Footnotes

1. Ecclesiastes 7:23 tn The cohortative אֶחְכָּמָה (ʾekhkamah, from חָכַם, khakham, “to be wise”) emphasizes the resolve (determination) of Qoheleth to become wise enough to understand the perplexities of life.
2. Ecclesiastes 7:23 tn Or “I am determined to become wise”
3. Ecclesiastes 7:23 tn Or “but it eluded me”; Heb “but it was far from me.”