Ecclesiastes 7:23-25

GOD’S WORD Translation

²³ I used wisdom to test all of this. I said, “I want to be wise, but it is out of my reach.” ²⁴ Whatever wisdom may be, it is out of reach. It is deep, very deep. Who can find out what it is? ²⁵ I turned my attention to study, to explore, and to seek out wisdom and the reason for things. I learned that wickedness is stupid and foolishness is madness.