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.”
Copyright information for
NETfull