Ecclesiastes 7:29 meaning and explanation

Only this have I found: I have discovered that God made men upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”

Ecclesiastes 7:29, Berean Standard Bible

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The Teacher, the voice of this wisdom book, is closing his long search for wisdom with a settled conclusion about human nature. After admitting that his investigation went beyond him, he reaches one clear finding: God made people upright, and the Hebrew word carries the sense of straight, morally right, as intended.

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