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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
כל זה נסיתי בחכמה אמרתי אחכמה והיא רחוקה ממני
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
kl zh nsyty bKHkmh Amrty AKHkmh vhyA rKHvqh mmny

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
scit enim tua conscientia quia et tu crebro maledixisti aliis

King James Variants
American King James Version   
All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
Authorized (King James) Version   
All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
New King James Version   
All this I have proved by wisdom. I said, “I will be wise”; But it was far from me.
21st Century King James Version   
All this have I tested by wisdom: I said, “I will be wise,” but it was far from me.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
All this have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
Darby Bible Translation   
All this have I tried by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
I have tried all things in wisdom. I have said: I will be wise: and it departed farther from me,
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
All this have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
All this I have tested by wisdom. I said, “I will be wise,” but it was far from me.
God's Word   
I used wisdom to test all of this. I said, "I want to be wise, but it is out of my reach."
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
I have tested all this by wisdom. I resolved, "I will be wise," but it was beyond me.
International Standard Version   
I used my wisdom to test all of this. I said, "I want to be wise," but it was beyond me.
NET Bible   
I have examined all this by wisdom; I said, "I am determined to comprehend this"--but it was beyond my grasp.
New American Standard Bible   
I tested all this with wisdom, and I said, "I will be wise," but it was far from me.
New International Version   
All this I tested by wisdom and I said, "I am determined to be wise"-- but this was beyond me.
New Living Translation   
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.
Webster's Bible Translation   
All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
The World English Bible   
All this have I proved in wisdom. I said, "I will be wise;" but it was far from me.
EasyEnglish Bible   
I have used wisdom to study all these things. I tried very much to understand everything that happens. But I could not do it.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
All this I have tried by wisdom; I have said, `I am wise,' and it [is] far from me.
New Life Version   
I tested all this with wisdom, and I said, “I will be wise,” but it was far from me.
The Voice Bible   
I have tested all of these sayings against wisdom. I promised myself, “I will become wise,” but wisdom kept its distance.
Living Bible   
I have tried my best to be wise. I declared, “I will be wise,” but it didn’t work.
New Catholic Bible   
All this I have put to the test of wisdom: I said, “I am determined to be wise,” but such wisdom was beyond my reach.
Legacy Standard Bible   
I tested all this with wisdom, and I said, “I will be wise,” but it was far from me.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
All this I have proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise, but it was far from me.
Christian Standard Bible   
I have tested all this by wisdom. I resolved, “I will be wise,” but it was beyond me.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
All this have I tried and proved by wisdom. I said, I will be wise [independently of God]—but it was far from me.
New Century Version   
I used wisdom to test all these things. I wanted to be wise, but it was too hard for me.
The Message   
I tested everything in my search for wisdom. I set out to be wise, but it was beyond me, far beyond me, and deep—oh so deep! Does anyone ever find it? I concentrated with all my might, studying and exploring and seeking wisdom—the meaning of life. I also wanted to identify evil and stupidity, foolishness and craziness.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
All this I tested with wisdom. I said, “I will be wise,” but it was out of reach for me.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
All this I have tested by wisdom; I said, “I will be wise,” but it was far from me.
Good News Translation®   
I used my wisdom to test all of this. I was determined to be wise, but it was beyond me.
Wycliffe Bible   
I assayed all things in wisdom; I said, I shall be made wise, and it went away further from me (I said, I shall be made wise, but it went farther away from me),
Contemporary English Version   
I told myself that I would be smart and try to understand all this, but it was too much for me.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
All this I have tested by wisdom; I said, “I will be wise”; but it was far from me.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
All this I have tested by wisdom; I said, “I will be wise,” but it was far from me.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
All this I have tested by wisdom; I said, ‘I will be wise’, but it was far from me.
Common English Bible © 2011   
I tested all of this by wisdom. I thought, I will be wise, but it eluded me.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
I have tested all this with wisdom. I said, “I will be wise [independently of God],” but true wisdom was far from me.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
All this I have tested by wisdom. I said, “I will be wise”, but it was far from me.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
All these things I probed in wisdom. I said, “I will acquire wisdom”; but it was far beyond me.
New American Standard Bible   
I tested all this with wisdom, and I said, “I will be wise,” but wisdom was far from me.
The Expanded Bible   
I ·used wisdom to test [L tested with/or by wisdom] all these things. I said, “I ·want to [or will] be wise,” but it was ·too hard for [L far from] me.
Tree of Life Version   
All this I have tested with wisdom and I said, “I determined to be wise”—but it was far from me.
Revised Standard Version   
All this I have tested by wisdom; I said, “I will be wise”; but it was far from me.
New International Reader's Version   
I used wisdom to test all these things. I said, “I’ve made up my mind to be wise.” But it was more than I could accomplish.
BRG Bible   
All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
Complete Jewish Bible   
All this I have put to the test of wisdom; I said, “I will acquire wisdom”; but wisdom remained far away from me.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
All this I have tested by wisdom; I said, ‘I will be wise’, but it was far from me.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
I tested all this with chochmah; I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
Names of God Bible   
I used wisdom to test all of this. I said, “I want to be wise, but it is out of my reach.”
Modern English Version   
All this I have tested by wisdom. I said, “I will be wise,” but it was far from me.
Easy-to-Read Version   
I used my wisdom and thought about all these things. I wanted to be wise, but I couldn’t do it.
International Children’s Bible   
I used wisdom to test all these things. I wanted to be wise, but it was too hard for me.
Lexham English Bible   
All this I have tested with wisdom. I said, “I will be wise!” but it was beyond my grasp.
New International Version - UK   
All this I tested by wisdom and I said, ‘I am determined to be wise’– but this was beyond me.