Ecclesiastes 7:28
“Which yet my soule seeketh, but I finde not: one man among a thousand haue I found, but a woman among all those haue I not found.”
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Ecclesiastes 7:28 Context
26And I finde more bitter then death, the woman whose heart is snares & nets, and her handes as bands: who so pleaseth God, shall escape from her, but the sinner shall be taken by her. 27Behold, this haue I found (saith the Preacher) counting one by one to finde out the account: 28Which yet my soule seeketh, but I finde not: one man among a thousand haue I found, but a woman among all those haue I not found. 29Loe, this onely haue I found, that God hath made man vpright: but they haue sought out many inuentions.
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Other Translations for Ecclesiastes 7:28
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.
- King James Version
which 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.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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.
- American Standard Version (1901)
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.
- Basic English Bible
which my soul yet seeketh, and I have not found: one man among a thousand have I found, but a woman among all those have I not found.
- Darby 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.
- Webster's Bible
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.
- World English Bible
(that still my soul had sought, and I had not found), One man, a teacher, I have found, and a woman among all these I have not found.
- Youngs Literal Bible
which yet my soul sought, but I found not; one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Ecclesiastes 7:28
7:28 Yet seeketh - I returned to search again with more earnestness. I find not - That it was so, he found, but the reason of the thing he could not find out. One man - A wise and virtuous man. A woman - One worthy of that name; one who is not a dishonour to her sex. Among - In that thousand whom I have taken into intimate society with myself.