Ecclesiastes 7:26-29
New American Standard Bible
27Behold, I have discovered this,' says the Preacher, 'by adding one thing to another to find an explanation,
28which 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.
29Behold, I have found only this, that God made people upright, but they have sought out many schemes.'
King James Version
Chapter 7
26And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her. 27Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account: 28Which 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. 29Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 7
26And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a trap: her heart a net and her hands chains. The one who pleases God will escape her, but the sinner will be captured by her. 27"Look," says the Teacher, "I have discovered this by adding one thing to another to find out the explanation, 28which my soul continually searches for but does not find: I found one person in a thousand, but none of those was a woman. 29Only see this: I have discovered that God made people upright, but they pursued many schemes."New Living Translation
27This is my conclusion,' says the Teacher. 'I discovered this after looking at the matter from every possible angle.
28Though 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!
29But I did find this: God created people to be virtuous, but they have each turned to follow their own downward path.'
English Standard Version
Chapter 7
26And I find something more bitter than death: the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are fetters. He who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is taken by her. 27Behold, this is what I found, says the Preacher, while adding one thing to another to find the scheme of things— 28which my soul 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. 29See, this alone I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many schemes.New International Version
27Look,' says the Teacher, 'this is what I have discovered: 'Adding one thing to another to discover the scheme of things--
28while I was still searching but not finding-- I found one upright man among a thousand, but not one upright woman among them all.
29This only have I found: God created mankind upright, but they have gone in search of many schemes.'
New King James Version