Ecclesiastes 7:29
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Only this have I found: I have discovered that God made men upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”

Young's Literal Translation
See, this alone I have found, that God made man upright, and they—they have sought out many devices.

King James Bible
Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

Hebrew
Only
לְבַד֙ (lə·ḇaḏ)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 905: Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of

this
זֶ֣ה (zeh)
Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

have I found:
רְאֵה־ (rə·’êh-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 7200: To see

I have discovered
מָצָ֔אתִי (mā·ṣā·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

that
אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

God
הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

made
עָשָׂ֧ה (‘ā·śāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

men
הָאָדָ֖ם (hā·’ā·ḏām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

upright,
יָשָׁ֑ר (yā·šār)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 3477: Straight, right

but they
וְהֵ֥מָּה (wə·hêm·māh)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

have sought out
בִקְשׁ֖וּ (ḇiq·šū)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after

many
רַבִּֽים׃ (rab·bîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 7227: Much, many, great

schemes.”
חִשְּׁבֹנ֥וֹת (ḥiš·šə·ḇō·nō·wṯ)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2810: A contrivance, actual, mental

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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