Assamese: আকাশৰ তলত, মনুষ্যৰ সন্তান বিলাকে তেওঁবিলাকৰ জীৱনৰ সকলো কালত কি কি কৰা তেওঁবিলাকৰ নিমিত্তে ভাল, তাক মই দেখা নাপাওঁ মানে, মোৰ মনে মোক প্ৰজ্ঞাৰ দ্বাৰাই চলাওঁতে কেনেকৈ দ্ৰাক্ষাৰসেৰে শৰীৰ ভালে ৰাখিম, আৰু কেনেকৈ অজ্ঞানতা অৱলম্বন কৰিম, তাক মই নিজ মনতে বিচাৰ কৰিলোঁ।
AYT: Aku menyelidiki hatiku untuk menyemangati tubuhku dengan anggur, sementara hatiku menuntunku dengan hikmat, dan dengan memegang kebodohan, sampai aku dapat melihat apa yang baik bagi anak-anak manusia untuk dilakukan di bawah langit selama beberapa hari kehidupan mereka.
Bengali: আমি আমার হৃদয়ে পরীক্ষা করে দেখলাম কিভাবে মদ দিয়ে আমার ইচ্ছা পূরণ করা যায়। তখন আমি আমার মনকে জ্ঞানে পরিচালনা করতে দিলাম কীভাবে মূর্খতা ব্যবহার করে দেখতে পাই তাদের জীবনকালে যা কিছু আকাশের নিচে করা যায় তা মানুষের জন্য কি কি করা ভালো।
Gujarati: પછી મેં મારા અંત:કરણમાં શોધ કરી કે હું મારા શરીરને દ્રાક્ષારસથી મગ્ન કરું, તેમ છતાં મારા અંત:કરણનું ડહાપણ તેવું ને તેવું જ રહે છે. વળી માણસોએ પૃથ્વી ઉપર પોતાના પૂરા આયુષ્યપર્યંત શું કરવું સારું છે તે મને સમજાય ત્યાં સુધી હું મૂર્ખાઈ ગ્રહણ કરું.
Hindi: मैंने मन में सोचा कि किस प्रकार से मेरी बुद्धि बनी रहे और मैं अपने प्राण को दाखमधु पीने से किस प्रकार बहलाऊँ और क्योंकर मूर्खता को थामे रहूँ, जब तक मालूम न करूँ कि वह अच्छा काम कौन सा है जिसे मनुष्य अपने जीवन भर करता रहे।
Kannada: ಆಕಾಶದ ಕೆಳಗೆ ಮನುಷ್ಯರ ಅಲ್ಪಾಯುಷ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಏನು ಮಾಡುವುದು ಒಳ್ಳೆಯದೆಂದು ನಾನು ತಿಳಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ, ನನ್ನ ಮನಸ್ಸು ಜ್ಞಾನದಿಂದಿರುವಾಗಲೇ ದೇಹವನ್ನು ದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಾರಸದಿಂದ ಸಂತೋಷದಲ್ಲಿ ಇಡುವುದಕ್ಕೂ, ಬುದ್ಧಿಹೀನತೆಯನ್ನು ಅವಲಂಬಿಸುವುದಕ್ಕೂ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಚಾರಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡೆನು.
Marathi: जे मनुष्यास चांगले, जे त्यांनी आकाशाखाली आपल्या आयुष्याचे सर्व दिवस करावे ते मी शोधून पाहीपर्यत माझे मन मला ज्ञानाच्या योगाने वाट दाखवीत नेत असताही, मी आपली इच्छा द्राक्षारसाने कशी पुरी करावी आणि मूर्खपणाच्या आचारांचे अवलंबन कसे करता येईल याचा मी आपल्या मनाशी शोध केला.
Odiya: ମୁଁ କିରୂପେ ମଦ୍ୟପାନରେ ଶରୀରକୁ ତୁଷ୍ଟ କରିବି ଓ ଆକାଶ ତଳେ ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ସନ୍ତାନଗଣର ଯାବଜ୍ଜୀବନ କଅଣ କରିବା ଭଲ, ଏହା ଜାଣିପାରିବା ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ କିରୂପେ ଅଜ୍ଞାନତା ଅବଲମ୍ବନ କରିବି, ଏହା ମନେ ମନେ ଅନୁସନ୍ଧାନ କଲି, ଏହି ସମୟରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ମୋହର ମନ ଜ୍ଞାନରେ ମୋତେ ପଥ ପ୍ରଦର୍ଶନ କରୁଥିଲା ।
Punjabi: ਮੈਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਮਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਕਿ ਮੈਂ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਮਧ ਪੀ ਕੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਸਰੀਰ ਨੂੰ ਖੁਸ਼ ਕਰਾਂ, ਪਰ ਫੇਰ ਵੀ ਮੇਰਾ ਮਨ ਬੁੱਧ ਵੱਲ ਲੱਗਿਆ ਰਹੇ ਅਤੇ ਮੂਰਖਤਾਈ ਨੂੰ ਫੜ੍ਹ ਕੇ ਰੱਖਾਂ, ਜਦ ਤੱਕ ਇਹ ਨਾ ਵੇਖਾਂ ਕਿ ਉਹ ਚੰਗਾ ਕੰਮ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਆਦਮ ਵੰਸ਼ੀ ਆਪਣੇ ਜੀਵਨ ਦੇ ਥੋੜ੍ਹੇ ਜਿਹੇ ਦਿਨਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਕਾਸ਼ ਦੇ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਕਰਨ ।
Tamil: வானத்தின்கீழ் மனுமக்கள் உயிரோடிருக்கும் நாட்களெல்லாம் பெற்று அனுபவிக்கத்தக்கது இன்னதென்று அறியும்வரை, என்னுடைய இருதயத்தை ஞானத்தால் தேற்றிக்கொண்டிருக்கும்போதே, நான் என்னுடைய உடலை மதுபானத்தால் சீராட்டிக்கொண்டிருக்கவும், மதியீனத்தைப் பற்றிக்கொண்டிருக்கவும் என்னுடைய உள்ளத்தில் வகைதேடினேன்.
