Ecclesiastes 7:29
American King James Version (AKJV)
See, this only have I found, that God has made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Behold, this only have I found: that God made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
Berean Study Bible (BSB)
Only this have I found: I have discovered that God made men upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
This only have I seen, that God made men upright, but they have been searching out all sorts of inventions.
Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)
This alone have I discovered: that God made man righteous, and yet he has adulterated himself with innumerable questions. Who is so great as the wise? And who has understood the meaning of the word?
Darby Bible (DBY)
Only see this which I have found: that God made man upright, but they have sought out many devices.
Douay–Rheims Version (DRV)
Only this I have found, that God made man right, and he hath entangled himself with an infinity of questions. Who is as the wise man? and who hath known the resolution of the word?
English Revised Version (ERV)
Behold, this only have I found, that God made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
Free Bible Version (FBV)
But I did find this one thing: God made people to do what's right, but they have followed their own ideas.
JPS Tanakh 1917 Old Testament / Weymouth New Testament (JPS / WNT)
Behold, this only have I found, that God made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
King James Version (KJV)
Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
New Heart English Bible (NHEB)
Look, this only have I found, that God made humankind upright, but they search for many schemes.
Webster Bible (Webster)
Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
World English Bible (WEB)
Behold, this only have I found: that God made man upright; but they search for many schemes.|
World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBB)
Behold, I have only found this: that God made mankind upright; but they search for many inventions.”
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
See, this alone I have found, that God made man upright, and they — they have sought out many devices.