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"Behold, Ecclesiastes said, I have discovered these things, one after another, in order that I might discover the explanation "
— Ecclesiastes 7:28, Catholic Public Domain 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.”
“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. ”
“which my soul still seeks; but I have not found. One man among a thousand have I found; but I have not found a woman among all those.”
“What I have continually sought, I have not found; I have found only one upright man among a thousand, but I have not found one upright woman among all of them.”
“Lo this have I found, said Ecclesiastes, weighing one thing after another, that I might find out the account,”
“For which my soul is still searching, but I have it not; one man among a thousand have I seen; but a woman among all these I have not seen.”
“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.”
so much more than it was before. Wisdom is very profound, so who shall reveal her?
I have examined all things in my soul, so that I may know, and consider, and seek out wisdom and reason, and so that I may recognize the impiety of the foolish, and the error of the imprudent.
And I have discovered a woman more bitter than death: she who is like the snare of a hunter, and whose heart is like a net, and whose hands are like chains. Whoever pleases God shall flee from her. But whoever is a sinner shall be seized by her.
Behold, Ecclesiastes said, I have discovered these things, one after another, in order that I might discover the explanation
which my soul still seeks and has not found. One man among a thousand, I have found; a woman among them all, I have not found.
This alone have I discovered: that God made man righteous, and yet he has adulterated himself with innumerable questions. Who is so great as the wise? And who has understood the meaning of the word?