American Standard Version
"Behold, this only have I found: that God made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions. "
— Ecclesiastes 7:29, American Standard Version
“Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions. ”
“Behold, this only have I found: that God made man upright; but they search for many schemes."”
“This alone have I discovered: God made humankind upright, but they have sought many evil schemes.”
“Which yet my soul seeketh, and I have not found it. One man among a thousand I have found, a woman among them all I have not found.”
“This only have I seen, that God made men upright, but they have been searching out all sorts of inventions.”
“Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions. ”
And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
Behold, this have I found, saith the Preacher, laying one thing to another, to find out the account;
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.
Behold, this only have I found: that God made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.