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Ecclesiastes 7:23

Context
Human Wisdom is Limited

7:23 I have examined all this by wisdom;

I said, “I am determined 1  to comprehend this” 2  – but it was beyond my grasp. 3 

1 tn 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.

2 tn Or “I am determined to become wise”

3 tn Or “but it eluded me”; Heb “but it was far from me.”



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