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Ecclesiastes 7:26-28
The Voice
Ecclesiastes 7:26-28
The Voice
26 Along this journey, I discovered something more bitter than death—a seductive woman. Her heart is a trap and net. Her hands shackle your wrists. Those who seek to please God will escape her clutches, but sinners will be caught in her trap. 27 Look at this! After investigating the matter thoroughly to find out why things are as they are, 28 I realize that although I kept on searching, I have not found what I am looking for. Only one man in a thousand have I found, but I could not find a single woman among all of these who knows this.
Ecclesiastes 7:26-28
King James Version
Ecclesiastes 7:26-28
King James Version
26 And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
27 Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:
28 Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.
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Eclesiastés 7:26-28
La Biblia de las Américas
Eclesiastés 7:26-28
La Biblia de las Américas
26 Y hallé más amarga que la muerte(A)
a la mujer cuyo corazón es lazos(B) y redes,
cuyas manos son cadenas.
Él que agrada a Dios escapará de ella(C),
pero el pecador será por ella apresado(D).
27 Mira —dice el Predicador— he descubierto esto,
agregando una cosa a otra para hallar la razón,
28 que mi alma está todavía buscando mas no ha hallado:
He hallado a un hombre entre mil,
pero mujer entre todas estas no he hallado(E).
Ecclesiastes 7:26-28
New King James Version
Ecclesiastes 7:26-28
New King James Version
26 (A)And I find more bitter than death
The woman whose heart is snares and nets,
Whose hands are fetters.
[a]He who pleases God shall escape from her,
But the sinner shall be trapped by her.
27 “Here is what I have found,” says (B)the Preacher,
“Adding one thing to the other to find out the reason,
28 Which my soul still seeks but I cannot find:
(C)One man among a thousand I have found,
But a woman among all these I have not found.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 7:26 Lit. He who is good before God
Ecclesiastes 7:26-28
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 7:26-28
New International Version
26 I find more bitter than death
the woman who is a snare,(A)
whose heart is a trap
and whose hands are chains.
The man who pleases God will escape her,
but the sinner she will ensnare.(B)
27 “Look,” says the Teacher,[a](C) “this is what I have discovered:
“Adding one thing to another to discover the scheme of things—
28 while I was still searching
but not finding—
I found one upright man among a thousand,
but not one upright woman(D) among them all.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 7:27 Or the leader of the assembly
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