Ecc 7:23 | NET2full | STEP | I have examined all this by wisdom ; I said , “I am determined to comprehend this”

‏ Ecclesiastes 7:23

Human Wisdom is Limited

23 I have examined all this by wisdom;
I said, “I am determined ^{▼▼tn The cohortative אֶחְכָּמָה (ʾekhkamah, from חָכַם, khakham, “to be wise”) emphasizes the resolve (determination) of Qoheleth to become wise enough to understand the perplexities of life.} to comprehend this” ^{▼▼tn Or “I am determined to become wise”} —but it was beyond my grasp. ^{▼▼tn Or “but it eluded me”; Heb “but it was far from me.”}