Assamese: মই প্ৰজ্ঞা জানিবলৈ, পাগলামী আৰু মুৰ্খতা জানিবলৈ মনোযোগ কৰিলোঁ; তাতে মই বুজিলো, যে, ইও বতাহক ধৰিবলৈ চেষ্টা কৰা মাত্ৰ।
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Bengali: তাই আমি আমার হৃদয় প্রজ্ঞা জানার জন্য ব্যবহার করেছি এবং একইসঙ্গে মত্ততা আর মূর্খতা জানার জন্য। আমি বুঝতে পারলাম যে এটাও বাতাসকে পরিচালনা করার মত ছিল।
Gujarati: પછી મેં મારું મન જ્ઞાન સમજવામાં તથા પાગલપણું અને મૂર્ખતા સમજવામાં લગાડ્યું. ત્યારે મને સમજાયું કે આ પણ પવનને મૂઠ્ઠીમાં ભરવા જેવું છે.
Hindi: और मैं ने अपना मन लगाया कि बुद्धि का भेद लूँ और बावलेपन और मूर्खता को भी जान लूँ। मुझे जान पड़ा कि यह भी वायु को पकड़ना है।
Kannada: ಆಗ ಜ್ಞಾನವನ್ನೂ, ಹುಚ್ಚುತನವನ್ನೂ, ಬುದ್ದಿಹೀನತೆಯನ್ನೂ ಗ್ರಹಿಸಲು ನಾನು ಮನಸ್ಸಿಟ್ಟೆನು. ಇದು ಸಹ ಗಾಳಿಯನ್ನು ಹಿಂದಟ್ಟುವ ಹಾಗೆ ಎಂದು ನಾನು ಅರಿತುಕೊಂಡೆನು.
Marathi: याकरता ज्ञान समजायला आणि वेडेपण व मूर्खपण जाणायला मी आपले मन लावले, मग हेही वाऱ्याची देखभाल करण्याच्या प्रयत्न करण्यासारखे आहे असे मी समजलो.
Odiya: ତହୁଁ ମୁଁ ଜ୍ଞାନର ତତ୍ତ୍ୱ, ପୁଣି ପାଗଳାମି ଓ ଅଜ୍ଞାନତାର ତତ୍ତ୍ୱ ଜାଣିବା ପାଇଁ ମନୋଯୋଗ କଲି; ଏହା ହିଁ ବାୟୁର ପଶ୍ଚାଦ୍ଧାବନ ବୋଲି ଜାଣିଲି ।
Punjabi: ਪਰ ਜਦ ਮੈਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਮਨ ਨੂੰ ਬੁੱਧ ਨੂੰ ਜਾਨਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਤੇ ਪਾਗਲਪੁਣੇ ਅਤੇ ਮੂਰਖਤਾਈ ਨੂੰ ਸਮਝਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਲਾਇਆ ਤਾਂ ਮੈਂ ਸਮਝਿਆ ਕਿ ਇਹ ਵੀ ਹਵਾ ਦਾ ਫੱਕਣਾ ਹੀ ਹੈ !
Tamil: ஞானத்தை அறிகிறதற்கும், பைத்தியத்தையும் மதியீனத்தையும் அறிகிறதற்கும், நான் என்னுடைய உள்ளத்தில் தீர்மானம்செய்தேன்; இதுவும் மனதிற்குக் கலக்கமாக இருக்கிறதென்று கண்டேன்.
Telugu: కాబట్టి జ్ఞానం, వెర్రితనం, బుద్ధిహీనత, వీటిని గ్రహించడానికి కష్టపడ్డాను. కానీ ఇది కూడా ఒకడు గాలిని పట్టుకోడానికి ప్రయాసపడడమే అని తెలుసుకున్నాను.
NETBible: So I decided to discern the benefit of wisdom and knowledge over foolish behavior and ideas; however, I concluded that even this endeavor is like trying to chase the wind!
NASB: And I set my mind to know wisdom and to know madness and folly; I realized that this also is striving after wind.
HCSB: I applied my mind to know wisdom and knowledge, madness and folly; I learned that this too is a pursuit of the wind.
LEB: I’ve used my mind to understand wisdom and knowledge as well as madness and stupidity. Now I know that this is like trying to catch the wind.
NIV: Then I applied myself to the understanding of wisdom, and also of madness and folly, but I learned that this, too, is a chasing after the wind.
ESV: And I applied my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is but a striving after wind.
NRSV: And I applied my mind to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is but a chasing after wind.
REB: So I applied my mind to understanding wisdom and knowledge, madness and folly, and I came to see that this too is a chasing of the wind.
NKJV: And I set my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is grasping for the wind.
KJV: And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
NLT: So I worked hard to distinguish wisdom from foolishness. But now I realize that even this was like chasing the wind.
GNB: I was determined to learn the difference between knowledge and foolishness, wisdom and madness. But I found out that I might as well be chasing the wind.
ERV: I decided to learn how wisdom and knowledge are better than thinking foolish thoughts. But I learned that trying to become wise is like trying to catch the wind.
BBE: And I gave my heart to getting knowledge of wisdom, and of the ways of the foolish. And I saw that this again was desire for wind.
MSG: What I've finally concluded is that so-called wisdom and knowledge are mindless and witless--nothing but spitting into the wind.
CEV: Then I decided to find out all I could about wisdom and foolishness. Soon I realized that this too was as senseless as chasing the wind.
CEVUK: Then I decided to find out all I could about wisdom and foolishness. Soon I realized that this too was as senseless as chasing the wind.
GWV: I’ve used my mind to understand wisdom and knowledge as well as madness and stupidity. Now I know that this is like trying to catch the wind.
NET [draft] ITL: So I decided <03820> <05414> to discern <03045> the benefit of wisdom <02451> and knowledge <03045> over foolish <05531> behavior and ideas <01947>; however, I concluded <03045> that even <01571> this <02088> endeavor is like trying to chase <07475> the wind <07307>!