27 “Look,” says the Teacher, “this is what I have discovered:

“Adding one thing to another to discover the scheme of things—

27 Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:

27 “This is my conclusion,” says the Teacher. “I discovered this after looking at the matter from every possible angle.

27 “Here is what I have found,” says the Preacher,

“Adding one thing to the other to find out the reason,

27 The Teacher says, “This is what I learned:

I added all these things together

to find some meaning for everything.

27 Behold, this have I found, saith the Preacher, laying one thing to another, to find out the account;

27 See this which I have found, saith the Preacher, searching one by one to find out the reason;

27 The spokesman said, “This is what I’ve found: I added one thing to another in order to find a reason for things.

27 “Look,” says the Teacher, “I have discovered this by adding one thing to another to find out the explanation,

27 See, this is what I found, says the Teacher, adding one thing to another to find the sum,

27 “Look! I found this,” said the Teacher, “while trying to find how the plan fits together.

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.

27 “Behold, I have discovered this,” says the Preacher, “adding one thing to another to find an explanation,