C. about

ahdahm.
Four AINGS IN- ATIABLE.
He treprove thee, and thou -be_ found_a_liar,
7Two things have I required of Thee;
w ‘Deny me them not before I
tdie
8 -Remoye_far from me vanity and wo lies :
'Give me neither poverty nor riches
‘Feed me with food «convenient for me:
® Lest I 'be_full, and -deny Thee,
And ‘say, ‘ Who is Jthe Lorp ?’
Or lest I tbe_poor, and “steal, and Hake the_name_of my =God in vain.
10stAccuse not a servant unto his =master,
Lest he tcurse thee,
And thou be_found_guilty.
ll There is a generation that tcurseth their father,
And ‘doth not bless their «mother.
12 There is a generation that are pure in their_own eyes,
And yet sis not washed from their filthiness.
13 There is a generation, O_how lofty are their eyes!
And their eyelids tare_lifted_up.
14 There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords,
And their jaw_teeth as knives,
To devour the =poor from-off the earth,
And the=needy from among «men.
1 The horseleach hath two daugh- ters, erying, ‘:Give, *give.’
There are three things that ‘are never satisfied,
Yea, four things *say not, ‘It is enough :’
16 h The grave; and the barren womb ;
The earth that is not filled with water ;
And the fire that saith not, ‘Jt is
enough, 17 The eye that ‘mocketh at his fa-
ther, And despiseth to obey his mother, The_ravens_of the valley shall pick_it_out, And the young eagles shall_eat it. 18 There_be three things which are too wonderful for me, Yea, four which I know not:
19 The_way_of an xeagle in the =air ; The_way_of a serpent upon a rock ; The_way_of a ship in the_emidst_
of the sea; And the_way- of a sman with a maid.
20 Such is the_way_of an adulterous
woman ; She -eateth, and -wipeth her mouth, And saith, ‘T -have_done no wicked-
ness. 21 For three things the earth «is_dis- quieted, And for four which it ‘cannot bear : 2 For a servant when he treigneth ; And a fool when he tis_filled with meat ;" 23 For an odious woman when she Hs_mazried ;
PROVERBS XXXI. AAG:
And a handmaid that ¢@ tis_heir to her mistress. 24There_be four things which are little upon the earth, But thep are exceeding wise: 2 The avants are a -people not strong, Yet they prepare their meat in the summer ; % The cconies are but a_ feeble
folk, Yet make they their -houses in the -rocks ; 27 The Jlocusts have no king, Yet go_ they_forth all_of_them by_ bands ; 23 The spider 'taketh_hold with her hands, And is in kings’ palaces,
229 There_be three things which 'g0 :
well, Yea, four are comely i in going: 30 A lilion which is strongest among xbeasts, And turneth not away for any: 31 A g greyhound ; a he_goat also; And a king, against whom there is
no rising_up. 82 Tf thou -hast_done_foolishly in lift- Or if thou -hast_thought_evil, lay thine_hand upon thy_ mouth. *pringeth_forth butter, And the_ p wringing — of the nose So the_pforcing_of wrath ‘bring- eth_forth strife.” ok The »prophecy that his mother Haught him. sson_of my womb? And what, the_sson_of my vows ? Nor thy ways to that which_destroy- eth kings. It ts not for xkings to_ drink F wine ; 5 Lest they ‘drink, and forget the st law, of the afflicted. 6 Give strong_drink unto him_that_
ing_up_thyself, 33 Surely the_pchurning_of milk ‘bringeth_forth blood: THE_words_of king ? Lemuél, 2“What, my sson? and what, the_ 3 FGive not thy strength unto women, £ Tt is not for xkings, O_Lemuél Nor for princes strong_drink : And pervert the_judgment_of any
is_p ready__ to_perish, And/ wine unto those_that_be_ of_ heavy hearts. 7*Let_him_drink, and forget his poverty, And tremember his misery no lo more.
8 Open thy mouth for the -dumb in the_cause_of all sesuch_as_are_ appointed to destruction.
9 -Open thy mouth,
-Judge righteously,
And-plead_the_cause_of the !-poor and -needy.
