Ecclesiastes 7:27-29
English Standard Version
27 Behold, this is what I found, says (A)the Preacher, while adding one thing to another to find the scheme of things— 28 which my soul has sought repeatedly, but I have not found. (B)One man among a thousand I found, but (C)a woman among all these I have not found. 29 See, this alone I found, that (D)God made man upright, but (E)they have sought out many schemes.
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Ecclesiastes 7:27-29
Revised Standard Version
27 Behold, this is what I found, says the Preacher, adding one thing to another to find the sum, 28 which my mind has sought repeatedly, but I have not found. One man among a thousand I found, but a woman among all these I have not found. 29 Behold, this alone I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many devices.
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