Ecclesiastes 7:29 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Lo, this only have I found, that God hath 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.
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.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Only see this which I have found: that God made man upright, but they have sought out many devices.
World English Bible (WEB)
Behold, this only have I found: that God made man upright; but they search for many schemes.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
See, this alone I have found, that God made man upright, and they -- they have sought out many devices.
| Lo, | לְבַד֙ | lĕbad | leh-VAHD |
| this | רְאֵה | rĕʾē | reh-A |
| only | זֶ֣ה | ze | zeh |
| found, I have | מָצָ֔אתִי | māṣāʾtî | ma-TSA-tee |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| God | עָשָׂ֧ה | ʿāśâ | ah-SA |
| hath made | הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים | hāʾĕlōhîm | ha-ay-loh-HEEM |
| אֶת | ʾet | et | |
| man | הָאָדָ֖ם | hāʾādām | ha-ah-DAHM |
| upright; | יָשָׁ֑ר | yāšār | ya-SHAHR |
| but they | וְהֵ֥מָּה | wĕhēmmâ | veh-HAY-ma |
| have sought out | בִקְשׁ֖וּ | biqšû | veek-SHOO |
| many | חִשְּׁבֹנ֥וֹת | ḥiššĕbōnôt | hee-sheh-voh-NOTE |
| inventions. | רַבִּֽים׃ | rabbîm | ra-BEEM |