10 Who ‘can_find a virtuous woman ? For her price is far_above rubies. 11 The_heart_of her husband doth_
safely_trust in her,
509
B. eras about
d, dis- possesseth. Four LITTLE BUT WISE THINGS.
an. ants, Heb. ne- mahlim, Jrom nah- mal, to cir- cumcise, to cut-off, and perhaps melilah, an ear_of corn. c. conies, Heb. she- phannim, Jrom sah- han, to
numerous.
Four COMELY THINGS.
Ui. lion, Heb. layish, From lush, to be
strong.
g. grey sera) Heb, girt in the loins,
FORBEAR- ANCE, . Or rene.
about 1015. 1. Lemuél, To "Go; 6. burden.» s. son, Heb. bar, from bahrah, to create,
4. Eccles. 10. 17.
J. ferment-
mire, st. statute.
p. perishing. b. bitter-of soul.
lo. longer. so. sons_of destruction. 9. Isa. 1. 17, 7. lowly. THE VIRTUOUS WIFE. Aleph, Beth,
)
So that he shall_have no need of spoil.
PROVERBS XXXI. 12.
B.C.about 1015. Gimel. Daleth.
He.
Vau.
Zain. t. taketh.
Kheth. Teth. 7. lamp, Heb. neer. Yod.
Caph. 20. Heb. 13. 16.
lo. lowly. Lamed.
d. double, 07 change-of garments,
Mem.
B.C. about 977.
p. Preacher, Heb. kohe- leth, from kahal, to
call_to- - gether.
3. John 6-27. a. ahdahm.
6. John 3. 8.
2 She anes him good and not evi : All the_days_of her =life. 13 She seeketh wool, and flax, And worketh willingly with her
hands.
14 She «is like the merchants’ ships ; She 'bringeth her food from afar. 15 She riseth also while _ it _is_yet
night, And giveth meat to her household, And a portion to her maidens. 16 She *considereth a field, and ¢buy-
eth it: With the_fruit_of her hands she splanteth a vineyard. 17 She «girdeth her loins with strength, And strengtheneth her arms.
18 She -perceiveth that her merchan-
dise is good : Her ‘candle tgoeth not out by
night. 19She -layeth her hands to the spindle, And her hands thold the distaff. 20 She «stretcheth_out her hand to the lo -poor; Yea, she -reacheth_forth her hands to the -needy. 21 She tis not afraid of the snow for her household: For all her household ae clothed_ with 4 =scarlet. 22 She -maketh herself coverings_of_ tapestry ;
EccuesiastEs I. 13,
Her clothing is / silk and purple. 23 Her husband +is_known in the
gates,
When he sitteth among the_elders_ of the land.
24 She -maketh sfine_linen, and sell-
eth it ; And -delivereth girdles unto the merchant.
2 Strength and honour a@re her F
clothing ; And she shall_rejoice in time to
come. SEN 26 She -openeth her mouth with wis-
om; And ein her tongue is the_law_of 7
kindness. 27 She -looketh_well to the_ways_of her household, And reateth not the_bread_of idle- ness, 28 Her children -arise-up, and call_ her_blessed ; Her husband also, and he praiseth
her. 29Many daughters -have_done vir- tuously, But thou -excellest them all, 30 xFavour is deceitful, And xbeauty 7s vain: But a woman that feareth ‘the Lord, she shall_be_praised. 31 Give her of the_fruit_of her hands ; And let her_own works praise her in the gates.”
ECCLESIASTES;
OR,
THE PREACHER.
HE_words_of the p Preacher, the_ son_of David, king in Jerusalem. 2“Vanity _of vanities,’ saith the Preacher, “Vanity_of vanities; xall is vanity. 3 What profit hath @ «xman of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
4 One generation +passeth_away, And another generation cometh : But the earth abideth for ever.
5 The sun also «ariseth,
And the sun goeth_down, And -hasteth to his place where he sarose.
6 The wind +goeth toward the south, And -turneth_about unto the
north ; It +whirleth_about continually, And the wind returneth_again ac- cording_to his circuits.
7 All the rivers run into the sea ; Yet the sea zs not full;
Unto the place from whence the rivers «come, Thither thep return again.
8 All xthings ave fyll_of_labour ;
«Man cannot utter it:
The eye ‘is not satisfied with see-
ing, ‘ Nor the ear ‘filled with hearing. ®The_thing that -hath_been, it is that which shall_be ;
And that which -is_done zs that which shall_be_done :
And there is no new thing under the sun.
