Ecclesiastes 7:23

כָּל זֹ֥ה נִסִּ֖יתִי בַּחָכְמָ֑ה אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ אֶחְכָּ֔מָה וְהִ֖יא רְחוֹקָ֥ה מִמֶּֽנִּי׃

kal zoh nisiytiy baḥakmah ʾamartiy ʾeḥkamah vhiyʾ rḥvoqah mimeniy

King James Version (KJV)

All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

Modern English

All this I have tested by wisdom. I said, "I will be wise," but it was far from me.