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

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

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

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

9 So I became great and excelled more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also my wisdom remained with me.

9 I became very famous, even greater than anyone who had lived in Jerusalem before me. My wisdom helped me in all this.

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

9 And I became great, and increased more than all that had been before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.

9 So I grew richer than anyone in Jerusalem before me. Yet, my wisdom remained with me.

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

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

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

9 I became far more important than anyone in Jerusalem had ever been before. And in spite of everything, I didn’t lose my wisdom.