Ecclesiastes 7:27-29
New American Standard Bible
27 “Behold, I have discovered this,” says the Preacher, “by adding one thing to another to find an explanation, 28 which [a]I am still seeking but have not found. I have found one man among a thousand, but I have not found a (A)woman among all these. 29 Behold, I have found only this, that (B)God made people upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”
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- Ecclesiastes 7:28 Lit my soul still seeks
Ecclesiastes 7:27-29
Common English Bible
27 See, this is what I found, says the Teacher, examining one matter after another to account for things. 28 But there’s something that I constantly searched for but couldn’t find: I found one man among a thousand, but I couldn’t find a woman among any of these.[a]
29 See, this alone I found: God made human beings straightforward, but they search for many complications.
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- Ecclesiastes 7:28 Heb uncertain
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