10 Is_there any thing whereof it may_ be_said, ‘*See, this 7s new?’
It -hath_been already of =old_time, which was before us.
1 There is no remembrance of xfor- mer things ;
Neither shall_there_be any remem- brance of things that are_to_ come with those that shall_come after.”
12 ¥ the Preacher was king over Israél in Jerusalem.
13 And I -gave my heart to seek and search_out by xwisdom concern-
ing all things that are _ done} }
under ¢ x=heayen :
This sore travail -hatli =God given to the_sons_of «xman to be_ h exercised therewith.
510
B.C. al 10
ICCLESIASTES I. 14,
S.about} iI -have_seen «all the works that 7 -are_done under the sun; ptt 6. And, behold, xall is vanity and Col. _ _“vexation_of spirit.
i 15 That which is crooked ‘cannot be_
=upon made-_straight :
nd. See And that_which_is_wanting ‘can-
SRA not be_numbered.
1Kin.3| l°E communed with mine_own heart,
13; 10.7, saying, “Lo, £ -am_come_to_
A great_estate, and -have_ gotten
; more wisdom than all they that
ae been before me in Jerusa- em :
AW. Yea, my heart shad great experi-
ence_of wisdom and knowledge. 17 AndIgavemy heart to know wisdom, And to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is a yexa- tion_of spirit. 18 For in much wisdom is much grief : And he_that_tincreaseth knowledge Fincreaseth sorrow.
RTHER eee eine heart *Go_to now, Ex.
x Om I will_prove thee with mirth,
a Therefore ! -enjoy pleasure : rie “nia And, behold, this also is vanity. roy. 14. 21 said of laughter, “Tt is mad:” And of mirth, “ What doeth it?” iraw_out 3I sought in mine heart to ¢give fiesh myself unto xwine, ysl Yet acquainting mine heart with é xwisdom ; And to lay_hold on folly, Till Imight_see what was that good ahdahm. for the_sons_of « xmen, Which they should_do under the =heayven all the_days_of their=life. Kin.7.1-| +4 I made_me-_great works ; ; 9. 15-19. I builded me houses ; - I planted me vineyards: maradises,| 5 I made me gardens and rorchards, A : And I -planted trees in them of all kind of fruits: 6 I made me pools_of =water, orest. To water therewith the / wood that_
bringeth_forth trees : 71 got me servants and maidens, And had servants born in my house: Also I had great possessions _ of great and small cattle Above all that were in Jerusalem before me: Kin. 9. 8 I gathered me also silver and gold, And the_peculiar_treasure_of kings and of the provinces : I gat me men_singers and women_
singers, And the_delights _of the_sons_of ah xmen, As wmusical_instruments, and that_of_all_sorts. °So I -was_great, and «increased more_than all that were before me in Jerusalem : Also my wisdom remained with me. 10 And whatsoever mine eyes desired Ikept not from them, I — not my -heart from any
4 my heart rejoiced in all my labour
And this was my portion of all my labour.
1 Then 3 “looked on all the works that my hands had_wrought,
EcciEsrAstes IT. 24.
And on the labour that I had_ a about laboured to do: 977. And, behold, xall was vanity and a vexation_of spirit. a. or a-feed- tome there was no profit under the ae
w And I I -turned myself to behold wis-| SuPERIOR- dom, and madness, and folly : Win EO
For what can the ah man do that dak cometh after the king? on Even sthat which hath.) been_al- ready done. 18 Then £ saw that xfolly, As far_as «light excelleth xdarkness. 14 The wise_man’s eyes are in his’ W) Prov. 17.
head ; | But the fool walketh in xdark-} ness: And I myself perceived also that) one event thappeneth to them)
15 Then said € in my heart, “ As it_ happeneth_to the fool, So it ‘happeneth even to me: And why was € then more wise?” | Then I -said in my heart, “That this also is vanity. ”
16 For there is no remembrance_of the wise more_than of the fool for ever ;
Seeing that which now is in the i sap come shall xall be_for-
goti And oe tdieth the wise man 2 As the fool 7 Therefore I -hated =life ; Because the work that -is_wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: a. or afeed- For xall is vanity and “vexation_of| 2ypon
spirit. Te 18 Yea, £ -hated -all my labour which
15. Ps. 49. 10.
ee = had_! taken under the sun: EFT TO A Because I should_leave it unto the} Sa laeale
ah man that shall_be after me.
