Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 1:17
<< Ecclesiastes 1:16 Ecclesiastes 1:18 >> 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;
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