Ecclesiastes 1:17 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I have given my heart to know prudence, and learning, and errors, and folly: and I have perceived that in these also there was labour, and vexation of spirit, More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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. [I Thess. 5:21.] American Standard Version (1901) And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also was a striving after wind. Common English Bible But when I set my mind to understand wisdom, and also to understand madness and folly, I realized that this too was just wind chasing. Catholic Public Domain Version And I have dedicated my heart, so that I may know prudence and doctrine, and also error and foolishness. Yet I recognize that, in these things also, there is hardship, and affliction of the spirit. |