Ecclesiastes 7
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Ecclesiastes 7
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1. A good name is better than precious ointment;
<b>and the day of death than the day of one's birth.</b>
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<b>2. It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting:
for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.</b>
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<b>3. Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is
made better.</b>
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<b>4. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the
house of mirth.</b>
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5. It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
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6. For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also
is vanity.
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7. Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
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8. Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and
<b>the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.</b>
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9. Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
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<b>10. Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for
thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.</b>
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<b>11. Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the
sun.</b>
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<b> 12. For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge
is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.</b>
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13. Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?
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<b>14. In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also
hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.</b>
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15. All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth
in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.
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16. Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou
destroy thyself?
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17. Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy
time?
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18. It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not
thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.
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19. Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
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20. For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
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21. Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse
thee:
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22. For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed
others.
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23. All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
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<b>24. That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?</b>
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25. I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason
of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:
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26. And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her
hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by
her.
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27. Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the
account:
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28. Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found;
but a woman among all those have I not found.
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29. Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out
many inventions.
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