Ecclesiastes 7:23-25

Good News Translation

²³ I used my wisdom to test all of this. I was determined to be wise, but it was beyond me. ²⁴ How can anyone discover what life means? It is too deep for us, too hard to understand. ²⁵ But I devoted myself to knowledge and study; I was determined to find wisdom and the answers to my questions, and to learn how wicked and foolish stupidity is.