ecc 01 : 01 . The words <01697 +dabar > of the Preacher <06953 +qoheleth > , the son <01121 +ben > of David <01732 +David > , king <04428 +melek > in Jerusalem <03389 +Y@ruwshalaim > .
ecc 01 : 02 Vanity <01892 +hebel > of vanities <01892 +hebel > , saith <00559 +>amar > the Preacher <06953 +qoheleth > , vanity <01892 +hebel > of vanities <01892 +hebel > ; all <03605 +kol > [ is ] vanity <01892 +hebel > .
ecc 01 : 03 What <04100 +mah > profit <03504 +yithrown > hath a man <00120 +>adam > of all <03605 +kol > his labour <05999 +<amal > which he taketh <05998 +<amal > under <08478 +tachath > the sun <08121 +shemesh > ?
ecc 01 : 04 . [ One ] generation passeth <01980 +halak > away , and [ another ] generation <01755 +dowr > cometh <00935 +bow> > : but the earth <00776 +>erets > abideth <05975 +<amad > for ever <05769 +<owlam > .
ecc 01 : 05 The sun <08121 +shemesh > also ariseth <02224 +zarach > , and the sun <08121 +shemesh > goeth <00935 +bow> > down , and hasteth <07602 +sha>aph > to his place <04725 +maqowm > where <08033 +sham > he arose <02224 +zarach > .
ecc 01 : 06 The wind <07307 +ruwach > goeth <01980 +halak > toward <00413 +>el > the south <01864 +darowm > , and turneth <05437 +cabab > about unto the north <06828 +tsaphown > ; it whirleth <01980 +halak > about continually , and the wind <07307 +ruwach > returneth <07725 +shuwb > again <07725 +shuwb > according <05921 +<al > to his circuits <05439 +cabiyb > .
ecc 01 : 07 All <03605 +kol > the rivers <05158 +nachal > run <01980 +halak > into <00413 +>el > the sea <03220 +yam > ; yet the sea <03220 +yam > [ is ] not full <04392 +male> > ; unto the place <04725 +maqowm > from whence the rivers <05158 +nachal > come <01980 +halak > , thither <08033 +sham > they return <07725 +shuwb > again <07725 +shuwb > .
ecc 01 : 08 All <03605 +kol > things <01697 +dabar > [ are ] full of labour <03023 +yagea< > ; man <00376 +>iysh > cannot utter <01696 +dabar > [ it ] : the eye <05869 +<ayin > is not satisfied <07646 +saba< > with seeing <07200 +ra>ah > , nor <03808 +lo> > the ear <00241 +>ozen > filled <04390 +male> > with hearing <08085 +shama< > .
ecc 01 : 09 . The thing that hath been <01961 +hayah > , it [ is that ] which shall be ; and that which is done <06466 +pa<al > [ is ] that which shall be done <06466 +pa<al > : and [ there is ] no <00369 +>ayin > new <02319 +chadash > [ thing ] under <08478 +tachath > the sun <08121 +shemesh > .
ecc 01 : 10 Is there [ any ] thing <01697 +dabar > whereof it may be said <00559 +>amar > , See <07200 +ra>ah > , this <02088 +zeh > [ is ] new <02319 +chadash > ? it hath been <01961 +hayah > already <03528 +k@bar > of old <05769 +<owlam > time , which <00834 +>aher > was before <06440 +paniym > us .
ecc 01 : 11 [ There is ] no <00369 +>ayin > remembrance <02146 +zikrown > of former <07223 +ri>shown > [ things ] ; neither <03808 +lo> > shall there be [ any ] remembrance <02146 +zikrown > of [ things ] that are to come <00314 +>acharown > with [ those ] that shall come <01961 +hayah > after <00314 +>acharown > .
ecc 01 : 12 . I the Preacher <06953 +qoheleth > was king <04428 +melek > over <05921 +<al > Israel <03478 +Yisra>el > in Jerusalem <03389 +Y@ruwshalaim > .
ecc 01 : 13 And I gave <05414 +nathan > my heart <03820 +leb > to seek <01875 +darash > and search <08446 +tuwr > out by wisdom <02451 +chokmah > concerning <05921 +<al > all <03605 +kol > [ things ] that are done <06466 +pa<al > under <08478 +tachath > heaven <08064 +shamayim > : this <01931 +huw> > sore <07451 +ra< > travail <06045 +<inyan > hath God <00430 +>elohiym > given <05414 +nathan > to the sons <01121 +ben > of man <00120 +>adam > to be exercised <06031 +<anah > therewith .
ecc 01 : 14 I have seen <07200 +ra>ah > all <03605 +kol > the works <04639 +ma<aseh > that are done <06466 +pa<al > under <08478 +tachath > the sun <08121 +shemesh > ; and , behold <02009 +hinneh > , all <03605 +kol > [ is ] vanity <01892 +hebel > and vexation <07469 +r@<uwth > of spirit <07307 +ruwach > .
ecc 01 : 15 [ That which is ] crooked <05791 +<avath > cannot be made straight <08626 +taqan > : and that which is wanting <02642 +checrown > cannot be numbered <04487 +manah > .
ecc 01 : 16 I communed <01696 +dabar > with mine own heart <03820 +leb > , saying <00559 +>amar > , Lo <02009 +hinneh > , I am come to great <01431 +gadal > estate , and have gotten <03254 +yacaph > more wisdom <02451 +chokmah > than <05921 +<al > all <03605 +kol > [ they ] that have been <01961 +hayah > before <06440 +paniym > me in Jerusalem <03389 +Y@ruwshalaim > : yea , my heart <03820 +leb > had great <07235 +rabah > experience <07200 +ra>ah > of wisdom <02451 +chokmah > and knowledge <01847 +da<ath > .
ecc 01 : 17 And I gave <05414 +nathan > my heart <03820 +leb > to know <03045 +yada< > wisdom <02451 +chokmah > , and to know <03045 +yada< > madness <01947 +howlelah > and folly <05531 +cikluwth > : I perceived <03045 +yada< > that this <02088 +zeh > also <01571 +gam > is vexation <07475 +ra<yown > of spirit <07307 +ruwach > .
ecc 01 : 18 For in much <07230 +rob > wisdom <02451 +chokmah > [ is ] much <07230 +rob > grief <03708 +ka<ac > : and he that increaseth <03254 +yacaph > knowledge <01847 +da<ath > increaseth <03254 +yacaph > sorrow <04341 +mak>ob > .
ecc 02 : 01 . I said <00559 +>amar > in mine heart <03820 +leb > , Go <03212 +yalak > to now <04994 +na> > , I will prove <05254 +nacah > thee with mirth <08057 +simchah > , therefore enjoy <07200 +ra>ah > pleasure <02896 +towb > : and , behold <02009 +hinneh > , this <01931 +huw> > also <01571 +gam > [ is ] vanity <01892 +hebel > .
ecc 02 : 02 I said <00559 +>amar > of laughter <07814 +s@chowq > , [ It is ] mad <01984 +halal > : and of mirth <08057 +simchah > , What <04100 +mah > doeth <06213 +<asah > it ?
ecc 02 : 03 I sought <08446 +tuwr > in mine heart <03820 +leb > to give <04900 +mashak > myself unto wine <03196 +yayin > , yet acquainting <05090 +nahag > mine heart <03820 +leb > with wisdom <02451 +chokmah > ; and to lay hold <00270 +>achaz > on folly <05531 +cikluwth > , till <05704 +<ad > I might see <07200 +ra>ah > what <00335 +>ay > [ was ] that good <02896 +towb > for the sons <01121 +ben > of men <00120 +>adam > , which <00834 +>aher > they should do <06213 +<asah > under <08478 +tachath > the heaven <08064 +shamayim > all <04557 +micpar > the days <03117 +yowm > of their life <02416 +chay > .
ecc 02 : 04 I made me great <01431 +gadal > works <04639 +ma<aseh > ; I builded <01129 +banah > me houses <01004 +bayith > ; I planted <05193 +nata< > me vineyards <03754 +kerem > :
ecc 02 : 05 I made <06213 +<asah > me gardens <01593 +gannah > and orchards <06508 +pardec > , and I planted <05193 +nata< > trees <06086 +<ets > in them of all <03605 +kol > [ kind of ] fruits <06529 +p@riy > :
ecc 02 : 06 I made <06213 +<asah > me pools <01295 +b@rekah > of water <04325 +mayim > , to water <08248 +shaqah > therewith the wood <03293 +ya<ar > that bringeth <06779 +tsamach > forth <06779 +tsamach > trees <06086 +<ets > :
ecc 02 : 07 I got <07069 +qanah > [ me ] servants <05650 +<ebed > and maidens <08198 +shiphchah > , and had <01961 +hayah > servants born <01121 +ben > in my house <01004 +bayith > ; also <01571 +gam > I had <01961 +hayah > great <07235 +rabah > possessions <04735 +miqneh > of great <01241 +baqar > and small cattle <04735 +miqneh > above all <03605 +kol > that were in Jerusalem <03389 +Y@ruwshalaim > before <06440 +paniym > me :
ecc 02 : 08 I gathered <03664 +kanac > me also <01571 +gam > silver <03701 +keceph > and gold <02091 +zahab > , and the peculiar <05459 +c@gullah > treasure of kings <04428 +melek > and of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : I gat <06213 +<asah > me men singers <07891 +shiyr > and women singers <07891 +shiyr > , and the delights <08588 +ta<anuwg > of the sons <01121 +ben > of men <00120 +>adam > , [ as ] musical <07705 +shiddah > instruments , and that of all sorts .
ecc 02 : 09 So I was great <01431 +gadal > , and increased <03254 +yacaph > more than all <03605 +kol > that were before <06440 +paniym > me in Jerusalem <03389 +Y@ruwshalaim > : also <00637 +>aph > my wisdom <02451 +chokmah > remained <05975 +<amad > with me .
ecc 02 : 10 And whatsoever mine eyes <05869 +<ayin > desired <07592 +sha>al > I kept <00680 +>atsal > not from them , I withheld <04513 +mana< > not my heart <03820 +leb > from any <03605 +kol > joy <08057 +simchah > ; for my heart <03820 +leb > rejoiced <08055 +samach > in all <03605 +kol > my labour <05999 +<amal > : and this <02088 +zeh > was my portion <02506 +cheleq > of all <03605 +kol > my labour <05999 +<amal > .
ecc 02 : 11 Then I looked <06437 +panah > on all <03605 +kol > the works <04639 +ma<aseh > that my hands <03027 +yad > had wrought <06213 +<asah > , and on the labour <05999 +<amal > that I had laboured <05998 +<amal > to do <06213 +<asah > : and , behold <02009 +hinneh > , all <03605 +kol > [ was ] vanity <01892 +hebel > and vexation <07469 +r@<uwth > of spirit <07307 +ruwach > , and [ there was ] no <00369 +>ayin > profit <03504 +yithrown > under <08478 +tachath > the sun <08121 +shemesh > .
