Ecclesiastes 2:9
Ecclesiastes 2:9 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
So I became great and surpassed all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also my wisdom remained with me.
Ecclesiastes 2:9-10 The Message (MSG)
Oh, how I prospered! I left all my predecessors in Jerusalem far behind, left them behind in the dust. What’s more, I kept a clear head through it all. Everything I wanted I took—I never said no to myself. I gave in to every impulse, held back nothing. I sucked the marrow of pleasure out of every task—my reward to myself for a hard day’s work!
Ecclesiastes 2:9 King James Version (KJV)
So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.
Ecclesiastes 2:9 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Then I became great and increased more than all who preceded me in Jerusalem. My wisdom also stood by me.
Ecclesiastes 2:9 New Century Version (NCV)
I became very famous, even greater than anyone who had lived in Jerusalem before me. My wisdom helped me in all this.
Ecclesiastes 2:9 American Standard Version (ASV)
So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.
Ecclesiastes 2:9 New International Version (NIV)
I became greater by far than anyone in Jerusalem before me. In all this my wisdom stayed with me.
Ecclesiastes 2:9 New King James Version (NKJV)
So I became great and excelled more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also my wisdom remained with me.