“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.”
— WEB
Ecclesiastes 7:26
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“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.”
— KJV
“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.”
— ASV
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Commentary
"I find" that, of all my sinful follies, none has been so ruinous a snare in seducing me from God as idolatrous women (Kg1 11:3-4; Pro 5:3-4; Pro 22:14). As "God's favor is better than life," she who seduces from God is "more bitter than death." whoso pleaseth God--as Joseph (Gen 39:2-3, Gen 39:9). It is God's grace alone that keeps any from falling.
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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