25. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ecclesiastes 7:25:1 ⧉סַבּ֨וֹתִֽיsabotiI turned Ecclesiastes 7:25:2 ⧉אֲנִ֤יaniI Ecclesiastes 7:25:3 ⧉וְלִבִּי֙velibiand my heart Ecclesiastes 7:25:4 ⧉לָדַ֣עַתladaatto know Ecclesiastes 7:25:5 ⧉וְלָת֔וּרvelaturand to explore Ecclesiastes 7:25:6 ⧉וּבַקֵּ֥שׁuvakkeshand to seek Ecclesiastes 7:25:7 ⧉חָכְמָ֖הkhokhmawisdom Ecclesiastes 7:25:8 ⧉וְחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןvekheshbonand an account or calculation Ecclesiastes 7:25:9 ⧉וְלָדַ֙עַת֙veladaatand to know Ecclesiastes 7:25:10 ⧉רֶ֣שַׁעreshawickedness Ecclesiastes 7:25:11 ⧉כֶּ֔סֶלkeselfolly Ecclesiastes 7:25:12 ⧉וְהַסִּכְל֖וּתvehassikhlutand the foolishness Ecclesiastes 7:25:13 ⧉הוֹלֵלֽוֹת׃holelotof madness |
25. Formal Translation I turned my mind and heart to know, to search out, and to seek wisdom and insight, and to know wickedness, folly, and the senselessness of madness. |
25. Dynamic Translation I directed my mind to understanding, to exploring, to seeking wisdom and insight, and to discerning evil, folly, and madness. |