19 And who knoweth whether he 19. See2Chr. shall_be a wise man or a fool? x.
Yet shall_he_have_rule over all
my labour wherein I have_labour-
ed,
And wherein I have_shewed_my- self_wise under the sun.
This 7s also vanity.
® Therefore £ -went_ about to cause my rheart to despair
Of all the labour which I /took under the sun.
21 For there_is a ch man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity;
Yet to a ahman that hath not) laboured therein shall_he_leave it for his portion.
This also 7s vanity and a great
evil. 2 For what +hath «) man_of all his | 22. Matt. 16. labour, 26.
And of the_vexation_of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun ?
3 For all his days are sorrows,
And his travail grief ;
Yea, his heart -taketh not rest in the night.
This is also vanity. FeeeeNe °t Thereisnothing better forachman,| ent.
Eccuesiastes II. 25,
B.C. about 977.
x=, hah Elo- him.
26. Job 27. 16, 17. Prov. 13.22; 28.8.
ah. ahdahm.
a. or a feed- ing-upon wind.
TIME FOR EVERY- THING.
1. Acts 17.
24-28,
f. fixed_ season. b, bring-
forth.
4. Rom, 12. 15,
s. seek. d, destroy.
MYSTERY
10. Heb. 12. 9-11
=G. Elohim, a, ahdahm. h, humbled.
e. Vee eternal age, hidden, Heb. hol- ahm, from hahlam, to hide.
w. Without_
Than that he should_eat and drink,
And that he -should_make his soul enjoy good in his labour.
This also £ saw, that it was from the_hand_of x=God.
2 For who tcan_eat, or who else can_ hasten hereunto, more than I?
26 For God -giveth to a «) man that is good in His sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy:
But to the sinner He «giveth travail, to gather and to heap up,
That He may_give to him that is good before x=God.
This also 7s vanity and «vexation_of spirit,
TO xevery thing there is a / season, And a time to every purpose under the =heayen : 2 A time to / be_born, And a time to die ; A time to plant, And a time to pluck_up that which is planted ; 3 A time to kill,
And a time to heal ;
A time to break_down,
And a time to build_up ;
4A time to weep,
And a time to laugh ;
A time to mourn,
And a time to dance;
5 A time to cast_away stones,
And a time to gather stones to- gether;
A time to embrace,
And a time to refrain from em- bracing ;
6 A time to s get,
And a time to 2 lose;
A time to keep,
And a time to cast_away ;
7 A time to rend,
And a time to sew;
A time to keep-_silence,
And a time to speak;
8 A time to love,
And a time to hate ;
A time_of war,
And a time_of peace.
9 What profit hath x+he_that work- eth in that wherein he labour-
~ eth?
10J -have_seen -the travail, which =God -hath_given to the_sons_of axmen to be_h exercised in it.
ll He hath made Xevery thing beauti- ful in his time:
Also He hath set «the e world in their heart,
#So_that no «xman 'can_find_out «the work that x=God -maketh from the beginning to the end.
2T know that there ts no good in them,
But for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his =life.
18 And also that every « xman tshould_ eat and «drink,
And -enjoy the-good_of all his labour,
Et is the_gift_of =God.
141 know that, whatsoever x=God
*doeth, it shall_be for ever:
Nothing can_be_put to it,
4 SO £ -returned, and considered all
EccLEsriastss
Nor anything taken from it: B And x=God -doeth it, that men tshould_fear before Him.
15 That which -hath_been »/ is_now ; And that_which is_to_be hath al- ready been;
And x=God trequireth that_which
sis_dr past.
16 And moreover I saw under the
sun the_place_of judgment,
that lxwickedness was there ; And the_place_of righteousness, |"; that pig ey was there.
17 E said in mine heart,
“x=God shall_judge -the -righteous and the !« -wicked :
For there is a time there for every purpose and for every xwork.”
18 £ said in mine heart concerning the _mestate_of the _ sons _ of. a xmen,
That x=God might_manifest them,
And that they might_see that they_themselves are beasts.
