Verse List for ECC 7:26

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OET (OET-RV) ⇔  I learnt that a woman who takes advantage of you leads to more bitterness than death would be— ⇔ her heart is like a net and her hands become chains. ⇔ Any person that’s good in God’s eyes would escape from her, ⇔ but an ungodly person would end up captured by her.

OET-LV And_was_finding I bitter more_than _death DOM the_woman who she is_snares and_is_nets her/its_heart are_fetters hands _of_her a_person_good to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_ʼElohīm he _escapes from_her/it and_a _sinner he _is _captured by_her.

ULT And I am finding more bitter than death: ⇔ the woman who, she, is snares— ⇔  and nets, her heart; ⇔  chains, her hands. ⇔ One who is good to the face of the God will flee from her, ⇔  but a sinner will be captured by her.

UST This is what I learned: ⇔ Foolish thinking is as distressingly painful as one's death. ⇔  However, foolishness is even more so! ⇔ It is like a seductive and dangerous woman ⇔  who ceaselessly attempts to ensnare young men. ⇔ Her deepest desire is to trap and deceive people, ⇔  as if her very heart were a cage, ⇔  and her very hands were iron chains. ⇔  Foolish thinking is exactly like such a woman. ⇔ Although foolish thinking like that will capture sinful people, ⇔  people who live well in God's presence will be able to avoid living that foolishly.

BSB & MSB And I find more bitter than death the woman who [is] a snare, whose heart [is] a net, and whose hands [are] chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is ensnared

OEB No OEB ECC book available

WEBBE & WMBB I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and traps, whose hands are chains. Whoever pleases God shall escape from her; but the sinner will be ensnared by her.

NET I discovered this: ⇔ More bitter than death is the kind of woman who is like a hunter’s snare; ⇔ her heart is like a hunter’s net and her hands are like prison chains. ⇔ The man who pleases God escapes her, ⇔ but the sinner is captured by her.

LSV And I am finding more bitter than death, the woman whose heart [is] nets and snares, her hands [are] bands; the good before God escapes from her, but the sinner is captured by her.

FBV I discovered something more horrible[fn] than death: foolishness like a woman[fn] who tries to entrap you, who wants to use her mind and hands to catch you and tie you up. Those who follow God will not be caught, but sinners will fall into her trap.

T4T ⇔  One thing I learned was that ◄allowing a woman to seduce you/having sex with a woman to whom you are not married► is worse than dying. ⇔  A woman who tries to seduce men is as dangerous as a trap [MET]. ⇔ If you allow her to put her arms around you, it will be as though she will be fastening you with chains. ⇔ Women like that will capture sinful men, ⇔  but men who please God will escape from such women.

LEB I myself found that more bitter than death is the woman who is a trap, whose heart is a snare, and whose hands are bonds. The one who pleases God escapes from her, but the sinner is caught by her.

BBE And I saw a thing more bitter than death, even the woman whose heart is full of tricks and nets, and whose hands are as bands. He with whom God is pleased will get free from her, but the sinner will be taken by her.

Moff and I discovered something, something more bitter even than death--the woman who entangles men, whose heart is a net, whose clasp is a chain [[a man by God’s good favour shall escape her, but she will snare a sinner]].

JPS and I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands; whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

ASV And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

DRA I have surveyed all things with my mind, to know, and consider, and seek out wisdom and reason: and to know the wickedness of the fool, and the error of the imprudent:

YLT And I am finding more bitter than death, the woman whose heart [is] nets and snares, her hands [are] bands; the good before God escapeth from her, but the sinner is captured by her.

Drby and I found more bitter than death the woman whose heart is nets and snares, [and] whose hands are bands: whoso pleaseth [fn]God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be caught by her.

RV And I find a thing more bitter than death, even the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
(And I find a thing more bitter than death, even the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso/whoever pleaseth/pleases God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.)

SLT And I find bitter above death the woman that her heart it is snares and nets, her hands are bonds: the good one before God shall escape from her, and he sinning shall be taken by her.

