Ecclesiastes 7:27-29
Christian Standard Bible
27 “Look,” says the Teacher, “I have discovered this by adding one thing to another to find out the explanation, 28 which my soul continually searches for but does not find: I found one person in a thousand, but none of those was a woman.(A) 29 Only see this: I have discovered that God made people upright,(B) but they pursued many schemes.”
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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
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