Ecclesiastes 7:26

26 I myself found [that] more bitter than death [is] the woman who [is] a trap, whose heart [is] a snare, and whose hands [are] bonds. The one who pleases God escapes from her, but the sinner is caught by her.

Ecclesiastes 7:26 In-Context

24 {Whatever is--it is far beyond comprehension}. Who can discover it?
25 I set my mind to try to seek wisdom and the plan, and to know that wickedness [is] foolishness and that folly [is] delusion.
26 I myself found [that] more bitter than death [is] the woman who [is] a trap, whose heart [is] a snare, and whose hands [are] bonds. The one who pleases God escapes from her, but the sinner is caught by her.
27 "Look! I found this," said the Teacher, "while trying to find how the plan fits together.
28 What my heart sought, I did not find. Although I found one righteous man among one thousand, I did not find one [upright] woman among all these.
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