Ecclesiastes 7:24-26

Complete Jewish Bible

²⁴That which exists is far away
and deep, so deep, that it can’t be discovered.

²⁵So I turned myself and my thoughts to know, search out and seek wisdom and the reasons behind things, also to know how foolish it is to be wicked and how stupid to act like a fool.

²⁶I found more bitter than death
the woman who is a trap,
whose heart is a snare
and whose hands are like prison chains.
The man who pleases God will escape from her,
but the sinner will be caught by her.

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