ecc 02 : 12 . And I turned <06437 +panah > myself to behold <07200 +ra>ah > wisdom <02451 +chokmah > , and madness <01947 +howlelah > , and folly <05531 +cikluwth > : for what <04100 +mah > [ can ] the man <00120 +>adam > [ do ] that cometh <00935 +bow> > after <00310 +>achar > the king <04428 +melek > ? [ even <00853 +>eth > ] that which <00834 +>aher > hath been already <03528 +k@bar > done <06466 +pa<al > .
ecc 02 : 13 Then I saw <07200 +ra>ah > that wisdom <02451 +chokmah > excelleth <03504 +yithrown > folly <05531 +cikluwth > , as far as light <00216 +>owr > excelleth <03504 +yithrown > darkness <02822 +choshek > .
ecc 02 : 14 The wise <02450 +chakam > man s eyes <05869 +<ayin > [ are ] in his head <07218 +ro>sh > ; but the fool <03684 +k@ciyl > walketh <01980 +halak > in darkness <02822 +choshek > : and I myself <00589 +>aniy > perceived <03045 +yada< > also <01571 +gam > that one <00259 +>echad > event <04745 +miqreh > happeneth <07136 +qarah > to them all <03605 +kol > .
ecc 02 : 15 Then said <00559 +>amar > I in my heart <03820 +leb > , As it happeneth <04745 +miqreh > to the fool <03684 +k@ciyl > , so it happeneth <07136 +qarah > even <01571 +gam > to me ; and why <04100 +mah > was I then <00227 +>az > more <03148 +yowther > wise <02449 +chakam > ? Then I said <01696 +dabar > in my heart <03820 +leb > , that this <02088 +zeh > also <01571 +gam > [ is ] vanity <01892 +hebel > .
ecc 02 : 16 For [ there is ] no <00369 +>ayin > remembrance <02146 +zikrown > of the wise <02450 +chakam > more <05973 +<im > than <05973 +<im > of the fool <03684 +k@ciyl > for ever <05769 +<owlam > ; seeing that which now <03528 +k@bar > [ is ] in the days <03117 +yowm > to come <00935 +bow> > shall all <03605 +kol > be forgotten <07911 +shakach > . And how <00349 +>eyk > dieth <04191 +muwth > the wise <02450 +chakam > [ man ] ? as the fool <03684 +k@ciyl > .
ecc 02 : 17 . Therefore I hated <08130 +sane> > life <02416 +chay > ; because <03588 +kiy > the work <04639 +ma<aseh > that is wrought <06213 +<asah > under <08478 +tachath > the sun <08121 +shemesh > [ is ] grievous <07451 +ra< > unto me : for all <03605 +kol > [ is ] vanity <01892 +hebel > and vexation <07469 +r@<uwth > of spirit <07307 +ruwach > .
ecc 02 : 18 Yea , I hated <08130 +sane> > all <03605 +kol > my labour <05999 +<amal > which I had taken <06001 +<amel > under <08478 +tachath > the sun <08121 +shemesh > : because I should leave <03241 +Yaniym > it unto the man <00120 +>adam > that shall be after <00310 +>achar > me .
ecc 02 : 19 And who <04310 +miy > knoweth <03045 +yada< > whether he shall be a wise <02450 +chakam > [ man ] or <00176 +>ow > a fool <05530 +cakal > ? yet shall he have rule <07980 +shalat > over all <03605 +kol > my labour <05999 +<amal > wherein I have laboured <05998 +<amal > , and wherein I have shewed myself wise <02449 +chakam > under <08478 +tachath > the sun <08121 +shemesh > . This <02088 +zeh > [ is ] also <01571 +gam > vanity <01892 +hebel > .
ecc 02 : 20 Therefore I went <05437 +cabab > about <05437 +cabab > to cause my heart <03820 +leb > to despair <02976 +ya>ash > of all <03605 +kol > the labour <05999 +<amal > which I took under <08478 +tachath > the sun <08121 +shemesh > .
ecc 02 : 21 For there is a man <00120 +>adam > whose labour <05999 +<amal > [ is ] in wisdom <02451 +chokmah > , and in knowledge <01847 +da<ath > , and in equity <03788 +kishrown > ; yet to a man <00120 +>adam > that hath not laboured <05998 +<amal > therein shall he leave <05414 +nathan > it [ for ] his portion <02506 +cheleq > . This <02088 +zeh > also <01571 +gam > [ is ] vanity <01892 +hebel > and a great <07227 +rab > evil <07451 +ra< > .
ecc 02 : 22 For what <04100 +mah > hath <01933 +hava> > man <00120 +>adam > of all <03605 +kol > his labour <05999 +<amal > , and of the vexation <07475 +ra<yown > of his heart <03820 +leb > , wherein he hath laboured <06001 +<amel > under <08478 +tachath > the sun <08121 +shemesh > ?
ecc 02 : 23 For all <03605 +kol > his days <03117 +yowm > [ are ] sorrows <04341 +mak>ob > , and his travail <06045 +<inyan > grief <03708 +ka<ac > ; yea <01571 +gam > , his heart <03820 +leb > taketh not rest in the night <03915 +layil > . This is also <01571 +gam > vanity <01892 +hebel > .
ecc 02 : 24 [ There is ] nothing <00369 +>ayin > better <02896 +towb > for a man <00120 +>adam > , [ than ] that he should eat <00398 +>akal > and drink <08354 +shathah > , and [ that ] he should make his soul <05315 +nephesh > enjoy <07200 +ra>ah > good <02896 +towb > in his labour <05999 +<amal > . This <02088 +zeh > also <01571 +gam > I saw <07200 +ra>ah > , that it [ was ] from the hand <03027 +yad > of God <00430 +>elohiym > .
ecc 02 : 25 For who <04310 +miy > can eat <00398 +>akal > , or who <04310 +miy > else can hasten <02363 +chuwsh > [ hereunto ] , more <02351 +chuwts > than I ?
ecc 02 : 26 For [ God ] giveth <05414 +nathan > to a man <00120 +>adam > that [ is ] good <02896 +towb > in his sight <06440 +paniym > wisdom <02451 +chokmah > , and knowledge <01847 +da<ath > , and joy <08057 +simchah > : but to the sinner <02398 +chata> > he giveth <05414 +nathan > travail <06045 +<inyan > , to gather <00622 +>acaph > and to heap <03664 +kanac > up , that he may give <05414 +nathan > to [ him that is ] good <02896 +towb > before <06440 +paniym > God <00430 +>elohiym > . This <02088 +zeh > also <01571 +gam > [ is ] vanity <01892 +hebel > and vexation <07469 +r@<uwth > of spirit <07307 +ruwach > .
ecc 03 : 01 . To every <03605 +kol > [ thing there is ] a season <02165 +z@man > , and a time <06256 +<eth > to every <03605 +kol > purpose <02656 +chephets > under <08478 +tachath > the heaven <08064 +shamayim > :
ecc 03 : 02 A time <06256 +<eth > to be born <03205 +yalad > , and a time <06256 +<eth > to die <04191 +muwth > ; a time <06256 +<eth > to plant <05193 +nata< > , and a time <06256 +<eth > to pluck <06131 +<aqar > up [ that which is ] planted <05193 +nata< > ;
ecc 03 : 03 A time <06256 +<eth > to kill <02026 +harag > , and a time <06256 +<eth > to heal<07495 +rapha> > ; a time <06256 +<eth > to break <06555 +parats > down , and a time <06256 +<eth > to build <01129 +banah > up ;
ecc 03 : 04 A time <06256 +<eth > to weep <01058 +bakah > , and a time <06256 +<eth > to laugh <07832 +sachaq > ; a time <06256 +<eth > to mourn <05594 +caphad > , and a time <06256 +<eth > to dance <07540 +raqad > ;
ecc 03 : 05 A time <06256 +<eth > to cast <07993 +shalak > away stones <68> , and a time <06256 +<eth > to gather <03664 +kanac > stones <68> together ; a time <06256 +<eth > to embrace <02263 +chabaq > , and a time <06256 +<eth > to refrain <07368 +rachaq > from embracing <02263 +chabaq > ;
ecc 03 : 06 A time <06256 +<eth > to get <01245 +baqash > , and a time <06256 +<eth > to lose <6> ; a time <06256 +<eth > to keep <08104 +shamar > , and a time <06256 +<eth > to cast <07993 +shalak > away ;
ecc 03 : 07 A time <06256 +<eth > to rend <07167 +qara< > , and a time <06256 +<eth > to sew <08609 +taphar > ; a time <06256 +<eth > to keep silence <02814 +chashah > , and a time <06256 +<eth > to speak <01696 +dabar > ;
ecc 03 : 08 A time <06256 +<eth > to love <00157 +>ahab > , and a time <06256 +<eth > to hate <08130 +sane> > ; a time <06256 +<eth > of war <04421 +milchamah > , and a time <06256 +<eth > of peace <07965 +shalowm > .
ecc 03 : 09 What <04100 +mah > profit <03504 +yithrown > hath he that worketh <06213 +<asah > in that wherein <00834 +>aher > he laboureth <06001 +<amel > ?
ecc 03 : 10 I have seen <07200 +ra>ah > the travail <06045 +<inyan > , which <00834 +>aher > God <00430 +>elohiym > hath given <05414 +nathan > to the sons <01121 +ben > of men <00120 +>adam > to be exercised <06031 +<anah > in it .
ecc 03 : 11 . He hath made <06213 +<asah > every <03605 +kol > [ thing ] beautiful <03303 +yapheh > in his time <06256 +<eth > : also <01571 +gam > he hath set <05414 +nathan > the world <05769 +<owlam > in their heart <03820 +leb > , so that no <01097 +b@liy > man <00120 +>adam > can find <04672 +matsa> > out the work <04639 +ma<aseh > that God <00430 +>elohiym > maketh <06213 +<asah > from the beginning <07218 +ro>sh > to the end <05490 +cowph > .
ecc 03 : 12 I know <03045 +yada< > that [ there is ] no <00369 +>ayin > good <02896 +towb > in them , but for [ a man ] to rejoice <08055 +samach > , and to do <06213 +<asah > good <02896 +towb > in his life <02416 +chay > .
ecc 03 : 13 And also <01571 +gam > that every <03605 +kol > man <00120 +>adam > should eat <00398 +>akal > and drink <08354 +shathah > , and enjoy <07200 +ra>ah > the good <02896 +towb > of all <03605 +kol > his labour <05999 +<amal > , it [ is ] the gift <04991 +mattath > of God <00430 +>elohiym > .
ecc 03 : 14 I know <03045 +yada< > that , whatsoever God <00430 +>elohiym > doeth <06213 +<asah > , it shall be for ever <05769 +<owlam > : nothing <00369 +>ayin > can be put <03254 +yacaph > to it , nor <00369 +>ayin > any thing taken <01639 +gara< > from it : and God <00430 +>elohiym > doeth <06213 +<asah > [ it ] , that [ men <00582 +>enowsh > ] should fear <03372 +yare> > before <06440 +paniym > him .
