7:27a “Behold,” says the Teacher, “I have discovered this

And so the Teacher said, “This is my conclusion.”
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This is my conclusion, says the Preacher. (TLB)

7:27b by adding one thing to another to find an explanation.

I put together all ⌊that I had experienced⌋ in order to understand what everything means.
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Step by step I came to this result after researching in every direction. (TLB)

7:27a-b (reordered)

Yes, said the Philosopher, I found this out little by little while I was looking for answers. (Good News Translation)
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This is what I, the Teacher, have learned. I studied everything very carefully. I wanted to know the reason why things happen. (EEB)

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