Ecclesiastes 7:24 - Catholic Public Domain Version

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 (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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]? [Job 28:12-28; I Cor. 2:9-16.]

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

All that happens is elusive and utterly unfathomable. Who can grasp it?