19 For that_which befalleth the_sons_
of «xmen befalleth «beasts ; Even one-_thing befalleth them : As the_one dieth, so dieth the_ other ; Yea, they haye all one svbreath ; So_that a «xman hath no preemi- nence above @ xbeast: For xall is vanity. 20 xAll +go unto one place; xAll «are of the dust, And «all turn to xdust again. 21 Who knoweth the_spirit_of se xman ‘that =goeth upward, sa. And the-_spirit_of the beast that},’ aexagoeth downward to the earth?
22 Wherefore I -perceive that there is nothing better, than that a xman should_rejoice in his_own works;
For that zs his portion : For who shall_bring him to see what shall_be after him ?
the oppressions that «are_done under the sun: And behold the_tears_of such as were xsoppressed, And they had no comforter ; And on the_hside_of their op- pressors there was power ; ° But they had no comforter. 2 Wherefore £ +praised -the =dead which are_already dead More than the =living which are yet alive. 3 Yea, better 7s he than both they, -which hath not yet been, Who hath not seen the evil work that -is.done under the sun. 4 Again, E -considered rall ‘travail,| A
and cevery a¢right_work, — That for this a ‘man is_envied of A his neighbour. L
1 This 7s also vanity and «vexation_ “a
of spirit. hs 5The fool foldeth his -hands to-|;' jy, gether, a. And eateth his_-own flesh. 6 Better is a handful with quietness, | ,"pr, Than both the hands full with ‘tra-| 16, yail and «yexation_of spirit.
JCCLESIASTES IV. 7.
EccLEsIAstTEs V. 19.
‘about; 7 Then £ -returned, and I saw] &'Suffer not eth ‘mouth to cause|B. ee poe 977. vanity under the sun. thy flesh to THe 8 There is one alone, and there is not Neither payin before the mangel, | m. or mes- LITARY. @ secon that it was an error: senger. ohn 19. 6- Yea, he hath neither schild nor Wherefore should x=God be_angry on. brother :- at thy voice, vil. Yet is there no end of all his ¢la- And «destroy «the work_of thine bour ; hands ? Neither tis his eye satisfied_with 7 For in the_multitude_of dreams) riches ; and many words there are also Neither saith he, “For whom do = divers vanities : labour, and bereave my -soul_of But -fear thou *=God. good ? 2 8 If thou tseest the_oppression_of the| OPPRES- ran evil This 7s also vanity, —poor, | sion. ing. Yea, it is a ¢ sore travail. And violent _ perverting _of judg-|8. Ps. 12. 5, Two 9 xT wo are better than xone; ment and justice in a SETTER Because they have a good reward ‘Marvel not at the matter: AN ONE. for their »labour. For He that is higher than the 10 For if they fall, the one will_lift_ highest +regardeth ; | up his -fellow : And there be higher than they. But woe to him that is xalone 2 Moreover the_profit_of the earth Ricues Us- when he falleth; atis for xall : SATISFYING. | orm he Sg not another to help_ aie. Ene himself -is_served by the, at it. u aoe “P two tlie_together, then | 1 He ate loveth silver shall not be_ 10.1 Tim. 6. | they have heat : satisfied_with silver ; 9, 10. But how can one be_-warm alone ? Nor he that_loveth abundance with r over- LAnd if one o*prevail_against increase: — him, two shall_withstand him ; This is also vanity. And @ xthreefold xcord tis not| 1 When xgoods increase, they -are_ quickly broken. increased that_eat them: ECHILD) 13 Better isa poor and a wise child And what «good its there to the_|a. advan- ae Than an old and foolish king, owners thereof, saving the_be-) tage. ; Who will no more be_admonished. holding_of them with their eyes? pnose 14 For out_of ‘prison he -cometh to eee a@ ~labouring-man 7s reign ; : swee peers Whereas also he that is born in his Ww ee he feat little or much: kingdom +becometh_poor. But the abundance_of the rich will a 45 T considered all the =living xawhich not suffer him to sleep. ION OF walk under the sun, 13 There is a sore evil which I -have_| VANrtTY oF PLE. With the second xchild that shall_ seen under the sun, RICHES. stand_up in his stead. Namely, riches kept for the_owners 16 5s is no end of all the —peo- thereof to their hurt. 14 But xthose riches -perish by evil fae of all that havye_been before 6 travail : 6. business. them: And he begetteth a son, and there x:They also that_come_after shall} —_—_ is nothing in his hand. not rejoice in him. 15 ac As he came_forth of his mother’s | 15. Job 1. 