If there be with him an angel, An interpreter, one among a thousand, To shew unto man what is right for him;
Ecclesiastes 7:28 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 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. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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. [I Kings 11:3.] American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible 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. Catholic Public Domain Version Behold, Ecclesiastes said, I have discovered these things, one after another, in order that I might discover the explanation Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Lo this have I found, said Ecclesiastes, weighing one thing after another, that I might find out the account, |
If there be with him an angel, An interpreter, one among a thousand, To shew unto man what is right for him;
Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; For the faithful fail from among the children of men.
Behold, this have I found, saith the Preacher; laying one thing to another, to find out the account:
With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgements are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.