King James Version (KJV)
The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
Modern English
The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of truth.
Hebrew
בִּקֵּ֣שׁ קֹהֶ֗לֶת לִמְצֹ֛א דִּבְרֵי חֵ֖פֶץ וְכָת֥וּב יֹ֖שֶׁר דִּבְרֵ֥י אֱמֶֽת׃
biqesh qohelet limṣoʾ dibrey ḥepeṣ vkatvb yosher dibrey ʾemet