Telugu: నా మనస్సు ఇంకా జ్ఞానాన్ని కోరుకుంటుండగా ఆకాశం కింద మానవులు తమ జీవితంలో ఏమి చేస్తే మేలు పొందుతారో చూద్దామని, ద్రాక్షారసంతో నా శరీరాన్ని సంతోషపరచుకొంటాను, బుద్ధిహీనత వలన ఏమైనా ప్రయోజనం ఉంటుందేమో అని ఆలోచించాను.
NETBible: I thought deeply about the effects of indulging myself with wine (all the while my mind was guiding me with wisdom) and the effects of behaving foolishly, so that I might discover what is profitable for people to do on earth during the few days of their lives.
NASB: I explored with my mind how to stimulate my body with wine while my mind was guiding me wisely, and how to take hold of folly, until I could see what good there is for the sons of men to do under heaven the few years of their lives.
HCSB: I explored with my mind how to let my body enjoy life with wine and how to grasp folly--my mind still guiding me with wisdom--until I could see what is good for people to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.
LEB: I explored ways to make myself feel better by drinking wine. I also explored ways to do some foolish things. During all that time, wisdom continued to control my mind. I was able to determine whether this was good for mortals to do during their brief lives under heaven.
NIV: I tried cheering myself with wine, and embracing folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom. I wanted to see what was worth while for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.
ESV: I searched with my heart how to cheer my body with wine--my heart still guiding me with wisdom--and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was good for the children of man to do under heaven during the few days of their life.
NRSV: I searched with my mind how to cheer my body with wine—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—and how to lay hold on folly, until I might see what was good for mortals to do under heaven during the few days of their life.
REB: I sought how to cheer my body with wine, and, though my mind was still guiding me with wisdom, how to pursue folly; I hoped to find out what was good for mortals to do under heaven during their brief span of life.
NKJV: I searched in my heart how to gratify my flesh with wine, while guiding my heart with wisdom, and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was good for the sons of men to do under heaven all the days of their lives.
KJV: I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what [was] that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.
NLT: After much thought, I decided to cheer myself with wine. While still seeking wisdom, I clutched at foolishness. In this way, I hoped to experience the only happiness most people find during their brief life in this world.
GNB: Driven on by my desire for wisdom, I decided to cheer myself up with wine and have a good time. I thought that this might be the best way people can spend their short lives on earth.
ERV: So I decided to fill my body with wine while I filled my mind with wisdom. I tried this foolishness because I wanted to find a way to be happy. I wanted to see what was good for people to do during their few days of life.
BBE: I made a search with my heart to give pleasure to my flesh with wine, still guiding my heart with wisdom, and to go after foolish things, so that I might see what was good for the sons of men to do under the heavens all the days of their life.
MSG: With the help of a bottle of wine and all the wisdom I could muster, I tried my level best to penetrate the absurdity of life. I wanted to get a handle on anything useful we mortals might do during the years we spend on this earth.
CEV: I wanted to find out what was best for us during the short time we have on this earth. So I decided to make myself happy with wine and find out what it means to be foolish, without really being foolish myself.
CEVUK: I wanted to find out what was best for us during the short time we have on this earth. So I decided to make myself happy with wine and find out what it means to be foolish, without really being foolish myself.
GWV: I explored ways to make myself feel better by drinking wine. I also explored ways to do some foolish things. During all that time, wisdom continued to control my mind. I was able to determine whether this was good for mortals to do during their brief lives under heaven.
NET [draft] ITL: I thought <08446> deeply <03820> about the effects <03820> of indulging <04900> myself with wine <03196> (all the while my <01320> mind <03820> was guiding <05090> me with wisdom <02451>) and the effects of behaving <0270> foolishly <05531>, so that <0834> I might discover <07200> what <0335> is profitable <02896> for people <0120> <01121> to do <06213> on earth <08064> <08478> during the few <04557> days <03117> of their lives <02416>.
