凡此諸事、我嘗以智驗之、自謂我將得智、惟智遠我、

我曾用智慧试验这一切事；我说，要得智慧，智慧却离我远。

我曾用智慧试验这一切事，我说：“要得智慧。”智慧却离我远。

我曾用智慧试验这一切事，我说：“要得智慧。”智慧却离我远。

我用智慧试验过这一切。我说：“我要做智者”，谁知智慧却离我甚远。

这一切我都用智慧试验过。我说：“我要得智慧”，智慧却远离我。

我曾以智慧试验过这一切；我说：“我要有智慧”，智慧却离我遥远。

我曾用智慧試驗這一切事；我說，要得智慧，智慧卻離我遠。

我曾用智慧試驗這一切事，我說：「要得智慧。」智慧卻離我遠。

我曾用智慧試驗這一切事，我說：「要得智慧。」智慧卻離我遠。

我用智慧試驗過這一切。我說：「我要做智者」，誰知智慧卻離我甚遠。

這一切我都用智慧試驗過。我說：“我要得智慧”，智慧卻遠離我。

這一切我都用智慧試驗過；我說：『我可有智慧了』；事實上還差得遠呢。

我曾以智慧試驗過這一切；我說：「我要有智慧」，智慧卻離我遙遠。

我察萬事、欲求大道、而道離我甚遠。

我嘗以智慧察此諸事、意謂我欲得真見解、而離我甚遠、

All this I tested by wisdom and I said,“ I am determined to be wise”— but this was beyond me.

I used wisdom to test all these things. I said,“ I’ve made up my mind to be wise.” But it was more than I could accomplish.

All this I have tested by wisdom. I said,“ I will be wise,” but it was far from me.

I have always tried my best to let wisdom guide my thoughts and actions. I said to myself,“ I am determined to be wise.” But it didn’t work.

I have tested all this by wisdom. I resolved,“ I will be wise,” but it was beyond me.

I tested all this with wisdom, and I said,“ I will be wise,” but wisdom was far from me.

All this I have proved by wisdom. I said,“ I will be wise”; But it was far from me.

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

I have tested all this by wisdom. I resolved,“ I will be wise,” but it was beyond me.

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

I have examined all this by wisdom; I said,“ I am determined to comprehend this”– but it was beyond my grasp.

All this I have proved in wisdom. I said,“ I will be wise;” but it was far from me.

自稱為智、適成為愚、

智者安在、士子安在、斯世之辯者安在、豈非上帝使世之智為愚乎、

上帝曰、因爾求此、不求壽富、亦不求滅敵之命、惟求智慧以聽訟、我依爾所求、以聰明智慧之心錫爾、致爾之前、未有如爾者、爾之後、亦未有如爾者、

蓋上帝知爾食之日、爾目必明、將如上帝、能辨善惡、

所羅門王寵法老女、此外、又寵異族之女甚多、即摩押亞捫以東西頓赫人之女、耶和華曾諭以色列人云、勿與彼族往來相通、彼必誘惑爾心、俾從其神、然所羅門戀愛其女、公主為后妃者七百、嬪嬙三百、皆蠱惑其心、所羅門年邁時、后妃誘之、附於他神、不專心從其上帝耶和華、如父大衛、乃從西頓人之女神亞斯他錄、及亞捫人可憎之神米勒公、所羅門行耶和華所惡、不效其父大衛、盡心從耶和華、在耶路撒冷東之山、為摩押可憎之神基抹、與亞捫人可憎之神摩洛築壇、為其異族后妃亦行此、彼皆焚香獻祭與其神、○