Ecclesiastes 7:25–8:1

^25tI applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the ^ureason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness: ²⁶and I find more ^wbitter than death the woman, whose heart is ^xsnares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but ^ythe sinner shall be taken by her. ²⁷Behold, this have I found, ^zsaith the Preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:²⁸which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: ^abone man among a thousand have I found; but a woman ^camong all those have I not found. ²⁹Lo, this only have I found, ^dthat God hath made man upright; but ^ethey have sought out many ^finventions.

VIII.Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? ^aa man’s wisdom ^bmaketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.