²⁵^†^tI 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: ^a^bone 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.

8Who 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.

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†Heb. I and mine heart compassed. So ch. 2:20 (Heb.).
tSee ch. 1:17.
uver. 27. ch. 9:10 in the Heb. So ver. 29. ch. 2:12.
wSo Prov. 5:4.
xSee Prov. 12:12. So Prov. 23:28.
†Heb. he that is good before God. So Gen. 16:6, &c.
ySo Prov. 22:14.
zSee ch. 1:1.
||Or, weighing one thing after another, to find out the u reason.
aComp. ver. 20.
cComp. 1 Kin. 11:3. Ecclus. 47:20. See ver. 25.
f 2 Chr 26:15 (Heb.).
aComp. Prov. 4:8, 9. & 17:24.
bSo Ps. 19:8. Comp. Acts 6:15.
†Heb. the strength. See rather Deut. 28:50.

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