ecc 03 : 15 That which hath been <01961 +hayah > is now <03528 +k@bar > ; and that which <00834 +>aher > is to be hath already <03528 +k@bar > been <01961 +hayah > ; and God <00430 +>elohiym > requireth <01245 +baqash > that which is past <07291 +radaph > .
ecc 03 : 16 . And moreover <05750 +<owd > I saw <07200 +ra>ah > under <08478 +tachath > thesun <08121 +shemesh > the place <04725 +maqowm > of judgment <04941 +mishpat > , [ that ] wickedness <07562 +resha< > [ was ] there <08033 +sham > ; and the place <04725 +maqowm > of righteousness <06664 +tsedeq > , [ that ] iniquity <07562 +resha< > [ was ] there <08033 +sham > .
ecc 03 : 17 I said <00559 +>amar > in mine heart <03820 +leb > , God <00430 +>elohiym > shall judge <08199 +shaphat > the righteous <06662 +tsaddiyq > and the wicked <07563 +rasha< > : for [ there <08033 +sham > is ] a time <06256 +<eth > there <08033 +sham > for every <03605 +kol > purpose <02656 +chephets > and for every <03605 +kol > work <04639 +ma<aseh > .
ecc 03 : 18 I said <00559 +>amar > in mine heart <03820 +leb > concerning <05921 +<al > the estate <01700 +dibrah > of the sons <01121 +ben > of men <00120 +>adam > , that God <00430 +>elohiym > might manifest <01305 +barar > them , and that they might see <07200 +ra>ah > that they themselves <01992 +hem > are beasts <00929 +b@hemah > .
ecc 03 : 19 For that which befalleth <04745 +miqreh > the sons <01121 +ben > of men <00120 +>adam > befalleth <04745 +miqreh > beasts <00929 +b@hemah > ; even one <02088 +zeh > thing befalleth <04745 +miqreh > them : as the one <02088 +zeh > dieth <04194 +maveth > , so <03651 +ken > dieth <04194 +maveth > the other <02088 +zeh > ; yea , they have all <03605 +kol > one <00259 +>echad > breath <07307 +ruwach > ; so that a man <00120 +>adam > hath no <00369 +>ayin > preeminence <04195 +mowthar > above <04480 +min > a beast <00929 +b@hemah > : for all <03605 +kol > [ is ] vanity <01892 +hebel > .
ecc 03 : 20 All <03605 +kol > go <01980 +halak > unto one <00259 +>echad > place <04725 +maqowm > ; all <03605 +kol > are of the dust <06083 +<aphar > , and all <03605 +kol > turn <07725 +shuwb > to dust <06083 +<aphar > again <07725 +shuwb > .
ecc 03 : 21 Who <04310 +miy > knoweth <03045 +yada< > the spirit <07307 +ruwach > of man that goeth <05927 +<alah > upward <04605 +ma<al > , and the spirit <07307 +ruwach > of the beast <00929 +b@hemah > that goeth <03381 +yarad > downward <04295 +mattah > to the earth <00776 +>erets > ?
ecc 03 : 22 Wherefore <04100 +mah > I perceive <07200 +ra>ah > that [ there is ] nothing <00369 +>ayin > better <02896 +towb > , than that a man <00120 +>adam > should rejoice <08055 +samach > in his own works <04639 +ma<aseh > ; for that [ is ] his portion <02506 +cheleq > : for who <04310 +miy > shall bring <00935 +bow> > him to see <07200 +ra>ah > what <04100 +mah > shall be after <00310 +>achar > him ?
ecc 04 : 01 . So I returned <07725 +shuwb > , and considered <07200 +ra>ah > all <03605 +kol > the oppressions <06217 +<ashuwq > that are done <06466 +pa<al > under <08478 +tachath > the sun <08121 +shemesh > : and behold <02009 +hinneh > the tears <01832 +dim<ah > of [ such as were ] oppressed <06231 +<ashaq > , and they had no <00369 +>ayin > comforter <05162 +nacham > ; and on the side <03027 +yad > of their oppressors <06231 +<ashaq > [ there was ] power <03581 +koach > ; but they had no <00369 +>ayin > comforter .
ecc 04 : 02 Wherefore I praised <07623 +shabach > the dead <04191 +muwth > which are already <03528 +k@bar > dead <04191 +muwth > more <04480 +min > than <04480 +min > the living <02416 +chay > which <00834 +>aher > are yet <05728 +<aden > alive <02416 +chay > .
ecc 04 : 03 Yea , better <02896 +towb > [ is he ] than both <08147 +sh@nayim > they , which <00834 +>aher > hath not yet <05728 +<aden > been <01961 +hayah > , who <00834 +>aher > hath not seen <07200 +ra>ah > the evil <07451 +ra< > work <04639 +ma<aseh > that is done <06466 +pa<al > under <08478 +tachath > the sun <08121 +shemesh > .
ecc 04 : 04 . Again , I considered <07200 +ra>ah > all <03605 +kol > travail <05999 +<amal > , and every <03605 +kol > right <03788 +kishrown > work <04639 +ma<aseh > , that for this <01931 +huw> > a man <00376 +>iysh > is envied <07068 +qin>ah > of his neighbour <07453 +rea< > . This <02088 +zeh > [ is ] also <01571 +gam > vanity <01892 +hebel > and vexation <07469 +r@<uwth > of spirit <07307 +ruwach > .
ecc 04 : 05 The fool <03684 +k@ciyl > foldeth <02263 +chabaq > his hands <03027 +yad > together , and eateth <00398 +>akal > his own flesh <01320 +basar > .
ecc 04 : 06 Better <02896 +towb > [ is ] an handful [ with ] quietness <05183 +Nachath > , than both the hands <02651 +chophen > full <04393 +m@lo> > [ with ] travail <05999 +<amal > and vexation <07469 +r@<uwth > of spirit <07307 +ruwach > .
ecc 04 : 07 . Then I returned <07725 +shuwb > , and I saw <07200 +ra>ah > vanity <01892 +hebel > under <08478 +tachath > the sun <08121 +shemesh > .
ecc 04 : 08 There is one <00259 +>echad > [ alone ] , and [ there is ] not a second <08145 +sheniy > ; yea <01571 +gam > , he hath neither child <01121 +ben > nor brother <00251 +>ach > : yet [ is there ] no <00369 +>ayin > end <07093 +qets > of all <03605 +kol > his labour <05999 +<amal > ; neither <03808 +lo> > is his eye <05869 +<ayin > satisfied <07646 +saba< > with riches <06239 +<osher > ; neither [ saith he ] , For whom <04310 +miy > do I labour <06001 +<amel > , and bereave <02637 +chacer > my soul <05315 +nephesh > of good <02896 +towb > ? This <02088 +zeh > [ is ] also <01571 +gam > vanity <01892 +hebel > , yea , it [ is ] a sore <07451 +ra< > travail <06045 +<inyan > .
ecc 04 : 09 Two <08147 +sh@nayim > [ are ] better <02896 +towb > than one <00259 +>echad > ; because <00834 +>aher > they have <03426 +yesh > a good <02896 +towb > reward <07999 +shalam > for their labour <05999 +<amal > .
ecc 04 : 10 For if <00518 +>im > they fall <05307 +naphal > , the one <00259 +>echad > will lift <06965 +quwm > up his fellow <02270 +chaber > : but woe <00337 +>iy > to him [ that is ] alone <00259 +>echad > when he falleth <05307 +naphal > ; for [ he hath ] not another <08145 +sheniy > to help <06965 +quwm > him up .
ecc 04 : 11 Again <01571 +gam > , if two <08147 +sh@nayim > lie <07901 +shakab > together , then they have heat <02552 +chamam > : but how <00349 +>eyk > can one <00259 +>echad > be warm <03179 +yacham > [ alone ] ?
ecc 04 : 12 And if one <00259 +>echad > prevail <08630 +taqaph > against him , two <08147 +sh@nayim > shall withstand <05975 +<amad > him ; and a threefold <08027 +shalash > cord <02339 +chuwt > is not quickly <04120 +m@herah > broken <05423 +nathaq > .
ecc 04 : 13 . Better <02896 +towb > [ is ] a poor <04542 +micken > and a wise <02450 +chakam > child <03206 +yeled > than an old <02205 +zaqen > and foolish <03684 +k@ciyl > king <04428 +melek > , who <00834 +>aher > will <03045 +yada< > no <03808 +lo> > more <05750 +<owd > be admonished <02094 +zahar > .
ecc 04 : 14 For out of prison he cometh <03318 +yatsa> > to reign <04427 +malak > ; whereas <03588 +kiy > also <01571 +gam > [ he that is ] born <03205 +yalad > in his kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > becometh poor <07326 +ruwsh > .
ecc 04 : 15 I considered <07200 +ra>ah > all <03605 +kol > the living <02416 +chay > which walk <01980 +halak > under <08478 +tachath > the sun <08121 +shemesh > , with the second <08145 +sheniy > child <03206 +yeled > that shall stand <05975 +<amad > up in his stead <08478 +tachath > .
ecc 04 : 16 [ There is ] no <00369 +>ayin > end <07093 +qets > of all <03605 +kol > the people <05971 +<am > , [ even ] of all <03605 +kol > that have been <01961 +hayah > before <06440 +paniym > them : they also <01571 +gam > that come <00314 +>acharown > after <00314 +>acharown > shall not rejoice <08055 +samach > in him . Surely <03588 +kiy > this <02088 +zeh > also <01571 +gam > [ is ] vanity <01892 +hebel > and vexation <07475 +ra<yown > of spirit <07307 +ruwach > .
ecc 05 : 01 . Keep <08104 +shamar > thy foot <07272 +regel > when <00834 +>aher > thou goest <03212 +yalak > to the house <01004 +bayith > of God <00430 +>elohiym > , and be more <07138 +qarowb > ready <07138 +qarowb > to hear <08085 +shama< > , than to give <05414 +nathan > the sacrifice <02077 +zebach > of fools <03684 +k@ciyl > : for they consider <03045 +yada< > not that they do <06213 +<asah > evil <07451 +ra< > .
ecc 05 : 02 Be not rash <00926 +bahal > with thy mouth <06310 +peh > , and let not thine heart <03820 +leb > be hasty <04116 +mahar > to utter <03318 +yatsa> > [ any ] thing <01697 +dabar > before <06440 +paniym > God <00430 +>elohiym > : for God <00430 +>elohiym > [ is ] in heaven <08064 +shamayim > , and thou upon earth <00776 +>erets > : therefore let thy words <01697 +dabar > be few <04592 +m@<at > .
