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I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a chasing after wind.

And I gave H5414 (QalImpf) my heart H3820 to know H3045 (QalInf) wisdom, H2451 and to know H3045 (QalInf) madness H1947 and folly: H5531 I perceived H3045 (QalPerf) that this H1571 also is vexation H7475 of spirit. H7307

και εδωκα καρδιαν μου του γνωναι σοφιαν και γνωσιν παραβολας και επιστημην εγνων οτι και γε τουτ εστιν προαιρεσις πνευματος

I turned myself to consider wisdom, madness, and folly; for what can the king’s successor do? Just that which has been done long ago.

And I turned H6437 (QalPerf) myself to behold H7200 (QalInf) wisdom, H2451 and madness, H1947 and folly: H5531 for what can the man H120 do that cometh H935 (QalImpf) after H310 the king? H4428 even that which hath been already H3528 done.^§ H6213 (QalPerf)

Ecclesiastes 2:12 Or, in those things which have been already done

και επεβλεψα εγω του ιδειν σοφιαν και περιφοραν και αφροσυνην οτι τις ο ανθρωπος ος επελευσεται οπισω της βουλης τα οσα εποιησεν αυτην

I turned around, and my heart sought to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know that wickedness is stupidity, and that foolishness is madness.

I applied H5437 (QalPerf) mine heart^§ H3820 to know, H3045 (QalInf) and to search, H8446 (QalInf) and to seek out H1245 (PielInf) wisdom, H2451 and the reason H2808 of things, and to know H3045 (QalInf) the wickedness H7562 of folly, H3689 even of foolishness H5531 and madness: H1947

Ecclesiastes 7:25 Heb. I and mine heart compassed

εκυκλωσα εγω και η καρδια μου του γνωναι και του κατασκεψασθαι και ζητησαι σοφιαν και ψηφον και του γνωναι ασεβους αφροσυνην και σκληριαν και περιφοραν

This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event to all. Yes also, the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

This is an evil H7451 among all things that are done H6213 (NiphPerf) under the sun, H8121 that there is one H259 event H4745 unto all: yea, also the heart H3820 of the sons H1121 of men H120 is full H4390 (QalPerf) of evil, H7451 and madness H1947 is in their heart H3824 while they live, H2416 and after H310 that they go to the dead. H4191 (QalPtc)

τουτο πονηρον εν παντι πεποιημενω υπο τον ηλιον οτι συναντημα εν τοις πασιν και γε καρδια υιων του ανθρωπου επληρωθη πονηρου και περιφερεια εν καρδια αυτων εν ζωη αυτων και οπισω αυτων προς τους νεκρους