Eccl.2.9

So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.

Eccl.2.9

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.

Eccl.2.9

I became greater by far than anyone in Jerusalem before me. In all this my wisdom stayed with me.

Eccl.2.9

So I became great and excelled more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also my wisdom remained with me.