²⁸I am still seeking a reason for things, but have not found any. I found one man out of a thousand who had it, but out of all these I didn’t find one woman.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

which my soul has sought repeatedly, but I have not found. One man among a thousand I found, but a woman among all these I have not found.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

while I was still searching

but not finding—

I found one upright man among a thousand,

but not one upright woman among them all.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

which my soul continually searches for but does not find: I found one person in a thousand, but none of those was a woman.

NLTNew Living Translation

Though I have searched repeatedly, I have not found what I was looking for. Only one out of a thousand men is virtuous, but not one woman!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

What my heart sought, I did not find. Although I found one righteous man among one thousand, I did not find one upright woman among all these.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.

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