這一切我都用智慧試驗過；我說：『我可有智慧了』；事實上還差得遠呢。

我曾用智慧试验这一切事；我说，要得智慧，智慧却离我远。

我曾用智慧试验这一切事，我说：“要得智慧。”智慧却离我远。

我曾用智慧试验这一切事，我说：“要得智慧。”智慧却离我远。

我用智慧试验过这一切。我说：“我要做智者”，谁知智慧却离我甚远。

这一切我都用智慧试验过。我说：“我要得智慧”，智慧却远离我。

我曾以智慧试验过这一切；我说：“我要有智慧”，智慧却离我遥远。

我曾用智慧試驗這一切事；我說，要得智慧，智慧卻離我遠。

我曾用智慧試驗這一切事，我說：「要得智慧。」智慧卻離我遠。

我曾用智慧試驗這一切事，我說：「要得智慧。」智慧卻離我遠。

我用智慧試驗過這一切。我說：「我要做智者」，誰知智慧卻離我甚遠。

這一切我都用智慧試驗過。我說：“我要得智慧”，智慧卻遠離我。

我曾以智慧試驗過這一切；我說：「我要有智慧」，智慧卻離我遙遠。

凡此諸事、我嘗以智驗之、自謂我將得智、惟智遠我、

我察萬事、欲求大道、而道離我甚遠。

我嘗以智慧察此諸事、意謂我欲得真見解、而離我甚遠、

All this I tested by wisdom and I said,“ I am determined to be wise”— but this was beyond me.

I used wisdom to test all these things. I said,“ I’ve made up my mind to be wise.” But it was more than I could accomplish.

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

I have always tried my best to let wisdom guide my thoughts and actions. I said to myself,“ I am determined to be wise.” But it didn’t work.

I have tested all this by wisdom. I resolved,“ I will be wise,” but it was beyond me.

I tested all this with wisdom, and I said,“ I will be wise,” but wisdom was far from me.

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

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

I have tested all this by wisdom. I resolved,“ I will be wise,” but it was beyond me.

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

I have examined all this by wisdom; I said,“ I am determined to comprehend this”– but it was beyond my grasp.

All this I have proved in wisdom. I said,“ I will be wise;” but it was far from me.

他們自稱為有智慧，反而成了愚拙，

智慧人在哪裏？經學士在哪裏？今世的辯士在哪裏？上帝豈不是叫世界上的智慧變成了愚拙麼？

上帝對他說：『你既祈求這事，不為自己祈求長壽，不為自己祈求財富，也不祈求滅仇敵的性命，單單祈求聰明、可以聽案件，那麼我就照你的話行吧；看哪，我賜給你智慧聰明的心；在你以前沒有像你的，在你以後也沒有興起來像你的。

因為上帝知道你們喫的日子、你們的眼睛就開朗，你們就像上帝一樣，曉得分別善惡。』

所羅門王愛上了許多外籍女子：像法老的女兒、摩押女子、亞捫女子、以東女子、西頓女子、赫人女子等。關於這些國的人、永恆主曾經對以色列人說：『你們不可去在他們中間，他們也不可來在你們中間：因為他們的確會使你們的心偏離、去隨從他們的神』；但所羅門卻戀慕着這些女子、而愛了她們。所羅門有七百個后妃、公主；還有三百個嬪妃；他的妻妾使他的心偏離了。所羅門年老的時候、他的妻妾使他的心偏離、去隨從別的神；他的心總不純全全地歸向永恆主他的上帝，不像他父親大衛那樣。因為所羅門隨從西頓人的女神亞斯他錄、和亞捫人可憎的神米勒公。所羅門行了永恆主所看為壞的事，不滿心滿懷地跟從永恆主、不像他父親大衛跟從永恆主那樣子。那時所羅門為摩押可憎的神基抹和亞捫人可憎的神摩洛在耶路撒冷東面的山上築了一座邱壇。他為他所有的外籍妻妾、那些向自己的神燻祭宰牲的、都這樣行。