither withheld anything from my eyes that they desired, nor did I deprive any pleasure from my heart. My heart rejoiced in all my toil, for this was my reward from all my toil.