Ecclesiastes 1:17

וָאֶתְּנָ֣ה לִבִּ֔י לָדַ֖עַת חָכְמָ֑ה וְדַ֙עַת֙ הוֹלֵל֣וֹת וְשִׂכְל֔וּת יָדַ֕עְתִּי שֶׁגַּם זֶ֖ה ה֥וּא רַעְי֖וֹן רֽוּחַ׃

vaʾetnah libiy ladaʿat ḥakmah vdaʿat hvolelvot vshiklvt yadaʿtiy shegam zeh hvʾ raʿyvon rvḥa

King James Version (KJV)

And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.

Modern English

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.