傳道書 7:23

23 我 曾 用 智 慧 試 驗 這 一 切 事 ； 我 說 ， 要 得 智 慧 ， 智 慧 卻 離 我 遠 。

傳道書 7:23 Meaning and Commentary

Ecclesiastes 7:23

All this have I proved by wisdom
Referring either to all that he had been discoursing of hitherto in this book, concerning the vanity of natural wisdom and knowledge, of pleasure, power, and riches; or to the several useful instructions given in this chapter, particularly concerning patiently bearing everything from the hands of God or men, ( Ecclesiastes 7:8-22 ) . This, by the help and use of that wisdom which God had given him, he had made trial of, and found it to be right, and therefore recommended it to others; though he acknowledges that, with all his wisdom, he was from perfection; I said, I will be wise; but it [was] far from me;
he determined, if possible, to attain to the perfection of wisdom, and made use of all means to come at it; that he might know all the works of God in creation, the nature, use, and excellency of them; in providence, his different dispensations towards the sons of men, and the causes of them; and in grace, the redemption and salvation of men, and the mysteries thereof; but the more he knew, the more he was convinced of his own ignorance, and seemed further off from the summit of knowledge than he was before; and plainly saw, that perfection in wisdom is not attainable in this life. The Targum restrains this to the wisdom of the law; but it is better to understand it in a more general sense.

傳道書 7:23 In-Context

21 人 所 說 的 一 切 話 ， 你 不 要 放 在 心 上 ， 恐 怕 聽 見 你 的 僕 人 咒 詛 你 。

22 因 為 你 心 裡 知 道 ， 自 己 也 曾 屢 次 咒 詛 別 人 。

23 我 曾 用 智 慧 試 驗 這 一 切 事 ； 我 說 ， 要 得 智 慧 ， 智 慧 卻 離 我 遠 。

24 萬 事 之 理 ， 離 我 甚 遠 ， 而 且 最 深 ， 誰 能 測 透 呢 ？

25 我 轉 念 ， 一 心 要 知 道 ， 要 考 察 ， 要 尋 求 智 慧 和 萬 事 的 理 由 ； 又 要 知 道 邪 惡 為 愚 昧 ， 愚 昧 為 狂 妄 。