Ecc 7:23 | NETfull | 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 ^{▼▼ The cohortative אֶחְכָּמָה (’ekhkamah, 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” ^{▼▼ Or “I am determined to become wise”} – but it was beyond my grasp. ^{▼▼ Or “but it eluded me”; Heb “but it was far from me.”}