Ecclesiastes 2:9
World English Bible (WEB)
So I was great, and increased more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. My wisdom also remained with me.
In context
7 I bought male servants and female servants, and had servants born in my house. I also had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all who were before me in Jerusalem.
8 I also gathered silver and gold for myself, and the treasure of kings and of the provinces. I got myself male and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men: musical instruments of all sorts.
9 So I was great, and increased more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. My wisdom also remained with me.
10 Whatever my eyes desired, I didn’t keep from them. I didn’t withhold my heart from any joy, for my heart rejoiced because of all my labor, and this was my portion from all my labor.
11 Then I looked at all the works that my hands had worked, and at the labor that I had labored to do; and behold, all was vanity and a chasing after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 2:9 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- So I was great, and increased more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. My wisdom also remained with me.
- KJV King James Version
- So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- So I became great and surpassed all in Jerusalem who had preceded me; and my wisdom remained with me.
- ASV American Standard Version
- So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And I became great, and increased above every one who had been before me in Jerusalem; also, my wisdom stood with me.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And I became great, and increased more than all that had been before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.
- WBS Webster Bible
- So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.