The woman whose heart is snares and nets,
Whose hands are fetters.
1He who pleases God shall escape from her,
But the sinner shall be trapped by her.
“Adding one thing to the other to find out the reason,
aOne man among a thousand I have found,
But a woman among all these I have not found.
aThat God made man upright,
But bthey have sought out many schemes.”
| << Ecclesiastes 7:27 | Ecclesiastes 7:29 >> |
American Standard Version
which my soul still seeketh, but I have not found: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.
Amplified® Bible
Which I am still seeking but have not found--one upright man among a thousand have I found, but an upright woman among all those [one thousand in my harem] have I not found.
Contemporary English Version
but so far I have not been able to. I do know there is one good man in a thousand, but never have I found a good woman.
Darby English Version
which my soul yet seeketh, and I have not found: one man among a thousand have I found, but a woman among all those have I not found.
Good News Bible
I have looked for other answers but have found none. I found one man in a thousand that I could respect, but not one woman.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
which I am still seeking but have not found. I have found one man among a thousand, but I have not found a woman among all these.
New International Version
while I was still searching
but not finding—
I found one upright man among a thousand,
but not one upright woman among them all.
New King James Version
Which my soul still seeks but I cannot find:
One man among a thousand I have found,
But a woman among all these I have not found.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
which I still seek but have not found. I have found one man among a thousand, but I have not found a woman among all these.
Revised Standard Version
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.
Young's Literal Translation
(that still my soul had sought, and I had not found), One man, a teacher, I have found, and a woman among all these I have not found.
| << Ecclesiastes 7:27 | Ecclesiastes 7:29 >> |
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