ecc 05 : 03 For a dream <02472 +chalowm > cometh <00935 +bow> > through the multitude <07230 +rob > of business <06045 +<inyan > ; and a fool s <03684 +k@ciyl > voice <06963 +qowl > [ is known ] by multitude <07230 +rob > of words <01697 +dabar > .
ecc 05 : 04 . When <00834 +>aher > thou vowest <05087 +nadar > a vow <05088 +neder > unto God <00430 +>elohiym > , defer <00309 +>achar > not to pay <07999 +shalam > it ; for [ he hath ] no <00369 +>ayin > pleasure <02656 +chephets > in fools <03684 +k@ciyl > : pay <07999 +shalam > that which <00834 +>aher > thou hast vowed <05087 +nadar > .
ecc 05 : 05 Better <02896 +towb > [ is it ] that thou shouldest not vow <05087 +nadar > , than that thou shouldest vow <05087 +nadar > and not pay <07999 +shalam > .
ecc 05 : 06 Suffer <05414 +nathan > not thy mouth <06310 +peh > to cause thy flesh <01320 +basar > to sin <02398 +chata> > ; neither <00408 +>al > say <00559 +>amar > thou before <06440 +paniym > the angel <04397 +mal>ak > , that it [ was ] an error <07684 +sh@gagah > : wherefore <04100 +mah > should God <00430 +>elohiym > be angry <07107 +qatsaph > at <05921 +<al > thy voice <06963 +qowl > , and destroy <02254 +chabal > the work <04639 +ma<aseh > of thine hands <03027 +yad > ?
ecc 05 : 07 For in the multitude <07230 +rob > of dreams <02472 +chalowm > and many <07230 +rob > words <01697 +dabar > [ there are ] also [ divers ] vanities <01892 +hebel > : but fear <03372 +yare> > thou God <00430 +>elohiym > .
ecc 05 : 08 If <00518 +>im > thou seest <07200 +ra>ah > the oppression <06233 +<osheq > of the poor <07326 +ruwsh > , and violent <01499 +gezel > perverting of judgment <04941 +mishpat > and justice <06664 +tsedeq > in a province <04082 +m@diynah > , marvel <08539 +tamahh > not at <05921 +<al > the matter <02659 +chapher > : for [ he that is ] higher <01364 +gaboahh > than <05921 +<al > the highest <01364 +gaboahh > regardeth <08104 +shamar > ; and [ there be ] higher <01364 +gaboahh > than <05921 +<al > they .
ecc 05 : 09 . Moreover the profit <03504 +yithrown > of the earth <00776 +>erets > is for all <03605 +kol > : the king <04428 +melek > [ himself ] is served <05647 +<abad > by the field <07704 +sadeh > .
ecc 05 : 10 He that loveth <00157 +>ahab > silver <03701 +keceph > shall not be satisfied <07646 +saba< > with silver <03701 +keceph > ; nor he that loveth <00157 +>ahab > abundance <01995 +hamown > with increase <08393 +t@buw>ah > : this <02088 +zeh > [ is ] also <01571 +gam > vanity <01892 +hebel > .
ecc 05 : 11 When goods <02896 +towb > increase <07235 +rabah > , they are increased <07231 +rabab > that eat <00398 +>akal > them : and what <04100 +mah > good <03788 +kishrown > [ is there ] to the owners <01167 +ba<al > thereof , saving <00518 +>im > the beholding <07200 +ra>ah > [ of them ] with their eyes <05869 +<ayin > ?
ecc 05 : 12 The sleep <08142 +shehah > of a labouring <05647 +<abad > man [ is ] sweet <04966 +mathowq > , whether <00518 +>im > he eat <00398 +>akal > little <04592 +m@<at > or much <07235 +rabah > : but the abundance <07647 +saba< > of the rich <06223 +<ashiyr > will not suffer <03240 +yanach > him to sleep <03462 +yashen > .
ecc 05 : 13 There is a sore <02470 +chalah > evil <07451 +ra< > [ which ] I have seen <07200 +ra>ah > under <08478 +tachath > the sun <08121 +shemesh > , [ namely ] , riches <06239 +<osher > kept <08104 +shamar > for the owners <01167 +ba<al > thereof to their hurt <07451 +ra< > .
ecc 05 : 14 But those <01931 +huw> > riches <06239 +<osher > perish <6> by evil <07451 +ra< > travail <06045 +<inyan > : and he begetteth <03205 +yalad > a son <01121 +ben > , and [ there is ] nothing in his hand <03027 +yad > .
ecc 05 : 15 As he came <03318 +yatsa> > forth <03318 +yatsa> > of his mother s <00517 +>em > womb <00990 +beten > , naked <06174 +<arowm > shall he return <07725 +shuwb > to go <03212 +yalak > as he came <00935 +bow> > , and shall take <05375 +nasa> > nothing of his labour <05999 +<amal > , which he may carry <03212 +yalak > away in his hand <03027 +yad > .
ecc 05 : 16 And this <02090 +zoh > also <01571 +gam > [ is ] a sore <02470 +chalah > evil <07451 +ra< > , [ that ] in all <03605 +kol > points <05980 +<ummah > as he came <00935 +bow> > , so <03651 +ken > shall he go <03212 +yalak > : and what <04100 +mah > profit <03504 +yithrown > hath he that hath laboured <05998 +<amal > for the wind <07307 +ruwach > ?
ecc 05 : 17 All <03605 +kol > his days <03117 +yowm > also <01571 +gam > he eateth <00398 +>akal > in darkness <02822 +choshek > , and [ he hath ] much <07235 +rabah > sorrow <03708 +ka<ac > and wrath <07110 +qetseph > with his sickness <02483 +choliy > .
ecc 05 : 18 . Behold <02009 +hinneh > [ that ] which <00834 +>aher > I have seen <07200 +ra>ah > : [ it is ] good <02896 +towb > and comely <03303 +yapheh > [ for one ] to eat <00398 +>akal > and to drink <08354 +shathah > , and to enjoy <07200 +ra>ah > the good <02896 +towb > of all <03605 +kol > his labour <05999 +<amal > that he taketh <05998 +<amal > under <08478 +tachath > the sun <08121 +shemesh > all <04557 +micpar > the days <03117 +yowm > of his life <02416 +chay > , which <00834 +>aher > God <00430 +>elohiym > giveth <05414 +nathan > him : for it [ is ] his portion <02506 +cheleq > .
ecc 05 : 19 Every <03605 +kol > man <00120 +>adam > also <01571 +gam > to whom <00834 +>aher> God <00430 +>elohiym > hath given <05414 +nathan > riches <06239 +<osher > and wealth <05233 +nekec > , and hath given him power <07980 +shalat > to eat <00398 +>akal > thereof , and to take <05375 +nasa> > his portion <02506 +cheleq > , and to rejoice <08055 +samach > in his labour <05999 +<amal > ; this <02090 +zoh > [ is ] the gift <04991 +mattath > of God <00430 +>elohiym > .
ecc 05 : 20 For he shall not much <07235 +rabah > remember <02142 +zakar > the days <03117 +yowm > of his life <02416 +chay > ; because <03588 +kiy > God <00430 +>elohiym > answereth <06030 +<anah > [ him ] in the joy <08057 +simchah > of his heart <03820 +leb > .
ecc 06 : 01 . There is an evil <07451 +ra< > which <00834 +>aher > I have seen <07200 +ra>ah > under <08478 +tachath > the sun <08121 +shemesh > , and it [ is ] common <07227 +rab > among <05921 +<al > men <00120 +>adam > :
ecc 06 : 02 A man <00376 +>iysh > to whom <00834 +>aher > God <00430 +>elohiym > hath given <05414 +nathan > riches <06239 +<osher > , wealth <05233 +nekec > , and honour <03519 +kabowd > , so that he wanteth <02638 +chacer > nothing <00369 +>ayin > for his soul <05315 +nephesh > of all <03605 +kol > that he desireth <00183 +>avah > , yet God <00430 +>elohiym > giveth him not power <07980 +shalat > to eat <00398 +>akal > thereof , but a stranger eateth <00398 +>akal > it : this <02088 +zeh > [ is ] vanity <01892 +hebel > , and it [ is ] an evil <07451 +ra< > disease <02483 +choliy > .
ecc 06 : 03 If <00518 +>im > a man <00376 +>iysh > beget <03205 +yalad > an hundred <03967 +me>ah > [ children ] , and live <02421 +chayah > many <07227 +rab > years <08141 +shaneh > , so that the days <03117 +yowm > of his years <08141 +shaneh > be many <07227 +rab > , and his soul <05315 +nephesh > be not filled <07646 +saba< > with good <02896 +towb > , and also <01571 +gam > [ that ] he have <01961 +hayah > no <03808 +lo> > burial <06900 +q@buwrah > ; I say <00559 +>amar > , [ that ] an untimely <05309 +nephel > birth <05309 +nephel > [ is ] better <02896 +towb > than he .
ecc 06 : 04 For he cometh <00935 +bow> > in with vanity <01892 +hebel > , and departeth <03212 +yalak > in darkness <02822 +choshek > , and his name <08034 +shem > shall be covered <03680 +kacah > with darkness <02822 +choshek > .
ecc 06 : 05 Moreover <01571 +gam > he hath not seen <07200 +ra>ah > the sun <08121 +shemesh > , nor <03808 +lo> > known <03045 +yada< > [ any thing ] : this <02088 +zeh > hath more rest <05183 +Nachath > than the other <02088 +zeh > .
ecc 06 : 06 Yea <00432 +>illuw > , though he live <02421 +chayah > a thousand <00505 +>eleph > years <08141 +shaneh > twice <06471 +pa<am > [ told ] , yet hath he seen <07200 +ra>ah > no <03808 +lo> > good <02896 +towb > : do not all <03605 +kol > go <01980 +halak > to one <00259 +>echad > place <04725 +maqowm > ?
ecc 06 : 07 . All <03605 +kol > the labour <05999 +<amal > of man <00120 +>adam > [ is ] for his mouth <06310 +peh > , and yet <01571 +gam > the appetite <05315 +nephesh > is not filled <04390 +male> > .
ecc 06 : 08 For what <04100 +mah > hath the wise <02450 +chakam > more <03148 +yowther > than <04480 +min > the fool <03684 +k@ciyl > ? what <04100 +mah > hath the poor <06041 +<aniy > , that knoweth <03045 +yada< > to walk <01980 +halak > before <05048 +neged > the living <02416 +chay > ?
ecc 06 : 09 Better <02896 +towb > [ is ] the sight <04758 +mar>eh > of the eyes <05869 +<ayin > than the wandering <01981 +halak > of the desire <05315 +nephesh > : this <02088 +zeh > [ is ] also <01571 +gam > vanity <01892 +hebel > and vexation <07469 +r@<uwth > of spirit <07307 +ruwach > .
ecc 06 : 10 That which <00834 +>aher > hath been <01961 +hayah > is named already <03528 +k@bar > , and it is known <03045 +yada< > that it [ is ] man <00120 +>adam > : neither <03808 +lo> > may <03201 +yakol > he contend <01777 +diyn > with him that is mightier <08623 +taqqiyph > than he .