21. feeding Surely this also 7s vanity and ¢ vex- womb, ac. Accord- | wind. ation_of spirit. Naked shall_he_return to go as he) ™ ** DTION IN came, ; THE -KEEP thy foot when thou 'goest to And shall_take nothing of his ar 5 the_house_of x=God, labour, - el And be_more_ready to hear, than Which he may_carry_away in his} ohim, the to_give the_sacrifice_of ~fools : hand. ue pa +consider not that they| 16 And this also is a sore evil, that in_all_points as he came, sO h. Fin 2 Her a es with thy mouth, shall_he_go: b. begins And Het not thine heart be_ “hasty And what profit hath he that 6.7. to utter any wthing before thath_laboured for the wind ? | 4 x=God : 17 All his days also he teateth in bon || he For a. thou upon ~xearth: And he hath much sorrow and} | - Therefore let thy words be few. wrath with his sickness. | 3 For a xdream cometh through the| 18 Behold that which E-have_seen: | ENjoyMENT multitude_of business ; It is good and comely for one to COMES | And a fool’s voice is known by eat and to drink, ha ve multitude_of words. And to enjoy the_good_of all his |1§:1 BLE 4 When thou tvowest a vow unto labour that he ttaketh under the! ~ | 4 =God, tdefer not to pay it; sun | For He hath no pleasure in «fools: All the_days_of his =life, which | *Pay vowed. | For it is his portion. | 5 Better is it that thou shouldest! 1° Every ah xman also to whom x=God ah, ahdahm. not vow, | -hath_given riches and wealth, } Than that thou shouldest vow and And -hath_given_him_power to eat not 'pay. | thereof, 513 Ss
EccLESIASTES V. 20.
B.C. about 977.
VARIOUS VANITIES.
ah, ahdahm.
x=G. hah Elohim, the Triune God.
Ss. or satis- fied.
so. soul.
so. soul.
a.a_feeding- on wind.
su. such.
12. Mic. 6. 8.
VARIOUS PROVERBS.
1. Prov. 22.1.
And to take his -portion, And to rejoice in his xlabour ; This is the_gift_of =God. 20 For he shall not much remember -the_days_of his =life ; Because x=God answereth him in the_joy_of his heart.
THERE-is an evil which I -haye_ seen under the sun, And it 7s common among @h xmen: 2A iman to whom *=God thath_ given riches, wealth, and honour, So that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he ‘desireth, Yet x=God tgiveth him not power to eat thereof, But a stranger reateth it: This is vanity, and it 7s an evil disease. 8 Ifaiman ‘beget a hundred children, and tlive many years, sae fi the_days_of his years tbe
any, inne his soul 'be not s filled with
xgood, And also that he -have no burial ; I -say, that an xuntimely_birth 7s better than he. 4 For he Cometh_in with xvanity, And 'departeth in darkness, And his name shall_be_covered with xdarkness. 5 Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: This hath more rest than the_ other. 6 Yea, though he «live a thousand years twice told, Yet hath he seen no good: Do not xall go to one place ? 7 All the_labour_of «)xman is for his mouth, eau yet the so appetite tis not
8 For ae hath the -wise more than the -fool?
What hath the -poor, +that_know- eth to walk before the =living ?
° Better is the_sight_of the eyes than the_w andering_ of the so de- sire:
This is. also yanity and « vexation_
f spiri 10 That which -hath_been -is_named already, And it +is_known that svit is ah man: Neither may he contend with Him that is_mightier than he. 11 Seeing there_be many_things+that_ increase vanity, What is ah xman the_better? 12 For who knoweth what is good for ah xman in this x=life, All the_days_of his vain life which he spendeth as @ shadow ? For who ‘can-_tell @ ahxman what shall _be after him under the sun?
