26I discovered something more horrible than death: foolishness like a woman 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.
27This is what I discovered after putting two and two together to try and find out what it all meant, says the Teacher.
28Although I really searched, I didn't find what I was looking for. People say, “I found one man among a thousand, but not one woman.”
29But I did find this one thing: God made people to do what's right, but they have followed their own ideas.