Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:
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Verse 27 is found in chapter 7 of Ecclesiastes. Qohelet recounts his search for wisdom and acknowledges that what he desires to understand remains beyond his reach. His investigation into human behavior leads him to a statement about the complexity of the heart. The conclusion states that God made humanity upright, but people have pursued many schemes. The phrase functions as a reflection on how human behavior can depart from the originally good order.
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Compare Ecclesiastes 7:27 in different Bible versions and see how its wording varies between translations. These differences can help you better understand the meaning and context of the passage.
Schau, das habe ich gefunden, spricht der Prediger, eins nach dem andern, daß ich Erkenntnis fände.
He aquí, esto he hallado, dice el Predicador, pesando las cosas una por una para hallar la razón;
«Mira, esto he encontrado», dice el Predicador, «añadiendo una cosa a otra para hallar la razón,
Voici ce que j'ai trouvé, dit l'Ecclésiaste, en examinant les choses une à une pour en saisir la raison;
Vedi, io ho trovato questo, dice il Predicatore, cercando ogni cosa ad una ad una, per trovare come si deve ben giudicar delle cose;
Vedes aqui, isto achei, diz o pregador, conferindo uma coisa com a outra para achar a razão delas;
傳道者說:「你看,我考察一件又一件,為要尋求萬事的來由,這是我所尋得的:
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