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"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."
— Ecclesiastes 7:28, NET Bible
“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.”
“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.”
True Righteousness and Wisdom Are Virtually Nonexistent I tried to understand, examine, and comprehend the role of wisdom in the scheme of things, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the insanity of folly.
I discovered this: More bitter than death is the kind of woman who is like a hunter’s snare; her heart is like a hunter’s net and her hands are like prison chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is captured by her.
The Teacher says: I discovered this while trying to discover the scheme of things, item by item.
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.
This alone have I discovered: God made humankind upright, but they have sought many evil schemes.