23 All this I tested by wisdom and I said,

“I am determined to be wise”(A)
    but this was beyond me.
24 Whatever exists is far off and most profound—
    who can discover it?(B)

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

24 That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?

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23 All this I have [a]proved by wisdom.
(A)I said, “I will be wise”;
But it was far from me.
24 (B)As for that which is far off and (C)exceedingly deep,
Who can find it out?

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 7:23 tested