Wbstr And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoever pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

KJB-1769 And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.[fn]
(And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso/whoever pleaseth/pleases God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.)

KJB-1611 [fn]And I finde more bitter then death, the woman whose heart is snares & nets, and her handes as bands: who so pleaseth God, shall escape from her, but the sinner shall be taken by her.
(And I find more bitter then death, the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso/whoever pleaseth/pleases God, shall escape from her, but the sinner shall be taken by her.)

Bshps And I founde that a woman is bitterer then death, the whiche hath cast abrode her heart as a net that men fishe with, and her handes are chaynes: Who so pleaseth God shall escape from her, but the sinner wyll be taken with her.
(And I found that a woman is bitterr then death, the which hath/has cast abroad her heart as a net that men fish with, and her hands are chains: Whoso/Whoever pleaseth/pleases God shall escape from her, but the sinner will be taken with her.)

Gnva It is farre off, what may it be? and it is a profound deepenesse, who can finde it?
(It is far off, what may it be? and it is a profound deepnessse, who can find it?)

Cvdl And I founde, that a woman is bytterer then death: for she is a very angle, hir hert is a nett, and hir handes are cheynes. Who so pleaseth God shal escape from her, but the synner will be taken wt her.
(And I found, that a woman is bitterer then death: for she is a very angle, her heart is a nett, and her hands are chains. Whoso/Whoever pleaseth/pleases God shall escape from her, but the sinner will be taken with her.)

Wycl I cumpasside alle thingis in my soule, to kunne, and biholde, and seke wisdom and resoun, and to knowe the wickidnesse of a fool, and the errour of vnprudent men.
(I compassed/surrounded all things in my soul, to kunne, and behold, and seek wisdom and reason, and to know the wickedness of a fool, and the error of unprudent men.)

Luth und fand, daß ein solches Weib, welches Herz Netz und Strick ist und ihre Hände Bande sind, bitterer sei denn der Tod. Wer GOtt gefällt, der wird ihr entrinnen; aber der Sünder wird durch sie gefangen.
(and found, that a such woman, which heart net(n) and rope/cord is and their/her hands band/group are, bitterr be because/than the/of_the death. Who God pleases, the/of_the becomes you(pl)/their/her escape(v); but the/of_the sinners becomes through they/she/them caught.)

ClVg [Lustravi universa animo meo, ut scirem et considerarem, et quærerem sapientiam, et rationem, et ut cognoscerem impietatem stulti, et errorem imprudentium:
([Lustravi universe in_mind mine, as I_would_know and to_considerm, and to_seek/search_form wisdom, and reason, and as to_knowm impiety/irreverence fools, and error imof_the_wise:)

UHB וּ⁠מוֹצֶ֨א אֲנִ֜י מַ֣ר מִ⁠מָּ֗וֶת אֶת־הָֽ⁠אִשָּׁה֙ אֲשֶׁר־הִ֨יא מְצוֹדִ֧ים וַ⁠חֲרָמִ֛ים לִבָּ֖⁠הּ אֲסוּרִ֣ים יָדֶ֑י⁠הָ ט֞וֹב לִ⁠פְנֵ֤י הָ⁠אֱלֹהִים֙ יִמָּלֵ֣ט מִמֶּ֔⁠נָּה וְ⁠חוֹטֵ֖א יִלָּ֥כֶד בָּֽ⁠הּ׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ εὑρίσκω ἐγὼ αὐτὴν, καὶ ἐρῶ πικρότερον ὑπὲρ θάνατον· σὺν τὴν γυναῖκα ἥτις ἐστι θήρευμα, καὶ σαγῆναι καρδία αὐτῆς, δεσμὸς εἰς χεῖρας αὐτῆς· ἀγαθὸς πρὸ προσώπου τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐξαιρεθήσεται ἀπʼ αὐτῆς, καὶ ἁμαρτάνων συλληφθήσεται ἐν αὐτῇ.

BrTr And I find her to be, and I will pronounce to be more bitter than death the woman which is a snare, and her heart nets, who has a band in her hands: he that is good in the sight of God shall be delivered from her; but the sinner shall be caught by her.