Ecclesiastes 7:29

84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

Behold, this only have I found: that God made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

ASV Byzantine Text

Behold, this only have I found: that God made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

Asang Khongca Bible

Khenah, ka hnuk ih hmuen maeto loe, Sithaw mah kami to katoengah sak, toe kaminawk loe pop parai hmuen to sak hanah pakrong o lat.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

He bueng mah so lah. Pathen loh hlang he a thuem la a saii coeng dae amih loh phuengnah muep a tlap uh te ka hmuh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

He bueng mah so lah. Pathen loh hlang he a thuem la a saii coeng dae amih loh phuengnah muep a tlap uh te ka hmuh.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Aia hoi, eia ka mea i loaa mai ia'u: Hana iho la ke Akua i ke kanaka i mea pololei, aka hoi, ua imi oia i na mea kekee he nui wale.

English Berean Standard Bible

Only this have I found: I have discovered that God made men upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Men sa ase mwen jwenn: Bondye kreye moun pou yo viv san pwoblèm, li mete yon chemen tou dwat devan yo, men se yo menm ki chache traka bay tèt yo.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

quam adhuc quærit anima mea, et non inveni. Virum de mille unum reperi; mulierem ex omnibus non inveni.

Bible in Basic English

This only have I seen, that God made men upright, but they have been searching out all sorts of inventions.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Seulement, voici, j’ai trouvé que Dieu a fait l’homme droit ; mais eux, ils ont cherché beaucoup de raisonnements.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Obzvláštně pohleď i na to, což jsem nalezl: Že učinil Bůh člověka dobrého, ale oni následovali smyšlínek rozličných.

Kosraean Bible

Pa inge ma nga lotela: God El orekutla suwohs ac pwaye, ac kut sifacna oru kut in arulana fohsak.

World Portuguese Bible

Eis que encontrei apenas isto: que Deus fez a humanidade reta; mas eles buscam muitas invenções.”

Romanian BTF Bible

Iată, numai aceasta am găsit, că Dumnezeu a făcut pe om integru, dar ei au umblat după multe născociri.

Brenton English Septuagint

But, behold, this have I found, that God made man upright; but they have sought out many devices. Who knows the wise? and who knows the interpretation of a saying?

Burmese Common Language Bible

ငါတွေ့သောအရာ တခုတည်းဟူမူကား၊ ဘုရား သခင်သည် လူကိုဖြောင့်မတ်အောင် ဖန်ဆင်းတော်မူ သော်လည်း၊ လူတို့သည် များပြာသော အကြံအစည်တို့ကို ရှာဖွေကြံစည်ကြပြီ။

Darby Translation

Only see this which I have found: that God made man upright, but they have sought out many devices.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Allein, siehe, dieses habe ich gefunden, daß Gott den Menschen aufrichtig geschaffen hat; sie aber haben viele Ränke gesucht.

Dutch Bible 1917

Alleenlijk ziet, dit heb ik gevonden, dat God den mens recht gemaakt heeft, maar zij hebben veel vonden gezocht.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Alleen dit heb ik gevonden: God heeft de mensen rechtschapen gemaakt, Maar zelf zoeken zij allerlei slechtheid.

Italian Diodati Bible

Sol ecco ciò che io ho trovato: che Iddio ha fatto l'uomo diritto ; ma gli uomini hanno ricercati molti discorsi .

Douay-Rheims 1899

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Beholde, sayth the Preacher, this haue I found, seeking one by one to finde the count:

Noyes Bible

Lo, this only have I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many devices.

Danish Bible 1931

Dog se, det fandt jeg, at Gud har skabt Menneskene, som de bør være; men de har så mange sære Ting for.

Leeser Tanakh

Lo, this only did I find, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought for many [sinful] devices.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

Behold, this only have I found, that God made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

King James Version

Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

King James Version + Apocrypha

Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Nhưng nầy là điều ta tìm được: Đức Chúa Trời đã dựng nên người ngay thẳng; song loài người có tìm kiếm ra lắm mưu kế.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

Revised West Version

Vakai, ko eni pe ʻae meʻa kuo u ʻiloʻi, naʻe ngaohi ʻae tangata ʻe he ʻOtua ʻi he angatonu; ka kuo nau kumi ki he ngaahi filioʻi lahi.

French Ostervald Bible

Seulement voici ce que j'ai trouvé: c'est que Dieu a fait l'homme droit; mais ils ont cherché beaucoup de discours.

Esperanto Bible

Nur ĉi tion mi trovis, ke Dio kreis la homon virtema; sed la homoj fordonis sin al multaj artifikoj.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Seulement, voici ce que j’ai trouvé, c’est que Dieu a fait les hommes droits; mais ils ont cherché beaucoup de détours.

German Luther Bible 1912

Allein schaue das: ich habe gefunden, daß Gott den Menschen hat aufrichtig gemacht; aber sie suchen viele Künste.

LXX2012 U. S. English

which my soul sought after, but I found not: for I have found one man of a thousand; but a woman in all these I have not found.

British English Septuagint 2012

which my soul sought after, but I found not: for I have found one man of a thousand; but a woman in all these I have not found.

Majority Standard BIble

Only this have I found: I have discovered that God made mankind upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”

Webster Bible

Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

Revised Version

Behold, this only have I found, that God made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Questo soltanto ho trovato: che Dio ha fatto l’uomo retto, ma gli uomini hanno cercato molti sotterfugi.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Voici seulement ce que j'ai trouvé : Dieu a créé les humains droits, mais ils ont recherché bien des artifices. »

Reina Valera 1909

He aquí, solamente he hallado esto: que Dios hizo al hombre recto, mas ellos buscaron muchas cuentas.

Spanish BLL

Solo he llegado a esta conclusión: Dios hizo a los seres humanos sencillos y rectos, pero ellos se han buscado demasiadas artimañas.”

Spanish Free Bible for the World

He aquí, solamente esto he hallado: que Dios hizo al hombre recto, pero ellos buscaron muchas perversas trazas.»

Croatian Bible

Otkrih ovo: Bog stvori čovjeka jednostavnim, a on snuje nebrojene spletke.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Samo, gle, ovo nađoh: da je Bog stvorio čoveka dobrog; a oni traže svakojake pomisli.

German Textbibel

Nur dies, siehe, habe ich gefunden, daß Gott den Menschen gerade geschaffen hat, sie aber suchen viele Künste.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

But, behold, this have I found, That God made man upright; But they have sought out many devices. Who knows the wise? And who knows the interpretation of a saying?

Hebrew OT (WLC)

לְבַד֙ רְאֵה־זֶ֣ה מָצָ֔אתִי אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֧ה הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים אֶת־הָאָדָ֖ם יָשָׁ֑ר וְהֵ֥מָּה בִקְשׁ֖וּ חִשְּׁבֹנ֥וֹת רַבִּֽים׃