Ecclesiastes 1:17

17Then 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.

17And I applied my 1:17 Lit heartmind to know wisdom and to know insanity and foolishness; I realized that this also is striving after wind.

17And I set my mind to know wisdom and to know madness and folly; I realized that this also is striving after wind.

17And I set my mind to know [practical] wisdom and to discern [the character of] madness and folly [in which men seem to find satisfaction]; I realized that this too is a futile grasping and chasing after the wind. [1 Thess 5:21]

17So I set my mind to know wisdom and madness and folly; I learned that this, too, is a pursuit of the wind.

17Then I used my mind to understand what it really means to be wise. And I wanted to know what foolish pleasure is all about. But I found out that it’s also like chasing the wind.