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Ecclesiastes 7:27

25 I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:

26 And 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.

Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:

28 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.

29 Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Behold,” says the Teacher, “I have discovered this by adding one thing to another to find an explanation.
KJV
Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:
WEB
“Behold, I have found this,” says the Preacher, “to one another, to find an explanation
ASV
Behold, this have I found, saith the Preacher, [laying] one thing to another, to find out the account;
DARBY
See this which I have found, saith the Preacher, [searching] one by one to find out the reason;
BLB
Behold, this I have found, says Qoheleth, one to one to find out the reason—
ÅB
Se, dette fant jeg ut, sier predikeren, idet jeg la det ene til det andre for å finne hovedsummen.
OTB
"Se," sier Læreren, "dette er hva jeg har oppdaget: Å legge en ting til en annen for å finne en forklaring—
B1930
Se, dette fant jeg ut, sier predikeren, idet jeg la det ene til det andre for å finne hovedsummen.

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