NLT
KJV
27. Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, [counting] one by one, to find out the account:
ASV
27. Behold, this have I found, saith the Preacher, laying one thing to another, to find out the account;
ESV
27. Behold, this is what I found, says the Preacher, while adding one thing to another to find the scheme of things-
ERVEN
27. The Teacher says, "I added all this together to see what answer I could find. I am still looking for answers, but I did find this: I found one {good} man in a thousand. But I did not find even one {good} woman.
WEB
27. Behold, this have I found, says the Preacher, one to another, to find out the scheme;
NET
27. The Teacher says: I discovered this while trying to discover the scheme of things, item by item.
NLV
27. "See, I have found this out," says the Preacher. "I have added one thing to another to find the reason,
HCSB
27. "Look," says the Teacher, "this I have discovered, by adding one thing to another to find out the explanation,
YLT
27. See, this I have found, said the Preacher, one to one, to find out the reason
LITV
27. Behold, I have found this, says the Preacher, counting one by one to find out the sum,
RV
27. Behold, this have I found, saith the Preacher; {cf15i laying} one thing to another, to find out the account:
NCV
27. The Teacher says, "This is what I learned: I added all these things together to find some meaning for everything.
MKJV
27. Behold, this I have found, says the Preacher, counting one by one, to find out the sum,
AKJV
27. Behold, this have I found, said the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:
LXXEN
27. 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.
KJV
27. Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, [counting] one by one, to find out the account:
AMP
27. Behold, this I have found, says the Preacher, while weighing one thing after another to find out the right estimate [and the reason]--
KJVP
27. Behold H7200 VQI2MS , this H2088 DPRO have I found H4672 VQQ1MS , saith H559 VQQ3FS the preacher H6953 , [ counting ] one H259 OFS by one H259 , to find out H4672 the account H2808 :
YLT
27. See, this I have found, said the Preacher, one to one, to find out the reason
ASV
27. Behold, this have I found, saith the Preacher, laying one thing to another, to find out the account;
WEB
27. Behold, this have I found, says the Preacher, one to another, to find out the scheme;
NASB
27. Behold, this have I found, says Qoheleth, adding one thing to another that I might discover the answer
ESV
27. Behold, this is what I found, says the Preacher, while adding one thing to another to find the scheme of things-
RV
27. Behold, this have I found, saith the Preacher; {cf15i laying} one thing to another, to find out the account:
RSV
27. Behold, this is what I found, says the Preacher, adding one thing to another to find the sum,
NKJV
27. " Here is what I have found," says the Preacher, "[Adding] one thing to the other to find out the reason,
MKJV
27. Behold, this I have found, says the Preacher, counting one by one, to find out the sum,
AKJV
27. Behold, this have I found, said the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:
NRSV
27. See, this is what I found, says the Teacher, adding one thing to another to find the sum,
NIV
27. "Look," says the Teacher, "this is what I have discovered: "Adding one thing to another to discover the scheme of things--
NIRV
27. "Look," says the Teacher. "Here's what I've discovered. "I added one thing to another to find out everything I could about wisdom.
NLT
27. "This is my conclusion," says the Teacher. "I discovered this after looking at the matter from every possible angle.
MSG
27. At least this is my experience--what I, the Quester, have pieced together as I've tried to make sense of life.
GNB
27. Yes, said the Philosopher, I found this out little by little while I was looking for answers.
NET
27. The Teacher says: I discovered this while trying to discover the scheme of things, item by item.
ERVEN
27. The Teacher says, "I added all this together to see what answer I could find. I am still looking for answers, but I did find this: I found one {good} man in a thousand. But I did not find even one {good} woman.