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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
רחוק מה שהיה ועמק עמק מי ימצאנו
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
rKHvq mh SHhyh v`mq `mq my ymTSAnv

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
cuncta temptavi in sapientia dixi sapiens efficiar et ipsa longius recessit a me

King James Variants
American King James Version   
That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?
King James 2000 (out of print)   
That which is far off, and exceedingly deep, who can find it out?
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?
Authorized (King James) Version   
That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?
New King James Version   
As for that which is far off and exceedingly deep, Who can find it out?
21st Century King James Version   
That which is far off and exceedingly deep” who can find it out?

Other translations
American Standard Version   
That which is, is far off and exceeding deep; who can find it out?
Darby Bible Translation   
Whatever hath been, is far off, and exceeding deep: who will find it out?
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Much more than it was: it is a great depth, who shall find it out?
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
That which is is far off, and exceeding deep; who can find it out?
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
That which has been is far off, and deep, very deep; who can find it out?
God's Word   
Whatever wisdom may be, it is out of reach. It is deep, very deep. Who can find out what it is?
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
What exists is beyond reach and very deep. Who can discover it?
International Standard Version   
Whatever it is, it's far off and most profound. Who can attain it?
NET Bible   
Whatever has happened is beyond human understanding; it is far deeper than anyone can fathom.
New American Standard Bible   
What has been is remote and exceedingly mysterious. Who can discover it?
New International Version   
Whatever exists is far off and most profound-- who can discover it?
New Living Translation   
Wisdom is always distant and difficult to find.
Webster's Bible Translation   
That which is far off, and exceedingly deep, who can find it out?
The World English Bible   
That which is, is far off and exceedingly deep. Who can find it out?
EasyEnglish Bible   
People cannot understand these things. The meaning of life is too difficult for anyone to understand.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
Far off [is] that which hath been, and deep, deep, who doth find it?
New Life Version   
Wisdom has been far away and hidden. Who can find it?
The Voice Bible   
True wisdom remains elusive; its profound mysteries are remote. Who can discover it?
Living Bible   
Wisdom is far away and very difficult to find.
New Catholic Bible   
This state of wisdom is far off and buried very deep. Who can discover it?
Legacy Standard Bible   
What has been is far away and exceedingly deep. Who can find it?
Jubilee Bible 2000   
That which has been is far off and that which is exceeding deep, who can find it out?
Christian Standard Bible   
What exists is beyond reach and very deep. Who can discover it?
Amplified Bible © 1954   
That which is is far off, and that which is deep is very deep—who can find it out [true wisdom independent of the fear of God]?
New Century Version   
I cannot understand why things are as they are. It is too hard for anyone to understand.
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 ™   
What has already happened is out of reach, and deeper than deep. Who can find it?
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
That which is, is far off, and deep, very deep; who can find it out?
Good News Translation®   
How can anyone discover what life means? It is too deep for us, too hard to understand.
Wycliffe Bible   
much more than it was; and the depth is low, who shall find it? (much more than it was before; and to such a depth, yea, so low down, that who shall ever be able to find it?)
Contemporary English Version   
The truth is beyond us. It's far too deep.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
That which is, is far off, and deep, very deep; who can find it out?
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
That which is, is far off, and deep, very deep; who can find it out?
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
That which is, is far off, and deep, very deep; who can find it out?
Common English Bible © 2011   
All that happens is elusive and utterly unfathomable. Who can grasp it?
Amplified Bible © 2015   
Whatever has been is far off, deeply remote and exceedingly mysterious. Who can discover it [for it is beyond the grasp of man]?
English Standard Version Anglicised   
That which has been is far off, and deep, very deep; who can find it out?
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
What exists is far-reaching; it is deep, very deep: Who can find it out?
New American Standard Bible   
What has been is remote and very mysterious. Who can discover it?
The Expanded Bible   
·I cannot understand why things are as they are [L That which is, is far off]. It is ·too hard for anyone to understand [L deep, deep, who can find it?].
Tree of Life Version   
Whatever it may be, it is far off and very profound—who can fathom it?
Revised Standard Version   
That which is, is far off, and deep, very deep; who can find it out?
New International Reader's Version   
Whatever exists is far away and very deep. Who can find it?
BRG Bible   
That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?
Complete Jewish Bible   
That which exists is far away and deep, so deep, that it can’t be discovered.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
That which is, is far off, and deep, very deep; who can find it out?
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
That which is far off, and exceeding deep, whose chochmah can find it out?
Names of God Bible   
Whatever wisdom may be, it is out of reach. It is deep, very deep. Who can find out what it is?
Modern English Version   
That which is, is far off, and exceedingly deep. Who can find it out?
Easy-to-Read Version   
I cannot understand why things are as they are. It is too hard for anyone to understand.
International Children’s Bible   
I cannot understand why things are as they are. It is too hard for anyone to understand.
Lexham English Bible   
Whatever is—it is far beyond comprehension. Who can discover it?
New International Version - UK   
Whatever exists is far off and most profound – who can discover it?