Ecclesiastes 7:27 - Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁷ And I have discovered a woman more bitter than death: she who is like the snare of a hunter, and whose heart is like a net, and whose hands are like chains. Whoever pleases God shall flee from her. But whoever is a sinner shall be seized by her.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁷ Behold, this have I found, saith the Preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁷ Behold, this I have found, says the Preacher, while weighing one thing after another to find out the right estimate [and the reason]–

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁷ Behold, this have I found, saith the Preacher, laying one thing to another, to find out the account;

Common English Bible

²⁷ See, this is what I found, says the Teacher, examining one matter after another to account for things.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁷ And I have found a woman more bitter than death, who is the hunter's snare, and her heart is a net, and her hands are bands. He that pleaseth God shall escape from her: but he that is a sinner, shall be caught by her.

English Standard Version 2016

²⁷ Behold, this is what I found, says the Preacher, while adding one thing to another to find the scheme of things—

Ecclesiastes 7:27 Tagairtí Cros

Ecclesiastes 1:12

I, Ecclesiastes, was king of Israel at Jerusalem.

Ecclesiastes 7:26

I have examined all things in my soul, so that I may know, and consider, and seek out wisdom and reason, and so that I may recognize the impiety of the foolish, and the error of the imprudent.

Ecclesiastes 7:28

Behold, Ecclesiastes said, I have discovered these things, one after another, in order that I might discover the explanation