17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ecclesiastes 1:17:1 ⧉וָאֶתְּנָ֤הvaettenaand I gave Ecclesiastes 1:17:2 ⧉לִבִּי֙libimy heart Ecclesiastes 1:17:3 ⧉לָדַ֣עַתladaatto know Ecclesiastes 1:17:4 ⧉חָכְמָ֔הkhakhemawisdom Ecclesiastes 1:17:5 ⧉וְדַ֥עַתvedaatand knowledge of Ecclesiastes 1:17:6 ⧉הוֹלֵל֖וֹתholelotmadness Ecclesiastes 1:17:7 ⧉וְשִׂכְל֑וּתvesikhlutand folly Ecclesiastes 1:17:8 ⧉יָדַ֕עְתִּיyadateI knew Ecclesiastes 1:17:9 ⧉שֶׁגַּם־זֶ֥הshegamzethat also this Ecclesiastes 1:17:10 ⧉ה֖וּאhuit Ecclesiastes 1:17:11 ⧉רַעְי֥וֹןrayeona striving or pursuit Ecclesiastes 1:17:12 ⧉רֽוּחַ׃ruakhof wind |
17. Formal Translation And I gave my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly; I perceived that this also is a pursuit of wind. |
17. Dynamic Translation So I set my heart on understanding madness and folly; I realized that this too is chasing after the wind. |