Ecclesiastes 7:24

22 For many times, also, your own heart has known
That even you have cursed others.

23 All this I have¹ proved by wisdom.
^aI said, “I will be wise”;
But it was far from me.

24 ^aAs for that which is far off and ^bexceedingly deep,
Who can find it out?

25 ^aI applied my heart to know,
To search and seek out wisdom and the reason of things,
To know the wickedness of folly,
Even of foolishness and madness.

26 ^aAnd I find more bitter than death
The woman whose heart is snares and nets,
Whose hands are fetters.
¹He who pleases God shall escape from her,
But the sinner shall be trapped by her.

27 Here is what I have found,” says ^athe Preacher,
“Adding one thing to the other to find out the reason,

28 Which my soul still seeks but I cannot find:
^aOne man among a thousand I have found,
But a woman among all these I have not found.

Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 7:24

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American Standard Version
That which is, is far off and exceeding deep; who can find it out?

Amplified® Bible
That which is is far off, and that which is deep is very deep--who can find it out [true wisdom independent of the fear of God]?

Contemporary English Version
The truth is beyond us. It's far too deep.

Darby English Version
Whatever hath been, is far off, and exceeding deep: who will find it out?

Good News Bible
How can anyone discover what life means? It is too deep for us, too hard to understand.

King James Version
That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?

New American Standard Bible
What has been is remote and exceedingly mysterious. Who can discover it?

New International Version
Whatever wisdom may be,
it is far off and most profound—
who can discover it?

New King James Version
As for that which is far off and exceedingly deep,
Who can find it out?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
What has seemed remote and exceedingly mysterious Who can discover it?

Revised Standard Version
That which is, is far off, and deep, very deep; who can find it out?

Young's Literal Translation
Far off `is' that which hath been, and deep, deep, who doth find it?

New English Translation
Whatever has happened is beyond human¹ understanding;² it is far deeper than anyone can fathom.³

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