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Ecclesiastes 7:23

I have tested everything in wisdom. I have said: "I will be wise." And wisdom withdrew farther from me
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King James Version

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

English Standard Version

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

New International Version

All this I tested by wisdom and I said, "I am determined to be wise"- but this was beyond me.