Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo I set my mind to know wisdom and madness and folly; I learned that this, too, is a pursuit of the wind. Young's Literal Translation And I give my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I have known{.htm" title="{"> that even this [is] vexation of spirit; King James Bible And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit. Hebrew So I setוָאֶתְּנָ֤ה (wā·’et·tə·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set my mind לִבִּי֙ (lib·bî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre to know לָדַ֣עַת (lā·ḏa·‘aṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 3045: To know wisdom חָכְמָ֔ה (ḥāḵ·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2451: Wisdom [and] וְדַ֥עַת (wə·ḏa·‘aṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 3045: To know madness הוֹלֵל֖וֹת (hō·w·lê·lō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 1947: Madness and folly; וְשִׂכְל֑וּת (wə·śiḵ·lūṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5531: Silliness I learned יָדַ֕עְתִּי (yā·ḏa‘·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 3045: To know that זֶ֥ה (zeh) Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that this, ה֖וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are too, שֶׁגַּם־ (šeg·gam-) Pronoun - relative | Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and is a pursuit רַעְי֥וֹן (ra‘·yō·wn) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7475: Longing, striving of the wind. רֽוּחַ׃ (rū·aḥ) Noun - common singular Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit |