Ecclesiastes 7:26

84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

ASV Byzantine Text

And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

Asang Khongca Bible

Dongh hoi palok baktiah poekhaih katawn, qui hoiah kakom thaih nongpata loe duekhaih pongah khaa kue, tiah ka panoek; Sithaw zii kami loe anih khae hoiah loih tih, toe kazae kami loe anih khaeah aman tih.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

A lungbuei te tluum neh soh la a tung tih a kut dongah pinyennah aka khueh huta he dueknah lakah khahing la ka hmuh. Pathen mikhmuh ah aka then tah anih aeng lamloh loeih suidae aka tholh tah anih loh a tuuk ni.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Hawaiian Bible 1868

A na loaa mai ia'u keia, o ka wahine nona ka naau e hoohihia ai, a e hoohei ai, nona hoi na lima e paa ai me he kaula la, ua oi aku kona awaawa mamua o ka make; o ka mea maikai imua o ke Akua e pakele no ia mai ona aku la, aka, o ka mea hewa, e hihia auanei oia ia ia.

English Berean Standard Bible

And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is ensnared.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Mwen jwenn yon bagay ki pi rèd pase lanmò. Se fanm. Lè yo di yo renmen ou, se pèlen yo pare pou ou. Lè yo pase bra yo nan kou ou, se chenn yo pase nan kou ou. Yon moun ki fè Bondye plezi va chape anba men yo. Men, moun k'ap fè sa ki mal ap tonbe anba grif yo.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

[Lustravi universa animo meo, ut scirem et considerarem, et quærerem sapientiam, et rationem, et ut cognoscerem impietatem stulti, et errorem imprudentium:

Bible in Basic English

And I saw a thing more bitter than death, even the woman whose heart is full of tricks and nets, and whose hands are as bands. He with whom God is pleased will get free from her, but the sinner will be taken by her.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

et j’ai trouvé plus amère que la mort la femme dont le cœur est [comme] des filets et des rets, [et] dont les mains sont des chaînes : celui qui est agréable à Dieu lui échappera, mais celui qui pèche sera pris par elle.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

I našel jsem věc hořčejší nad smrt, ženu, jejíž srdce tenata, a ruce její okovy. Kdož se líbí Bohu, zachován bývá od ní, ale hříšník bývá od ní jat.

Kosraean Bible

Oasr ma nga konauk mwen liki na misa uh, pa mutan se su lungse lal uh oana sie sruhf ku sie nwek. Paol ac sruokkomi oana soko sein. Sie mukul su oru ma lungse lun God el ku in kaingla liki mutan sac, a funu sie mukul koluk, mutan sac ac sruokilyana.

World Portuguese Bible

Eu acho mais amarga do que a morte a mulher cujo coração é laços e armadilhas, cujas mãos são correntes. Aquele que agrada a Deus escapará dela; mas o pecador será enlaçado por ela.

Romanian BTF Bible

Și găsesc mai amară decât moartea pe femeia a cărei inimă este capcane și plase, și mâinile ei cătușe; oricine place lui Dumnezeu va scăpa de ea, dar păcătosul va fi luat de ea.

Brenton English Septuagint

And I find her to be, and I will pronounce to be more bitter than death the woman which is a snare, and her heart nets, who has a band in her hands: he that is good in the sight of God shall be delivered from her; but the sinner shall be caught by her.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ကျော့ကွင်းနှင့်ပိုက်ကွန်တို့ကို ကြံစည်ပြင်ဆင်၍ ကြိုးနှင့်ချည်နှောင်တတ်သော မိန်းမသည်၊ သေခြင်းထက် သာ၍ ခါးသည်ကို ငါတွေ့ပြီ။ ဘုရားသခင် စိတ်တွေ့ တော်မူသောသူသာလျှင်၊ ထိုမိန်းမလက်နှင့် လွတ်လိမ့် မည်။ အပြစ်ပြုတတ်သောသူကိုကား၊ ဘမ်းမိလိမ့်မည်။

Darby Translation

and I found more bitter than death the woman whose heart is nets and snares, [and] whose hands are bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be caught by her.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Und ich fand, was bitterer ist als der Tod: das Weib, welches Netzen gleicht, und dessen Herz Fanggarne, dessen Hände Fesseln sind. Wer Gott wohlgefällig ist, wird ihr entrinnen; aber der Sünder wird durch sie gefangen werden.

Dutch Bible 1917

En ik vond een bitterder ding, dan de dood: een vrouw, welker hart netten en garen, en haar handen banden zijn; wie goed is voor Gods aangezicht, zal van haar ontkomen; daarentegen de zondaar zal van haar gevangen worden.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

En ik vond, dat de vrouw bitterder is dan de dood, Want zij is een valstrik; Haar hart is een net, haar handen zijn boeien. Wie Gode behaagt, ontsnapt er aan; Maar de zondaar wordt er door gevangen.

Italian Diodati Bible

ed ho trovata una cosa più amara che la morte, cioè: quella donna che non è altro che reti, e il cui cuore non è altro che giacchi, e le cui mani son tanti lacci; l'uomo gradevole a Dio scamperà da essa; ma il peccatore sarà preso da lei .

Douay-Rheims 1899

I have surveyed all things with my mind, to know, and consider, and seek out wisdom and reason: and to know the wickedness of the fool, and the error of the imprudent:

Geneva Bible 1599

It is farre off, what may it be? and it is a profound deepenesse, who can finde it?

Noyes Bible

And I found more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands bands. He that pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be caught by her.

Danish Bible 1931

Og beskere end Døden fandt jeg Kvinden, thi hun er et Fangegarn; hendes Hjerte er et Net og hendes Arme Lænker. Den, som er Gud kær, undslipper hende, men Synderen bliver hendes Fange.

Leeser Tanakh

And I find as more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are bonds: he that is deemed good before God will escape from her; but the sinner will be caught by her.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

and I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands; whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

King James Version

And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

King James Version + Apocrypha

And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Ta tìm thấy một điều cay đắng hơn sự chết, ấy là một người đờn bà có lòng giống như lưới bẫy, tay tợ như dây tói: ai ở đẹp lòng Đức Chúa Trời sẽ thoát khỏi nó; còn kẻ có tội sẽ bị nó vấn lấy.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

and I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

Revised West Version

Pea ʻoku ou ʻilo ʻoku kona lahi hake ʻi he mate ʻae fefine ko ia ʻoku tatau hono loto mo e tauhele mo e kupenga, pea ko hono nima ʻoku hangē ko e ngaahi haʻi: ka ko ia ia ʻoku lelei ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ʻOtua, ʻe hao ia mei ai; ka ʻe moʻua ʻae angahala kiate ia.

French Ostervald Bible

Et j'ai trouvé plus amère que la mort, la femme dont le cœur est un piège et un filet, et dont les mains sont des liens; celui qui est agréable à Dieu lui échappera; mais le pécheur sera pris par elle.

Esperanto Bible

Kaj mi trovas, ke pli malbona ol la morto estas la virino, kiu estas kaptilo, kaj kies koro estas reto, kaj kies manoj estas katenoj; tiu, kiu plaĉas al Dio, sin savos de ŝi, sed pekulo estos kaptita de ŝi.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Et j’ai trouvé plus amère que la mort la femme dont le cœur est un piège et un filet, et dont les mains sont des liens; celui qui est agréable à Dieu lui échappe, mais le pécheur est pris par elle.

German Luther Bible 1912

und fand, daß bitterer sei denn der Tod ein solches Weib, dessen Herz Netz und Strick ist und deren Hände Bande sind. Wer Gott gefällt, der wird ihr entrinnen; aber der Sünder wird durch sie gefangen.

LXX2012 U. S. English

I and my heart went round about to know, and to examine, and to seek wisdom, and the account of things, and to know the folly and trouble and madness of the ungodly man.

British English Septuagint 2012

I and my heart went round about to know, and to examine, and to seek wisdom, and the account of things, and to know the folly and trouble and madness of the ungodly man.

Majority Standard BIble

And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is ensnared.

Webster Bible

And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoever pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

Revised Version

And I find a thing more bitter than death, even the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

Italian Riveduta Bible

e ho trovato una cosa più amara della morte: la donna ch’è tutta tranelli, il cui cuore non è altro che reti, e le cui mani sono catene; colui ch’è gradito a Dio le sfugge, ma il peccatore riman preso da lei.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Je trouve plus amère que la mort la femme dont le cœur est fait de pièges et de filets, et dont les mains sont des chaînes. Celui qui plaît à Dieu lui échappera, mais le pécheur sera pris par elle.

Reina Valera 1909

Y yo he hallado más amarga que la muerte la mujer, la cual es redes, y lazos su corazón; sus manos como ligaduras. El que agrada á Dios escapará de ella; mas el pecador será preso en ella.

Spanish BLL

He encontrado algo más amargo que la muerte: a la mujer que es como una trampa, cuyo corazón es una red y sus manos son cadenas. El que agrada a Dios escapará de ella, pero el pecador caerá en sus redes.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Y he hallado más amarga que la muerte a la mujer cuyo corazón es lazos y redes, y sus manos ligaduras. El que agrada a Dios escapará de ella; mas el pecador quedará en ella preso.

Croatian Bible

Otkrih da ima nešto gorče od smrti - žena, ona je zamka, srce joj je mreža, a ruke okovi; tko je Bogu drag, izmiče joj, a grešnik je njezin sužanj.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

I nađoh da je gorča od smrti žena kojoj je srce mreža i pruglo, kojoj su ruke okovi; ko je mio Bogu, sačuvaće se od nje, a grešnika će uhvatiti ona.

German Textbibel

Und bitterer als den Tod erfand ich das Weib; denn sie gleicht einem Netz, und ihr Herz einem Fanggarn, ihre Hände Fesseln. Wer Gott gefällt, entrinnt ihr, aber der Sünder wird durch sie gefangen.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And I find her to be, and I will pronounce to be More bitter than death the woman which is a snare, And her heart nets, Who has a band in her hands: He that is good in the sight of God shall be delivered from her; But the sinner shall be caught by her.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וּמוֹצֶ֨א אֲנִ֜י מַ֣ר מִמָּ֗וֶת אֶת־הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ אֲשֶׁר־הִ֨יא מְצוֹדִ֧ים וַחֲרָמִ֛ים לִבָּ֖הּ אֲסוּרִ֣ים יָדֶ֑יהָ ט֞וֹב לִפְנֵ֤י הָאֱלֹהִים֙ יִמָּלֵ֣ט מִמֶּ֔נָּה וְחוֹטֵ֖א יִלָּ֥כֶד בָּֽהּ׃