Eclesiastés 7

1What needeth a man to seek things that are above him, whereas heהִוָּלְדֽ/וֹ\׃ · H9043: he
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knoweth not what is profitable for him in his life, in all the daysוְ/י֣וֹם · H3117G: day; day: old; day: year; day: daily; day: always; day: today
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of his pilgrimage, andוְ/י֣וֹם · H9002: and
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the time that passeth like a shadow? Or who can tell him what shall be after him under the sun?

2A goodלָ/לֶ֣כֶת · H1980G: to go: went; to go: come; to go: walk; to go: take; to go: come!; to go: continue; to go: journey; to go: follow; to go: send
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name is better than precious ointments: andוְ/הַ/חַ֖י · H9002: and
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the day of death than the day of oneבַּ/אֲשֶׁ֕ר · H9003: in/on/with
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’s birth.

3It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to the house of feasting: forכִּֽי\־ · H3588A: for
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inבְ/רֹ֥עַ · H9003: in/on/with
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that we are put in mind of the end of all, and the living thinketh what is to come.

4Anger is better than laughter: because by the sadness of the countenance the mind of the offender is corrected.

5The heartלִ/שְׁמֹ֖עַ · H8085G: to hear: hear; to hear: obey; to hear: proclaim; to hear: understand; to hear: judge; to hear: welcome
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of the wiseחָכָ֑ם · H2450: wise
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is where there is mourning, and the heartשֹׁמֵ֖עַ · H8085G: to hear: hear; to hear: obey; to hear: proclaim; to hear: understand; to hear: judge; to hear: welcome
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of foolsכְּסִילִֽים\׃ · H3684: fool
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where there is mirth.

6It is better to be rebuked by a wise man, than to be deceived by the flattery of foolsהַ/כְּסִ֑יל · H3684: fool
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.

7Forכִּ֥י · H3588A: for
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as the crackling of thorns burning under a pot, so is the laughter of a fool: now this also is vanity.

8Oppression troubleth the wise, and shall destroy the strength of hisמֵֽ/רֵאשִׁית֑/וֹ · H9023: his
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heart.

9Better is the end of a speech than the beginning. Better is the patient man than the presumptuous.

10Beהָיָ֔ה · H1961: to be
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notאַל\־ · H0408: not
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quickly angry: forכִּ֛י · H3588A: for
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anger resteth in the bosom of a fool.

11Say not: What thinkest thou is the cause that formerלְ/רֹאֵ֥י · H9005: to/for
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times were better than they are now? for this manner of question is foolish.

12Wisdomהַֽ/חָכְמָ֖ה · H2451: wisdom
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withבְּ/צֵ֥ל · H9003: in/on/with
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riches is more profitable, andוְ/יִתְר֣וֹן · H9002: and
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bringeth more advantageוְ/יִתְר֣וֹן · H3504: advantage
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to them that see the sun.

13Forכִּ֣י · H3588A: for
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as wisdom is a defence, so money is a defence: but learning and wisdom excel in this, that they give life toלְ/תַקֵּ֔ן · H9005: to/for
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himעִוְּתֽ/וֹ\׃ · H9033: him
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that possesseth them.

14Consider the works of Godהָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים · H0430G: God; (LORD)-Elohe; (Gibeath)-elohim
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, thatשֶׁ/לֹּ֨א · H9007: which/that
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no manהָֽ/אָדָ֛ם · H0120G: man; the man (Adam)
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can correct whom he hath despised.

15Inבִּ/ימֵ֣י · H9003: in/on/with
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the good dayבִּ/ימֵ֣י · H3117G: day; day: old; day: year; day: daily; day: always; day: today
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enjoy good things, and beware beforehand of the evil day: for God hath made both the oneבְּ/צִדְק֔/וֹ · H9003: in/on/with
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andוְ/יֵ֣שׁ · H9002: and
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the other, that man may not find against him any just complaint.

16These things also I saw in the days of my vanity: A just man perisheth in his justice, andוְ/אַל\־ · H9002: and
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a wicked man liveth a long time in his wickedness.

17Be notאַל\־ · H0408: not
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over just: andוְ/אַל\־ · H9002: and
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be notוְ/אַל\־ · H0408: not
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more wise than is necessary, lest thou becomeתְּהִ֣י · H1961: to be
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stupid.

18Be not overmuch wicked: andוְ/גַם\־ · H9002: and
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be notאַל\־ · H0408: not
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foolish, lest thou die before thy time.

19It isהָי֖וּ · H1961: to be
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good that thou shouldst hold up the just, yea and fromמֵֽ/עֲשָׂרָה֙ · H9006: from
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him withdrawבָּ/עִֽיר\׃ · H9003: in/on/with
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not thy hand: forלֶ/חָכָ֑ם · H9005: to/for
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he that feareth God, neglecteth nothing.

20Wisdom hath strengthened the wise more than ten princes of the city.

21Forלְ/כָל\־ · H9005: to/for
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there is no just man upon earth, that doth good, and sinneth notאַל\־ · H0408: not
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.

22But do not apply thy heartלִבֶּ֑/ךָ · H3820A: heart
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to all words that are spoken: lest perhaps thou hear thy servant reviling thee.

23For thy conscience knoweth that thou also hast often spoken evil of others.

24I have tried all things in wisdom. I have said: I will beשֶּׁ/הָיָ֑ה · H1961: to be
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wise: andוְ/עָמֹ֥ק\׀ · H9002: and
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it departed farther from me,

25Much more than itאֲנִ֤י · H0589: I
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was: it is a great depth, who shall find it out?

26I have surveyed all things withבָּֽ/הּ\׃ · H9003: in/on/with
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my mind, to know, andוּ/מוֹצֶ֨א · H9002: and
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consider, and seek out wisdom and reason: andוְ/חוֹטֵ֖א · H9002: and
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toלִ/פְנֵ֤י · H9005: to/for
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know the wickedness of the fool, andוַ/חֲרָמִ֛ים · H9002: and
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the error of the imprudentאֲנִ֜י · H0589: I
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:

27And I have foundמָצָ֔אתִי · H4672: to find
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a woman more bitter than death, who is the hunter’s snare, and her heart is a net, and her hands are bands. He that pleaseth God shall escape from her: but he that is a sinner, shall be caught by her.

28Lo this have I foundמָצָ֔אתִי · H4672: to find
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, said Ecclesiastes, weighing oneאֶחָ֤ד · H0259: one
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thing after another, that I might findמָצָ֑אתִי · H4672: to find
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out the account,

29Whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר · H0834A: which
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yet my soul seekethרְאֵה\־ · H7200I: to see: see; to see: examine; to see: behold!; to see: select; to see: enjoy; to see: seer; to see: approach; Provider
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, andוְ/הֵ֥מָּה · H9002: and
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I have not foundמָצָ֔אתִי · H4672: to find
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it. One manהָ/אָדָ֖ם · H0120G: man; the man (Adam)
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among a thousand I have found, a woman among them all I have not found.

30Only this I have found, that God made man right, and he hath entangled himself with an infinity of questions. Who is as the wise man? and who hath known the resolution of the word?