Ecclesiastes 7:28 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.
American Standard Version (ASV)
which my soul still seeketh, but I have not found: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
For which my soul is still searching, but I have it not; one man among a thousand have I seen; but a woman among all these I have not seen.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
which my soul yet seeketh, and I have not found: one man among a thousand have I found, but a woman among all those have I not found.
World English Bible (WEB)
which my soul still seeks; but I have not found: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
(that still my soul had sought, and I had not found), One man, a teacher, I have found, and a woman among all these I have not found.
| Which | אֲשֶׁ֛ר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| yet | עוֹד | ʿôd | ode |
| my soul | בִּקְשָׁ֥ה | biqšâ | beek-SHA |
| seeketh, | נַפְשִׁ֖י | napšî | nahf-SHEE |
| find I but | וְלֹ֣א | wĕlōʾ | veh-LOH |
| not: | מָצָ֑אתִי | māṣāʾtî | ma-TSA-tee |
| one | אָדָ֞ם | ʾādām | ah-DAHM |
| man | אֶחָ֤ד | ʾeḥād | eh-HAHD |
| thousand a among | מֵאֶ֙לֶף֙ | mēʾelep | may-EH-LEF |
| have I found; | מָצָ֔אתִי | māṣāʾtî | ma-TSA-tee |
| but a woman | וְאִשָּׁ֥ה | wĕʾiššâ | veh-ee-SHA |
| all among | בְכָל | bĕkāl | veh-HAHL |
| those | אֵ֖לֶּה | ʾēlle | A-leh |
| have I not | לֹ֥א | lōʾ | loh |
| found. | מָצָֽאתִי׃ | māṣāʾtî | ma-TSA-tee |