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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.

ASV

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.

AMP

which I am still seeking but have not found. I have found one man among a thousand [who pleases God], but I have not found [such] a woman among all these [a thousand in my harem].

AMPC

Which I am still seeking but have not found—one upright man among a thousand have I found, but an upright woman among all those [one thousand in my harem] have I not found.

BRG

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.

CSB

which my soul continually searches for but does not find: I found one person in a thousand, but none of those was a woman.

CEB

But there’s something that I constantly searched for but couldn’t find: I found one man among a thousand, but I couldn’t find a woman among any of these.

CJB

I searched a long time without finding it: one man in a thousand I have found, but a woman among all those I have not found.

CEV

but so far I have not been able to. I do know there is one good man in a thousand, but never have I found a good woman.

DARBY

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.

DRA

Lo this have I found, said Ecclesiastes, weighing one thing after another, that I might find out the account,

ERV

The Teacher says, “I added all this together to see what answer I could find. I am still looking for answers, but I did find this: I found one good man in a thousand. But I did not find even one good woman.

EASY

I continued to try to learn more and more. But I could not find the answers. Among one thousand people, I found one good man. But among them all, I did not find a good woman.

EHV

this is something my soul keeps seeking but has not found. One man out of a thousand I have found, but a woman among all these I have not found.

ESV

which my soul has sought repeatedly, but I have not found. One man among a thousand I found, but a woman among all these I have not found.

ESVUK

which my soul has sought repeatedly, but I have not found. One man among a thousand I found, but a woman among all these I have not found.

EXB

While I was searching and not finding, I found one man among a thousand. But I did not find a woman among all these [^Cthat is a good woman].

GNV

And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is as nets and snares, and her hands as bands: he that is good before God, shall be delivered from her, but the sinner shall be taken by her.

I am still seeking a reason for things, but have not found any. I found one man out of a thousand who had it, but out of all these I didn’t find one woman.

GNT

I have looked for other answers but have found none. I found one man in a thousand that I could respect, but not one woman.

HCSB

which my soul continually searches for but does not find: among a thousand people I have found one true man, but among all these I have not found a true woman.

ICB

I am still looking for it, but I have not found it. But I did discover that truly good people are hard to find. Such people are one in a million!

ISV

Among the things I seek but have not found: one man among a thousand I did find, but I have not found one woman to be wise among all these.

JUB

which my soul yet seeks, but I find not: one man among a thousand I have found, but a woman among all those I have not found.

KJV

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.

AKJV

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.

LSB

which my soul still seeks but has not found. I have found one man out of a thousand, but I have not found a woman among all these.

LEB

What my heart sought, I did not find. Although I found one righteous man among one thousand, I did not find one upright woman among all these.

TLB

This is my conclusion, says the Preacher. Step by step I came to this result after researching in every direction: One tenth of one percent of the men I interviewed could be said to be wise, but not one woman!

MSG

One discovery: A woman can be a bitter pill to swallow, full of seductive scheming and grasping. The lucky escape her; the undiscerning get caught. At least this is my experience—what I, the Quester, have pieced together as I’ve tried to make sense of life. But the wisdom I’ve looked for I haven’t found. I didn’t find one man or woman in a thousand worth my while. Yet I did spot one ray of light in this murk: God made men and women true and upright; we’re the ones who’ve made a mess of things.

MEV

which my soul still seeks but I do not find: One man among a thousand I have found, but a woman among all these I have not found.

NOG

I am still seeking a reason for things, but have not found any. I found one man out of a thousand who had it, but out of all these I didn’t find one woman.

NABRE

What my soul still seeks and has yet to find is this: “One man out of a thousand have I found, but a woman among them all I have not found.”

NASB

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.

NASB1995

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.

NCB

which my mind has sought repeatedly but has not yet discovered, I have found one man out of a thousand, but a woman among them all I have not found.

NCV

While I was searching, I did not find one man among the thousands I found. Nor did I find a woman among all these.

NET

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.

NIRV

I searched and searched but found very little. I did find one honest man among a thousand. But I didn’t find one honest woman among a thousand.

NIV

while I was still searching but not finding— I found one upright man among a thousand, but not one upright woman among them all.

NIVUK

while I was still searching but not finding – I found one upright man among a thousand, but not one upright woman among them all.

NKJV

Which my soul still seeks but I cannot find: One man among a thousand I have found, But a woman among all these I have not found.

NLV

which I am still looking for but have not found. I have found one man among a thousand, but I have not found a woman among all these.

NLT

Though I have searched repeatedly, I have not found what I was looking for. Only one out of a thousand men is virtuous, but not one woman!

NRSVA