Ecclesiastes 7:29

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²⁹Lo, this only have I found, ^dthat God hath made man upright; but ^ethey have sought out many ^finventions.

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See, this alone I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many schemes.

This only have I found:

God created mankind upright,

but they have gone in search of many schemes.”

Only see this: I have discovered that God made people upright, but they pursued many schemes.”

But I did find this: God created people to be virtuous, but they have each turned to follow their own downward path.”

Look! This alone I found: God made mankind upright, but they have devised many schemes.”

Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

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