| NETBible | This alone have I discovered: God made humankind upright, but they have sought many evil schemes. |
| NIV © |
This only have I found: God made mankind upright, but men have gone in search of many schemes." |
| NASB © |
"Behold, I have found only this, that God made men upright, but they have sought out many devices." |
| NLT © |
I discovered that God created people to be upright, but they have each turned to follow their own downward path." |
| MSG © |
Yet I did spot one ray of light in this murk: God made men and women true and upright; [we're] the ones who've made a mess of things. |
| BBE © |
This only have I seen, that God made men upright, but they have been searching out all sorts of inventions. |
| NRSV © |
See, this alone I found, that God made human beings straightforward, but they have devised many schemes. |
| NKJV © |
Truly, this only I have found: That God made man upright, But they have sought out many schemes." |
| KJV | Lo <07200> (8798)_, this only <0905> have I found <04672> (8804)_, that God <0430> hath made <06213> (8804) man <0120> upright <03477>_; but they have sought out <01245> (8765) many <07227> inventions <02810>_. |
| NASB © |
"Behold <7200> , I have found <4672> only <905> this <2088> , that God <430> made <6213> men <120> upright <3477> , but they have sought <1245> out many <7227> devices ."<2810> |
| LXXM | plhn <4133> ADV ide <3708> V-AAD-2S touto <3778> D-ASN euron <2147> V-AAI-1S o <3739> R-NSM epoihsen <4160> V-AAI-3S o <3588> T-NSM yeov <2316> N-NSM sun <4862> PREP ton <3588> T-ASM anyrwpon <444> N-ASM euyh {A-ASM} kai <2532> CONJ autoi <846> D-NPM ezhthsan <2212> V-AAI-3P logismouv <3053> N-APM pollouv <4183> A-APM |
| NET [draft] ITL | This <02088> alone <0905> have I discovered <04672> : God <0430> made <06213> humankind <0120> upright <03477> , but they <01992> have sought <01245> many <07227> evil schemes .<02810> |
| HEBREW | Mybr <07227> twnbsx <02810> wsqb <01245> hmhw <01992> rsy <03477> Mdah <0120> ta <0853> Myhlah <0430> hve <06213> rsa <0834> ytaum <04672> hz <02088> har <07200> dbl (7:29) <0905> |