ecc 06 : 11 . Seeing <03588 +kiy > there be many <07235 +rabah > things <01697 +dabar > that increase <07235 +rabah > vanity <01892 +hebel > , what <04100 +mah > [ is ] man <00120 +>adam > the better <03148 +yowther > ?
ecc 06 : 12 For who <04310 +miy > knoweth <03045 +yada< > what <04100 +mah > [ is ] good <02896 +towb > for man <00120 +>adam > in [ this ] life <02416 +chay > , all <04557 +micpar > the days <03117 +yowm > of his vain <01892 +hebel > life <02416 +chay > which he spendeth <06213 +<asah > as a shadow <06738 +tsel > ? for who <04310 +miy > can tell <05046 +nagad > a man <00120 +>adam > what <04100 +mah > shall be after <00310 +>achar > him under <08478 +tachath > the sun <08121 +shemesh > ?
ecc 07 : Ecclesiastes 7
ecc 07 : 01 . A good name <08034 +shem > [ is ] better <02896 +towb > than precious <02896 +towb > ointment <08081 +shemen > ; and the day <03117 +yowm > of death <04194 +maveth > than the day <03117 +yowm > of one s birth <03205 +yalad > .
ecc 07 : 02 [ It is ] better <02896 +towb > to go <03212 +yalak > to the house <01004 +bayith > of mourning <60> , than to go <03212 +yalak > to the house <01004 +bayith > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > : for that [ is ] the end <05490 +cowph > of all <03605 +kol > men <00120 +>adam > ; and the living <02416 +chay > will lay <05414 +nathan > [ it ] to his heart <03820 +leb > .
ecc 07 : 03 Sorrow <03708 +ka<ac > [ is ] better <02896 +towb > than laughter <07814 +s@chowq > : for by the sadness <07455 +roa< > of the countenance <06440 +paniym > the heart <03820 +leb > is made better <03190 +yatab > .
ecc 07 : 04 The heart <03820 +leb > of the wise <02450 +chakam > [ is ] in the house <01004 +bayith > of mourning <60> ; but the heart <03820 +leb > of fools <03684 +k@ciyl > [ is ] in the house <01004 +bayith > of mirth <08057 +simchah > .
ecc 07 : 05 [ It is ] better <02896 +towb > to hear <08085 +shama< > the rebuke <01606 +g@<arah > of the wise <02450 +chakam > , than for a man <00376 +>iysh > to hear <08085 +shama< > the song <07892 +shiyr > of fools <03684 +k@ciyl > .
ecc 07 : 06 For as the crackling <06963 +qowl > of thorns <05518 +ciyr > under <08478 +tachath > a pot <05518 +ciyr > , so <03651 +ken > [ is ] the laughter <07814 +s@chowq > of the fool <03684 +k@ciyl > : this <02088 +zeh > also <01571 +gam > [ is ] vanity <01892 +hebel > .
ecc 07 : 07 . Surely <03588 +kiy > oppression <06233 +<osheq > maketh a wise <02450 +chakam > man mad <01984 +halal > ; and a gift <04979 +mattanah > destroyeth <6> the heart <03820 +leb > .
ecc 07 : 08 Better <02896 +towb > [ is ] the end <00319 +>achariyth > of a thing <01697 +dabar > than the beginning <07225 +re>shiyth > thereof : [ and ] the patient <00750 +>arek > in spirit <07307 +ruwach > [ is ] better <02896 +towb > than the proud <01362 +gabahh > in spirit <07307 +ruwach > .
ecc 07 : 09 Be not hasty <00926 +bahal > in thy spirit <07307 +ruwach > to be angry <03707 +ka<ac > : for anger <03708 +ka<ac > resteth <05117 +nuwach > in the bosom <02436 +cheyq > of fools <03684 +k@ciyl > .
ecc 07 : 10 Say <00559 +>amar > not thou , What <04100 +mah > is [ the cause <01961 +hayah > ] that the former <07223 +ri>shown > days <03117 +yowm > were better <02896 +towb > than these <00428 +>el - leh > ? for thou dost not enquire <07592 +sha>al > wisely <02451 +chokmah > concerning <05921 +<al > this <02088 +zeh > .
ecc 07 : 11 . Wisdom <02451 +chokmah > [ is ] good <02896 +towb > with an inheritance <05159 +nachalah > : and [ by it there is ] profit <03148 +yowther > to them that see <07200 +ra>ah > the sun <08121 +shemesh > .
ecc 07 : 12 For wisdom <02451 +chokmah > [ is ] a defence <06738 +tsel > , [ and ] money <03701 +keceph > [ is ] a defence <06738 +tsel > : but the excellency <03504 +yithrown > of knowledge <01847 +da<ath > [ is , that ] wisdom <02451 +chokmah > giveth life <02421 +chayah > to them that have <01167 +ba<al > it .
ecc 07 : 13 Consider <07200 +ra>ah > the work <04639 +ma<aseh > of God <00430 +>elohiym > : for who <04310 +miy > can <03201 +yakol > make [ that ] straight <08626 +taqan > , which <00834 +>aher > he hath made crooked <05791 +<avath > ?
ecc 07 : 14 In the day <03117 +yowm > of prosperity <02896 +towb > be joyful <02896 +towb > , but in the day <03117 +yowm > of adversity <07451 +ra< > consider <07200 +ra>ah > : God <00430 +>elohiym > also <01571 +gam > hath set <06213 +<asah > the one <02088 +zeh > over <05980 +<ummah > against <05980 +<ummah > the other <02088 +zeh > , to the end <01700 +dibrah > that man <00120 +>adam > should find <04672 +matsa> > nothing after <00310 +>achar > him .
ecc 07 : 15 All <03605 +kol > [ things ] have I seen <07200 +ra>ah > in the days <03117 +yowm > of my vanity <01892 +hebel > : there is a just <06662 +tsaddiyq > [ man ] that perisheth <6> in his righteousness <06664 +tsedeq > , and there is a wicked <07563 +rasha< > [ man ] that prolongeth <00748 +>arak > [ his life ] in his wickedness <07451 +ra< > .
ecc 07 : 16 Be not righteous <06662 +tsaddiyq > over <07235 +rabah > much <07235 +rabah > ; neither <00408 +>al > make thyself over <03148 +yowther > wise <02449 +chakam > : why <04100 +mah > shouldest thou destroy <08074 +shamem > thyself ?
ecc 07 : 17 Be not over <07235 +rabah > much <07235 +rabah > wicked <07561 +rasha< > , neither <00408 +>al > be thou foolish <05530 +cakal > : why <04100 +mah > shouldest thou die <04191 +muwth > before <03808 +lo> > thy time <06256 +<eth > ?
ecc 07 : 18 [ It is ] good <02896 +towb > that thou shouldest take <00270 +>achaz > hold <00270 +>achaz > of this <02088 +zeh > ; yea <01571 +gam > , also <01571 +gam > from this <02088 +zeh > withdraw <03240 +yanach > not thine hand <03027 +yad > : for he that feareth <03373 +yare> > God <00430 +>elohiym > shall come <03318 +yatsa> > forth <03318 +yatsa> > of them all <03605 +kol > .
ecc 07 : 19 Wisdom <02451 +chokmah > strengtheneth <05810 +<azaz > the wise <02450 +chakam > more than ten <06235 +<eser > mighty <07989 +shalliyt > [ men ] which <00834 +>aher > are in the city <05892 +<iyr > .
ecc 07 : 20 For [ there is ] not a just <06662 +tsaddiyq > man <00120 +>adam > upon earth <00776 +>erets > , that doeth <06213 +<asah > good <02896 +towb > , and sinneth <02398 +chata> > not .
ecc 07 : 21 Also <01571 +gam > take <05414 +nathan > no <00808 +>ashiysh > heed <03820 +leb > unto all <03605 +kol > words <01697 +dabar > that are spoken <01696 +dabar > ; lest thou hear <08085 +shama< > thy servant <05650 +<ebed > curse <07043 +qalal > thee :
ecc 07 : 22 For oftentimes also <01571 +gam > thine own heart <03820 +leb > knoweth <3045yada< > that thou thyself <00859 +>attah > likewise <01571 +gam > hast cursed <07043 +qalal > others <00312 +>acher > .
ecc 07 : 23 . All <03605 +kol > this <02090 +zoh > have I proved <05254 +nacah > by wisdom <02451 +chokmah > : I said <00559 +>amar > , I will be wise <02449 +chakam > ; but it [ was ] far <07350 +rachowq > from me .
ecc 07 : 24 That which <04100 +mah > is far <07350 +rachowq > off , and exceeding deep <06013 +<amoq > , who <04310 +miy > can find <04672 +matsa> > it out ?
ecc 07 : 25 I applied <05437 +cabab > mine heart <03820 +leb > to know <03045 +yada< > , and to search <08446 +tuwr > , and to seek <01245 +baqash > out wisdom <02451 +chokmah > , and the reason <02808 +cheshbown > [ of things ] , and to know <03045 +yada< > the wickedness <07562 +resha< > of folly <03689 +kecel > , even of foolishness <05531 +cikluwth > [ and ] madness <01947 +howlelah > :
ecc 07 : 26 And I find <04672 +matsa> > more bitter <04751 +mar > than death <04194 +maveth > the woman <00802 +>ishshah > , whose heart <03820 +leb > [ is ] snares <04685 +matsowd > and nets <02764 +cherem > , [ and ] her hands <03027 +yad > [ as ] bands <00612 +>ecuwr > : whoso pleaseth God <00430 +>elohiym > shall escape <04422 +malat > from her ; but the sinner <02398 +chata> > shall be taken <03920 +lakad > by her .
ecc 07 : 27 Behold <07200 +ra>ah > , this <02088 +zeh > have I found <04672 +matsa> > , saith <00559 +>amar > the preacher <06953 +qoheleth > , [ counting ] one <00259 +>echad > by one <00259 +>echad > , to find <04672 +matsa> > out the account <02808 +cheshbown > :
ecc 07 : 28 Which <00834 +>aher > yet <05750 +<owd > my soul <05315 +nephesh > seeketh<01245 +baqash > , but I find <04672 +matsa> > not : one <00259 +>echad > man <00120 +>adam > among a thousand <00505 +>eleph > have I found <04672 +matsa> > ; but a woman <00802 +>ishshah > among all <03605 +kol > those <00428 +>el - leh > have I not found <04672 +matsa> > .
ecc 07 : 29 Lo <07200 +ra>ah > , this <02088 +zeh > only <00905 +bad > have I found <04672 +matsa> > , that God <00430 +>elohiym > hath made <06213 +<asah > man <00120 +>adam > upright <03477 +yashar > ; but they have sought <01245 +baqash > out many <07227 +rab > inventions <02810 +chishshabown > .
