Ecclesiastes 7:27-29
New Living Translation
27 “This is my conclusion,” says the Teacher. “I discovered this after looking at the matter from every possible angle. 28 Though I have searched repeatedly, I have not found what I was looking for. Only one out of a thousand men is virtuous, but not one woman! 29 But I did find this: God created people to be virtuous, but they have each turned to follow their own downward path.”
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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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