Ecclesiastes 7:29 - Compare All Versions

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One discovery: A woman can be a bitter pill to swallow, full of seductive scheming and grasping. The lucky escape her; the undiscerning get caught. At least this is my experience—what I, the Quester, have pieced together as I’ve tried to make sense of life. But the wisdom I’ve looked for I haven’t found. I didn’t find one man or woman in a thousand worth my while. Yet I did spot one ray of light in this murk: God made men and women true and upright; we’re the ones who’ve made a mess of things.

Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

Behold, I have found only this, that God made men upright, but they have sought out many devices.”

One thing I have learned: God made people good, but they have found all kinds of ways to be bad.”

Behold, this only have I found: that God made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

This only have I found: God created mankind upright, but they have gone in search of many schemes.”

Truly, this only I have found: That God made man upright, But they have sought out many schemes.”

Behold, I have found only this [as a reason]: God made man upright and uncorrupted, but they [both men and women] have sought out many devices [for evil].”

But I did find this: God created people to be virtuous, but they have each turned to follow their own downward path.”

See, this alone I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many schemes.