ecc 08 : 01 . Who <04310 +miy > [ is ] as the wise <02450 +chakam > [ man <00376 +>iysh > ] ? and who <04310 +miy > knoweth <03045 +yada< > the interpretation <06592 +pesher > of a thing <01697 +dabar > ? a man s <00120 +>adam > wisdom <02451 +chokmah > maketh his face <06440 +paniym > to shine <00215 +>owr > , and the boldness <05797 +<oz > of his face <06440 +paniym > shall be changed <08132 +shana > .
ecc 08 : 02 I [ counsel thee ] to keep <08104 +shamar > the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <06310 +peh > , and [ that ] in regard of the oath <07621 +sh@buw<ah > of God <00430 +>elohiym > .
ecc 08 : 03 Be not hasty <00926 +bahal > to go <03212 +yalak > out of his sight <06440 +paniym > : stand <05975 +<amad > not in an evil <07451 +ra< > thing <01697 +dabar > ; for he doeth <06213 +<asah > whatsoever pleaseth <02654 +chaphets > him .
ecc 08 : 04 Where <00834 +>aher > the word <01697 +dabar > of a king <04428 +melek > [ is , there is ] power <07983 +shiltown > : and who <04310 +miy > may say <00559 +>amar > unto him , What <04100 +mah > doest <06213 +<asah > thou ?
ecc 08 : 05 Whoso keepeth <08104 +shamar > the commandment <04687 +mitsvah > shall feel <03045 +yada< > no <03808 +lo> > evil <07451 +ra< > thing <01697 +dabar > : and a wise <02450 +chakam > man s heart <03820 +leb > discerneth <03045 +yada< > both time <06256 +<eth > and judgment <04941 +mishpat > .
ecc 08 : 06 . Because <03588 +kiy > to every <03605 +kol > purpose <02656 +chephets > there is time <06256 +<eth > and judgment <04941 +mishpat > , therefore the misery <07451 +ra< > of man <00120 +>adam > [ is ] great <07227 +rab > upon him .
ecc 08 : 07 For he knoweth <03045 +yada< > not that which <04100 +mah > shall be : for who can tell <05046 +nagad > him when it shall be ?
ecc 08 : 08 [ There is ] no <00369 +>ayin > man <00120 +>adam > that hath power <07989 +shalliyt > over the spirit <07307 +ruwach > to retain <03607 +kala> > the spirit <07307 +ruwach > ; neither <00369 +>ayin > [ hath he ] power <07983 +shiltown > in the day <03117 +yowm > of death <04194 +maveth > : and [ there is ] no <00369 +>ayin > discharge <04917 +mishlachath > in [ that ] war <04421 +milchamah > ; neither <03808 +lo> > shall wickedness <07562 +resha< > deliver <04422 +malat > those that are given <01167 +ba<al > to it .
ecc 08 : 09 . All <03605 +kol > this <02088 +zeh > have I seen <07200 +ra>ah > , and applied <05414 +nathan > my heart <03820 +leb > unto every <03605 +kol > work <04639 +ma<aseh > that is done <06466 +pa<al > under <08478 +tachath > the sun <08121 +shemesh > : [ there is ] a time <06256 +<eth > wherein <00834 +>aher > one man <00120 +>adam > ruleth <07980 +shalat > over another to his own hurt <07451 +ra< > .
ecc 08 : 10 And so <03651 +ken > I saw <07200 +ra>ah > the wicked <07563 +rasha< > buried <06912 +qabar > , who had come <00935 +bow> > and gone <01980 +halak > from the place <04725 +maqowm > of the holy <06918 +qadowsh > , and they were forgotten <07911 +shakach > in the city <05892 +<iyr > where <00834 +>aher > they had so <03651 +ken > done <06466 +pa<al > : this <02088 +zeh > [ is ] also <01571 +gam > vanity <01892 +hebel > .
ecc 08 : 11 Because <00834 +>aher > sentence <06599 +pithgam > against an evil <07451 +ra< > work <04639 +ma<aseh > is not executed <06213 +<asah > speedily <04120 +m@herah > , therefore the heart <03820 +leb > of the sons <01121 +ben > of men <00120 +>adam > is fully <04390 +male> > set in them to do <06213 +<asah > evil <07451 +ra< > .
ecc 08 : 12 Though a sinner <02398 +chata> > do <06213 +<asah > evil <07451 +ra< > an hundred <03967 +me>ah > times , and his [ days ] be prolonged <00748 +>arak > , yet <03588 +kiy > surely <03588 +kiy > I know <03045 +yada< > that it shall be well <02896 +towb > with them that fear <03373 +yare> > God <00430 +>elohiym > , which <00834 +>aher > fear <03372 +yare> > before <06440 +paniym > him :
ecc 08 : 13 But it shall not be well <02896 +towb > with the wicked <07563 +rasha< > , neither <03808 +lo> > shall he prolong <00748 +>arak > [ his ] days <03117 +yowm > , [ which are ] as a shadow <06738 +tsel > ; because <00834 +>aher > he feareth <03373 +yare> > not before <06440 +paniym > God <00430 +>elohiym > .
ecc 08 : 14 . There is a vanity <01892 +hebel > which <00834 +>aher > is done <06466 +pa<al > upon the earth <00776 +>erets > ; that there be just <06662 +tsaddiyq > [ men ] , unto whom it happeneth <05060 +naga< > according to the work <04639 +ma<aseh > of the wicked <07563 +rasha< > ; again , there be wicked <07563 +rasha< > [ men ] , to whom <00413 +>el > it happeneth <05060 +naga< > according to the work <04639 +ma<aseh > of the righteous <06662 +tsaddiyq > : I said <00559 +>amar > that this <02088 +zeh > also <01571 +gam > [ is ] vanity <01892 +hebel > .
ecc 08 : 15 Then I commended <07623 +shabach > mirth <08057 +simchah > , because <00834 +>aher > a man <00120 +>adam > hath no <00369 +>ayin > better <02896 +towb > thing under <08478 +tachath > the sun <08121 +shemesh > , than to eat <00398 +>akal > , and to drink <08354 +shathah > , and to be merry <08055 +samach > : for that shall abide <03867 +lavah > with him of his labour <05999 +<amal > the days <03117 +yowm > of his life <02416 +chay > , which <00834 +>aher > God <00430 +>elohiym > giveth <05414 +nathan > him under <08478 +tachath > the sun <08121 +shemesh > .
ecc 08 : 16 When <00834 +>aher > I applied <05414 +nathan > mine heart <03820 +leb > to know <03045 +yada< > wisdom <02451 +chokmah > , and to see <07200 +ra>ah > the business <06045 +<inyan > that is done <06466 +pa<al > upon the earth <00776 +>erets > : ( for also <01571 +gam > [ there is that ] neither day <03117 +yowm > nor night <03915 +layil > seeth <07200 +ra>ah > sleep <08142 +shehah > with his eyes <05869 +<ayin > : )
ecc 08 : 17 Then I beheld <07200 +ra>ah > all <03605 +kol > the work <04639 +ma<aseh > of God <00430 +>elohiym > , that a man <00120 +>adam > cannot find <04672 +matsa> > out the work <04639 +ma<aseh > that is done <06466 +pa<al > under <08478 +tachath > the sun <08121 +shemesh > : because <00834 +>aher > though <00834 +>aher > a man <00120 +>adam > labour <05998 +<amal > to seek <01245 +baqash > [ it ] out , yet he shall not find <04672 +matsa> > [ it ] ; yea <01571 +gam > further <03254 +yacaph > ; though <00518 +>im > a wise <02450 +chakam > [ man ] think <00559 +>amar > to know <03045 +yada< > [ it ] , yet shall he not be able <03201 +yakol > to find <04672 +matsa> > [ it ] .
ecc 09 : 01 . For all <03605 +kol > this <02088 +zeh > I considered <05414 +nathan > in my heart <03820 +leb > even to declare <00952 +buwr > all <03605 +kol > this <02088 +zeh > , that the righteous <06662 +tsaddiyq > , and the wise <02450 +chakam > , and their works <05652 +<abad > , [ are ] in the hand <03027 +yad > of God <00430 +>elohiym > : no <00369 +>ayin > man <00120 +>adam > knoweth <03045 +yada< > either <01571 +gam > love <00160 +>ahabah > or hatred <08135 +sin>ah > [ by ] all <03605 +kol > [ that is ] before <06440 +paniym > them .
ecc 09 : 02 All <03605 +kol > [ things come ] alike <00834 +>aher > to all <03605 +kol > : [ there is ] one <00259 +>echad > event <04745 +miqreh > to the righteous <06662 +tsaddiyq > , and to the wicked <07563 +rasha< > ; to the good <02896 +towb > and to the clean <02889 +tahowr > , and to the unclean <02931 +tame> > ; to him that sacrificeth <02076 +zabach > , and to him that sacrificeth <02076 +zabach > not : as [ is ] the good <02896 +towb > , so [ is ] the sinner <02398 +chata> > ; [ and ] he that sweareth <07650 +shaba< > , as [ he ] that feareth <03373 +yare> > an oath <07621 +sh@buw<ah > .
ecc 09 : 03 This <02088 +zeh > [ is ] an evil <07451 +ra< > among all <03605 +kol > [ things ] that are done <06466 +pa<al > under <08478 +tachath > the sun <08121 +shemesh > , that [ there is ] one <00259 +>echad > event <04745 +miqreh > unto all <03605 +kol > : yea <01571 +gam > , also <01571 +gam > the heart <03820 +leb > of the sons <01121 +ben > of men <00120 +>adam > is full <04390 +male> > of evil <07451 +ra< > , and madness <01947 +howlelah > [ is ] in their heart <03824 +lebab > while they live <02416 +chay > , and after <00310 +>achar > that [ they go ] to the dead <04191 +muwth > .
ecc 09 : 04 . For to him that is joined <00977 +bachar > to all <03605 +kol > the living <02416 +chay > there is hope <00986 +bittachown > : for a living <02416 +chay > dog <03611 +keleb > is better <02896 +towb > than <04480 +min > a dead <04191 +muwth > lion <00738 +>ariy > .
ecc 09 : 05 For the living <02416 +chay > know <03045 +yada< > that they shall die <04191 +muwth > : but the dead <04191 +muwth > know <03045 +yada< > not any <03972 +m@uwmah > thing , neither <00369 +>ayin > have they any more <05750 +<owd > a reward <07999 +shalam > ; for the memory <02143 +zeker > of them is forgotten <07911 +shakach > .
ecc 09 : 06 Also <01571 +gam > their love <00160 +>ahabah > , and their hatred <08135 +sin>ah> , and their envy <07068 +qin>ah > , is now <03528 +k@bar > perished <6> ; neither <00369 +>ayin > have they any more <05750 +<owd > a portion <02506 +cheleq > for ever <05769 +<owlam > in any <03605 +kol > [ thing ] that is done <06466 +pa<al > under <08478 +tachath > the sun <08121 +shemesh > .
