This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God.
Ecclesiastes 7:29 - Revised Standard Version Behold, this alone I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many devices. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Behold, this is the only [reason for it that] I have found: God made man upright, but they [men and women] have sought out many devices [for evil]. American Standard Version (1901) Behold, this only have I found: that God made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions. Common English Bible See, this alone I found: God made human beings straightforward, but they search for many complications. Catholic Public Domain Version which my soul still seeks and has not found. One man among a thousand, I have found; a woman among them all, I have not found. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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 is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God.
they provoked the Lord to anger with their doings, and a plague broke out among them.
Thus they became unclean by their acts, and played the harlot in their doings.
O Lord our God, thou didst answer them; thou wast a forgiving God to them, but an avenger of their wrongdoings.
Who is like the wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his countenance is changed.
“For my people are foolish, they know me not; they are stupid children, they have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but how to do good they know not.”
You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created, till iniquity was found in you.
For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by men and hating one another;