Ecclesiastes 7:27-29
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 7
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
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
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
Chapter 7
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
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
Chapter 7
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