ecc 09 : 07 Go <03212 +yalak > thy way , eat <00398 +>akal > thy bread <03899 +lechem > with joy <08057 +simchah > , and drink <08354 +shathah > thy wine <03196 +yayin > with a merry <02896 +towb > heart <03820 +leb > ; for God <00430 +>elohiym > now <03528 +k@bar > accepteth <07521 +ratsah > thy works <04639 +ma<aseh > .
ecc 09 : 08 Let thy garments <00899 +beged > be always white <03836 +laban > ; and let thy head <07218 +ro>sh > lack <02637 +chacer > no <00408 +>al > ointment <08081 +shemen > .
ecc 09 : 09 Live <02416 +chay > joyfully <02416 +chay > with the wife <00802 +>ishshah > whom <00834 +>aher > thou lovest <00157 +>ahab > all <03605 +kol > the days <03117 +yowm > of the life <02416 +chay > of thy vanity <01892 +hebel > , which <00834 +>aher > he hath given <05414 +nathan > thee under <08478 +tachath > the sun <08121 +shemesh > , all <03605 +kol > the days <03117 +yowm > of thy vanity <01892 +hebel > : for that [ is ] thy portion <02506 +cheleq > in [ this ] life <02416 +chay > , and in thy labour <05999 +<amal > which thou takest <06001 +<amel > under <08478 +tachath > the sun <08121 +shemesh > .
ecc 09 : 10 Whatsoever thy hand <03027 +yad > findeth <04672 +matsa> > to do <06213 +<asah > , do <06213 +<asah > [ it ] with thy might <03581 +koach > ; for [ there is ] no <00369 +>ayin > work <04639 +ma<aseh > , nor device <02808 +cheshbown > , nor knowledge <01847 +da<ath > , nor wisdom <02451 +chokmah > , in the grave <07585 +sh@>owl > , whither thou goest <01980 +halak > .
ecc 09 : 11 . I returned <07725 +shuwb > , and saw <07200 +ra>ah > under <08478 +tachath > the sun <08121 +shemesh > , that the race <04793 +merowts > [ is ] not to the swift <07031 + qal > , nor <03808 +lo> > the battle <04421 +milchamah > to the strong <01368 +gibbowr > , neither <03808 +lo> > yet <01571 +gam > bread <03899 +lechem > to the wise <02450 +chakam > , nor <03808 +lo> > yet <01571 +gam > riches <06239 +<osher > to men of understanding <00995 +biyn > , nor <03808 +lo> > yet <01571 +gam > favour <02580 +chen > to men of skill <03045 +yada< > ; but time <06256 +<eth > and chance <06294 +pega< > happeneth <07136 +qarah > to them all <03605 +kol > .
ecc 09 : 12 For man <00120 +>adam > also <01571 +gam > knoweth <03045 +yada< > not his time <06256 +<eth > : as the fishes <01709 +dag > that are taken <00270 +>achaz > in an evil <07451 +ra< > net <04686 +matsuwd > , and as the birds <06833 +tsippowr > that are caught <00270 +>achaz > in the snare <06341 +pach > ; so <01992 +hem > [ are ] the sons <01121 +ben > of men <00120 +>adam > snared <03369 +yaqosh > in an evil <07451 +ra< > time <06256 +<eth > , when it falleth <05307 +naphal > suddenly <06597 +pith>owm > upon them .
ecc 09 : 13 . This <02090 +zoh > wisdom <02451 +chokmah > have I seen <07200 +ra>ah > also <01571 +gam > under <08478 +tachath > the sun <08121 +shemesh > , and it [ seemed ] great <01419 +gadowl > unto me :
ecc 09 : 14 [ There was ] a little <06996 +qatan > city <05892 +<iyr > , and few <04592 +m@<at > men <00582 +>enowsh > within it ; and there came <00935 +bow> > a great <01419 +gadowl > king <04428 +melek > against <00413 +>el > it , and besieged <05437 +cabab > it , and built <01129 +banah > great <01419 +gadowl > bulwarks <04685 +matsowd > against <05921 +<al > it :
ecc 09 : 15 Now there was found <04672 +matsa> > in it a poor <04542 +micken > wise <02450 +chakam > man <00376 +>iysh > , and he by his wisdom <02451 +chokmah > delivered <04422 +malat > the city <05892 +<iyr > ; yet no <03808 +lo> > man <00376 +>iysh > remembered <02142 +zakar > that same <01931 +huw> > poor <04542 +micken > man <00376 +>iysh > .
ecc 09 : 16 Then said <00559 +>amar > I , Wisdom <02451 +chokmah > [ is ] better <02896 +towb > than strength <01369 +g@buwrah > : nevertheless the poor <04542 +micken > man s wisdom <02451 +chokmah > [ is ] despised <00959 +bazah > , and his words <01697 +dabar > are not heard <08085 +shama< > .
ecc 09 : 17 The words <01697 +dabar > of wise <02450 +chakam > [ men are ] heard <08085 +shama< > in quiet <05183 +Nachath > more than the cry <02201 +za<aq > of him that ruleth <04910 +mashal > among fools <03684 +k@ciyl > .
ecc 09 : 18 Wisdom <02451 +chokmah > [ is ] better <02896 +towb > than weapons <03627 +k@liy > of war <07128 +q@rab > : but one <00259 +>echad > sinner <02398 +chata> > destroyeth <6> much <07235 +rabah > good <02896 +towb > .
ecc 10 : 01 . Dead <04194 +maveth > flies <02070 +z@buwb > cause the ointment <08081 +shemen > of the apothecary <07543 +raqach > to send <05042 +naba< > forth a stinking <00887 +ba>ash > savour <07381 +reyach > : [ so doth ] a little <04592 +m@<at > folly <05531 +cikluwth > him that is in reputation <03368 +yaqar > for wisdom <02451 +chokmah > [ and ] honour <03519 +kabowd > .
ecc 10 : 02 A wise <02450 +chakam > man s heart <03820 +leb > [ is ] at his right <03225 +yamiyn > hand <03225 +yamiyn > ; but a fool s <03684 +k@ciyl > heart <03820 +leb > at his left <08040 +s@mo>wl > .
ecc 10 : 03 Yea <01571 +gam > also <01571 +gam > , when he that is a fool <05530 +cakal > walketh <01980 +halak > by the way <01870 +derek > , his wisdom <03820 +leb > faileth <02638 +chacer > [ him ] , and he saith <00559 +>amar > to every <03605 +kol > one [ that ] he [ is ] a fool <05530 +cakal > .
ecc 10 : 04 . If the spirit <07307 +ruwach > of the ruler <04910 +mashal > rise <05927 +<alah > up against <05921 +<al > thee , leave <03241 +Yaniym > not thy place <04725 +maqowm > ; for yielding <04832 +marpe> > pacifieth <03240 +yanach > great <01419 +gadowl > offences <02399 +chet> > .
ecc 10 : 05 There is an evil <07451 +ra< > [ which ] I have seen <07200 +ra>ah > under <08478 +tachath > the sun <08121 +shemesh > , as an error <07684 +sh@gagah > [ which ] proceedeth <03318 +yatsa> > from the ruler <07989 +shalliyt > :
ecc 10 : 06 Folly <05529 +cekel > is set <05414 +nathan > in great <07227 +rab > dignity <04791 +marowm > , and the rich <06223 +<ashiyr > sit <03427 +yashab > in low <08216 +shephel > place .
ecc 10 : 07 I have seen <07200 +ra>ah > servants <05650 +<ebed > upon horses <05483 +cuwc > , and princes <08269 +sar > walking <01980 +halak > as servants <05650 +<ebed > upon the earth <00776 +>erets > .
ecc 10 : 08 He that diggeth <02658 +chaphar > a pit <01475 +guwmmats > shall fall <05307 +naphal > into it ; and whoso breaketh <06555 +parats > an hedge <01447 +gader > , a serpent <05175 +nachash > shall bite <05391 +nashak > him .
ecc 10 : 09 Whoso removeth <05265 +naca< > stones <68> shall be hurt <06087 +<atsab > therewith ; [ and ] he that cleaveth <01234 +baqa< > wood <06086 +<ets > shall be endangered <05533 +cakan > thereby .
ecc 10 : 10 If <00518 +>im > the iron <01270 +barzel > be blunt <06949 +qahah > , and he do not whet <07043 +qalal > the edge <06440 +paniym > , then must he put <01396 +gabar > to more strength <02428 +chayil > : but wisdom <02451 +chokmah > [ is ] profitable <03504 +yithrown > to direct <03787 +kasher > .
ecc 10 : 11 Surely <00518 +>im > the serpent <05175 +nachash > will bite <05391 +nashak > without <03808 +lo> > enchantment <03908 +lachash > ; and a babbler is no <00369 +>ayin > better <03504 +yithrown > .
ecc 10 : 12 . The words <01697 +dabar > of a wise <02450 +chakam > man s mouth <06310 +peh > [ are ] gracious <02580 +chen > ; but the lips <08193 +saphah > of a fool <03684 +k@ciyl > will swallow <01104 +bala< > up himself .
ecc 10 : 13 The beginning <08462 +t@chillah > of the words <01697 +dabar > of his mouth <06310 +peh > [ is ] foolishness <05531 +cikluwth > : and the end <00319 +>achariyth > of his talk <06310 +peh > [ is ] mischievous <07451 +ra< > madness <01948 +howleluwth > .
ecc 10 : 14 A fool <05536 +cal > also is full <07235 +rabah > of words <01697 +dabar > : a man <00120 +>adam > cannot tell <05046 +nagad > what <04100 +mah > shall be ; and what <04100 +mah > shall be after <00310 +>achar > him , who <04310 +miy > can tell <05046 +nagad > him ?
ecc 10 : 15 The labour <05999 +<amal > of the foolish <03684 +k@ciyl > wearieth <03021 +yaga< > every one of them , because <00834 +>aher > he knoweth <03045 +yada< > not how <00834 +>aher > to go <03212 +yalak > to the city <05892 +<iyr > .
ecc 10 : 16 . Woe <00337 +>iy > to thee , O land <00776 +>erets > , when thy king <04428 +melek > [ is ] a child <05288 +na<ar > , and thy princes <08269 +sar > eat <00398 +>akal > in the morning <01242 +boqer > !
ecc 10 : 17 Blessed <00835 +>esher > [ art ] thou , O land <00776 +>erets > , when thy king <04428 +melek > [ is ] the son <01121 +ben > of nobles <02715 +chor > , and thy princes <08269 +sar > eat <00398 +>akal > in due season <06256 +<eth > , for strength <01369 +g@buwrah > , and not for drunkenness <08358 +sh@thiy > !
ecc 10 : 18 By much slothfulness <06103 +<atslah > the building <04746 +m@qareh > decayeth <04355 +makak > ; and through idleness <08220 +shiphluwth > of the hands <03027 +yad > the house <01004 +bayith > droppeth <01811 +dalaph > through <01811 +dalaph > .
