Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 1:17
American Standard Version
And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also was a striving after wind.
Amplified® Bible
And I gave my mind to know [practical] wisdom and to discern [the character of] madness and folly [in which men seem to find satisfaction]; I perceived that this also is a searching after wind {and} a feeding on it.
Contemporary English Version
Then I decided to find out all I could about wisdom and foolishness. Soon I realized that this too was as senseless as chasing the wind.
Darby English Version
And I applied my heart to the knowledge of wisdom, and to the knowledge of madness and folly: I perceived that this also is a striving after the wind.
Good News Bible
I was determined to learn the difference between knowledge and foolishness, wisdom and madness. But I found out that I might as well be chasing the wind.
King James Version
And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
New American Standard Bible
And I set my mind to know wisdom and to know madness and folly; I realized that this also is striving after wind.
New International Version
Then I applied myself to the understanding of wisdom, and also of madness and folly, but I learned that this, too, is a chasing after the wind.
New King James Version
And I set my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is grasping for the wind.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And I set my mind to know wisdom and to know madness and folly; I realized that this also seems like striving after wind.
Revised Standard Version
And I applied my mind to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is but a striving after wind.
Young's Literal Translation
And I give my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I have known that even this `is' vexation of spirit;
