NIV: The Teacher searched to find just the right words, and what he wrote was upright and true.
NAS: The Preacher sought to find delightful words and to write words of truth correctly.
KJV: The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
GWT: The spokesman tried to find just the right words. He wrote the words of truth very carefully.
ASV: The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written uprightly, even words of truth.
BBE: The Preacher made search for words which were pleasing, but his writing was in words upright and true.
DBY: The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words; and that which was written is upright, words of truth.
DRB: He sought profitable words, and wrote words most right, and full of truth.
WBS: The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
WEB: The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written blamelessly, words of truth.
YLT: The preacher sought to find out pleasing words, and, written by the upright, words of truth.
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