ecc 10 : 19 A feast <03899 +lechem > is made <06213 +<asah > for laughter <07814 +s@chowq > , and wine <03196 +yayin > maketh merry <08055 +samach > : but money <03701 +keceph > answereth <06030 +<anah > all <03605 +kol > [ things ] .
ecc 10 : 20 Curse <07043 +qalal > not the king <04428 +melek > , no <00408 +>al > not in thy thought <04093 +madda< > ; and curse <07043 +qalal > not the rich <06223 +<ashiyr > in thy bedchamber : for a bird <05775 +<owph > of the air <08064 +shamayim > shall carry <03212 +yalak > the voice <06963 +qowl > , and that which hath <01167 +ba<al > wings <03671 +kanaph > shall tell <05046 +nagad > the matter <01697 +dabar > .
ecc 11 : 01 . Cast <07971 +shalach > thy bread <03899 +lechem > upon the waters <04325 +mayim > : for thou shalt find <04672 +matsa> > it after many <07230 +rob > days <03117 +yowm > .
ecc 11 : 02 Give <05414 +nathan > a portion <02506 +cheleq > to seven <07651 +sheba< > , and also <01571 +gam > to eight <08083 +sh@moneh > ; for thou knowest <03045 +yada< > not what <04100 +mah > evil <07451 +ra< > shall be upon the earth <00776 +>erets > .
ecc 11 : 03 If <00518 +>im > the clouds <05645 +<ab > be full <04390 +male> > of rain <1653geshem > , they empty <07324 +ruwq > [ themselves ] upon the earth <00776 +>erets > : and if the tree <06086 +<ets > fall <05307 +naphal > toward the south <01864 +darowm > , or toward the north <06828 +tsaphown > , in the place <04725 +maqowm > where the tree <06086 +<ets > falleth <05307 +naphal > , there <08033 +sham > it shall be .
ecc 11 : 04 He that observeth <08104 +shamar > the wind <07307 +ruwach > shall not sow <02232 +zara< > ; and he that regardeth <07200 +ra>ah > the clouds <05645 +<ab > shall not reap <07114 +qatsar > .
ecc 11 : 05 As thou knowest <03045 +yada< > not what <04100 +mah > [ is ] the way <01870 +derek > of the spirit <07307 +ruwach > , [ nor ] how the bones <06106 +<etsem > [ do grow ] in the womb <00990 +beten > of her that is with child <04392 +male> > : even <03602 +kakah > so thou knowest <03045 +yada< > not the works <04639 +ma<aseh > of God <00430 +>elohiym > who <00834 +>aher > maketh <06213 +<asah > all <03605 +kol > .
ecc 11 : 06 In the morning <01242 +boqer > sow <02232 +zara< > thy seed <02233 +zera< > , andin the evening <06153 +<ereb > withhold <03240 +yanach > not thine hand <03027 +yad > : for thou knowest <03045 +yada< > not whether <00335 +>ay > shall prosper <03787 +kasher > , either this <02088 +zeh > or <00176 +>ow > that , or whether <00518 +>im > they both <08147 +sh@nayim > [ shall be ] alike <00259 +>echad > good <02896 +towb > .
ecc 11 : 07 . Truly the light <00216 +>owr > [ is ] sweet <04966 +mathowq > , and a pleasant<02896 +towb > [ thing it is ] for the eyes <05869 +<ayin > to behold <07200 +ra>ah > the sun <08121 +shemesh > :
ecc 11 : 08 But if a man <00120 +>adam > live <02421 +chayah > many <07235 +rabah > years <08141 +shaneh > , [ and ] rejoice <08055 +samach > in them all <03605 +kol > ; yet let him remember <02142 +zakar > the days <03117 +yowm > of darkness <02822 +choshek > ; for they shall be many <07235 +rabah > . All <03605 +kol > that cometh <00935 +bow> > [ is ] vanity <01892 +hebel > .
ecc 11 : 09 Rejoice <08055 +samach > , O young <00970 +bachuwr > man , in thy youth <03208 +yalduwth > ; and let thy heart <03820 +leb > cheer <03190 +yatab > thee in the days <03117 +yowm > of thy youth <00979 +b@churowth > , and walk <01980 +halak > in the ways <01870 +derek > of thine heart <03820 +leb > , and in the sight <04758 +mar>eh > of thine eyes <05869 +<ayin > : but know <03045 +yada< > thou , that for all <03605 +kol > these <00428 +>el - leh > [ things ] God <00430 +>elohiym > will bring <00935 +bow> > thee into judgment <04941 +mishpat > .
ecc 11 : 10 Therefore remove <05493 +cuwr > sorrow <03708 +ka<ac > from thy heart <03820 +leb > , and put <05674 +<abar > away <05493 +cuwr > evil <07451 +ra< > from thy flesh <01320 +basar > : for childhood <03208 +yalduwth > and youth <07839 +shacharuwth > [ are ] vanity <01892 +hebel > .
ecc 12 : 01 . Remember <02142 +zakar > now thy Creator <01254 +bara> > in the days <03117 +yowm > of thy youth <00979 +b@churowth > , while <05704 +<ad > the evil <07451 +ra< > days <03117 +yowm > come <00935 +bow> > not , nor the years <08141 +shaneh > draw nigh <05060 +naga< > , when <00834 +>aher > thou shalt say <00559 +>amar > , I have no <00369 +>ayin > pleasure <02656 +chephets > in them ;
ecc 12 : 02 While <05704 +<ad > the sun <08121 +shemesh > , or the light <00216 +>owr > , or the moon <03394 +yareach > , or the stars <03556 +kowkab > , be not darkened <02821 +chashak > , nor the clouds <05645 +<ab > return <07725 +shuwb > after <00310 +>achar > the rain <01653 +geshem > :
ecc 12 : 03 In the day <03117 +yowm > when the keepers <08104 +shamar > of the house <01004 +bayith > shall tremble <02111 +zuwa< > , and the strong <02428 +chayil > men <00582 +>enowsh > shall bow <05791 +<avath > themselves , and the grinders <02912 +tachan > cease <00988 +batel > because <03588 +kiy > they are few <04592 +m@<at > , and those that look <07200 +ra>ah > out of the windows <00699 +>arubbah > be darkened <02821 +chashak > ,
ecc 12 : 04 And the doors <01817 +deleth > shall be shut <05462 +cagar > in the streets <07784 +shuwq > , when the sound <06963 +qowl > of the grinding <02913 +tachanah > is low <08217 +shaphal > , and he shall rise <06965 +quwm > up at the voice <06963 +qowl > of the bird <06833 +tsippowr > , and all <03605 +kol > the daughters <01121 +ben > of musick <07892 +shiyr > shall be brought <07817 +shachach > low <07817 +shachach > ;
ecc 12 : 05 Also <01571 +gam > [ when ] they shall be afraid <03372 +yare> > of [ that which is ] high <01364 +gaboahh > , and fears <02849 +chathchath > [ shall be ] in the way <01870 +derek > , and the almond <08247 +shaqed > tree shall flourish <05006 +na>ats > , and the grasshopper <02284 +chagab > shall be a burden <05445 +cabal > , and desire <35> shall fail <06565 +parar > : because <03588 +kiy > man <00120 +>adam > goeth <01980 +halak > to his long <05769 +<owlam > home <01004 +bayith > , and the mourners <05594 +caphad > go <05437 +cabab > about <05437 +cabab > the streets <07784 +shuwq > :
ecc 12 : 06 Or <05704 +<ad > ever the silver <03701 +keceph > cord <02256 +chebel > be loosed <07368 +rachaq > , or the golden <02091 +zahab > bowl <01543 +gullah > be broken <07533 +ratsats > , or the pitcher <03537 +kad > be broken <07665 +shabar > at <05921 +<al > the fountain <04002 +mabbuwa< > , or the wheel <01534 +galgal > broken <07533 +ratsats > at <00413 +>el > the cistern <00953 +bowr > .
ecc 12 : 07 Then shall the dust <06083 +<aphar > return <07725 +shuwb > to the earth <00776 +>erets > as it was : and the spirit <07307 +ruwach > shall return <07725 +shuwb > unto God <00430 +>elohiym > who <00834 +>aher > gave <05414 +nathan > it .
ecc 12 : 08 . Vanity <01892 +hebel > of vanities <01892 +hebel > , saith <00559 +>amar > the preacher <06953 +qoheleth > ; all <03605 +kol > [ is ] vanity <01892 +hebel > .
ecc 12 : 09 And moreover <03148 +yowther > , because the preacher <06953 +qoheleth > was wise <02450 +chakam > , he still <05750 +<owd > taught <03925 +lamad > the people <05971 +<am > knowledge <01847 +da<ath > ; yea , he gave good heed <00238 +>azan > , and sought <02713 +chaqar > out , [ and ] set in order <08626 +taqan > many <07235 +rabah > proverbs <04912 +mashal > .
ecc 12 : 10 The preacher <06953 +qoheleth > sought <01245 +baqash > to find <04672 +matsa> > out acceptable <02656 +chephets > words <01697 +dabar > : and [ that which was ] written <03789 +kathab > [ was ] upright <03476 +yosher > , [ even ] words <01697 +dabar > of truth <00571 +>emeth > .
ecc 12 : 11 The words <01697 +dabar > of the wise <02450 +chakam > [ are ] as goads <01861 +dorbown > , and as nails <04930 +masm@rah > fastened <05193 +nata< > [ by ] the masters <01167 +ba<al > of assemblies <00627 +>acuppah > , [ which ] are given <05414 +nathan > from one <00259 +>echad > shepherd <07462 +ra<ah > .
ecc 12 : 12 And further <03148 +yowther > , by these <01992 +hem > , my son <01121 +ben > , be admonished <02094 +zahar > : of making <06213 +<asah > many <07235 +rabah > books <05612 +cepher > [ there is ] no <00369 +>ayin > end <07093 +qets > ; and much <07235 +rabah > study <03854 +lahag > [ is ] a weariness <03024 +y@gi<ah > of the flesh <01320 +basar > .
ecc 12 : 13 . Let us hear <08085 +shama< > the conclusion <05490 +cowph > of the whole <03605 +kol > matter <01697 +dabar > : Fear <03372 +yare> > God <00430 +>elohiym > , and keep <08104 +shamar > his commandments <04687 +mitsvah > : for this <02088 +zeh > [ is ] the whole <03605 +kol > [ duty ] of man <00120 +>adam > .
ecc 12 : 14 For God <00430 +>elohiym > shall bring <00935 +bow> > every <03605 +kol > work <04639 +ma<aseh > into judgment <04941 +mishpat > , with every <03605 +kol > secret <05956 +<alam > thing , whether <00518 +>im > [ it be ] good <02896 +towb > , or whether <00518 +>im > [ it be ] evil <07451 +ra< > .
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