Ecclesiastes 7:29 | |
NASB: "Behold, I have found only this, that God made men upright, but they have sought out many devices." (NASB ©1995) GWT: I have found only this: God made people decent, but they looked for many ways [to avoid being decent]." (GOD'S WORD®) KJV: Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions. ASV: Behold, this only have I found: that God made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions. BBE: This only have I seen, that God made men upright, but they have been searching out all sorts of inventions. DBY: Only see this which I have found: that God made man upright, but they have sought out many devices. JPS: Behold, this only have I found, that God made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions. WBS: Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions. WEB: Behold, this only have I found: that God made man upright; but they search for many schemes. YLT: See, this alone I have found, that God made man upright, and they -- they have sought out many devices. | |
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