7 A GOOD _ name 7s better than precious ointment ; And the_day_of xdeath than the_ day_of one’s birth. 2 It is better to go to the_house_of mourning,
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ing: For that is the_end_of all ah xmen ; | 5. And the living willlay it to his| i heart. 3 Sorrow 7s better than laughter : For by the_sadness_of the counten- ance the heart tis_made_better. 4 The_heart_of the =wise is in the_ house_of mourning But the_heart_of ‘fools is in the_ house_of mirth. 5 It is better to hear the -rebuke_ of the -wise, Than for a ‘man to hear the_-song_ of fools. 6 For as the_crackling_of thorns under a@ xpot, So is the_laughter_of the fool : This also ¢s vanity. 7 Surely xoppression maketh a wise_ |7. man / mad; And a gift destroyeth the heart. 8 Better is the_end_of a thing than the_beginning thereof : And the patient in spirit 7s better than the proud in spirit. 9'Be not hasty in thy spirit to be_
angry: For anger tresteth in the_bosom_of be
5. Ps. i. ish,
fools.
10 FSay not thou, What sis the cause that the former xdays were better than these?
For thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.
il Wisdom is good with an inherit- ance:
And by it there is profit to them_ that_see the sun.
“2 For xwisdom ts a defence, and
sxmoney is a defence : But the_excellency_of knowledge is, That xwisdom 'giveth_life to them_ that_have it.
13 «Consider ~the_work_of x=God : For who tean_make that straight, “Which He -hath_made_crooked ?
14 ee the_day_of prosperity -be joy-
But in the_day_of adversity -con- sider : x=God also -hath_set -the_one over against the other, To the_end that ahxman should_ find nothing after him. 15 *All things shave_I_seen in the_ days_of my vanity : There_is a * just man +that_perish- eth in his righteousness, And there_is a wicked man -that_ prolongeth his life in his wicked-
ness.
16 Be not righteous over_much ; Neither 'make_thyself over wise: Why shoes _thou_d destroy_thy-
se
17 *Be not over_much / wicked, Neither tbe thou foolish : wie shouldest_thou-_die before thy
ime ?
18 Tt 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.
NCLESIASTES VII. 19.
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12 xWisdom strengtheneth the wise More than ten mighty men which sare in the city. 20 For there is not ar just «man upon
xearth, That ‘doeth good, and tsinneth
not.
21 Also ttake no heed unto all xwords
that tare_spoken ; pet thou hear thy -servant re+curse thee:
2 For oftentimes also thine_own heart knoweth that thou_thyself like- wise hast_re cursed others.
23 All this have I proved by xwisdom :
I said, I will_be_wise ; But it was far from me.
24 That which is far_off, and exceed- ing deep, who tcan_ find_it_out ?
25 $ applied mine heart to know, and tosearch, and toseek_out wisdom,
And the_reason_of things, ‘And to know the_lwickedness_of
folly, Even of foolishness and =mad-
ness: 26 And ¥-find more bitter than death -the woman, Ghose heart is snares and nets, And her hands as bands :
Whoso_pleaseth x=God shall_escape |
from her ; But the sinner shall_be_taken by
her. 27 s Behold, this have I found, ssaith the Preacher, Counting one by one, to find_out the r account : %8 Which yet my soul -seeketh, but I *find not: One «man among a thousand have T found ; But a woman among all those -have I not found. 29 Lo, this only have I found, eae. God hath made «xman up- right ; But” thep -haye_sought_out many dinventions.
WHO is as the wise man ? And who knoweth the-interpreta- tion_of a thing? A «man’s wisdom 'maketh his face to_shine, And the_boldness_of his face shall_ be_changed. 2E counsel thee to -keep the king's commandment, And that oin regard_of the_oath_ of =God. 3 ¥Be not hasty to_go_outof his sight: *Stand not in an evil thin, a ne *doeth whatsoever Ppleaseth
8
4 Where the_word_of a king ts, there is au power: And who tmay_say unto him, “What 'doest thou?”
5 Whoso_keepeth the commandment |
shall_* feel no evil thing: And a wise_man’s heart 'discerneth both time and judgment. 6 Because to every purpose ¢ there_is time and judgment, Therefore the_misery_of «man is great upon him.
Eccuestastes VIII. 17.
7 For he knoweth not that which shall_
For who ‘can tell him when it shall_be ?
8 Thereisnoamanhthat_hath_power over the spirit to retain’ -the spirit ;
Neither hath he au power in the_ day_of xdeath :
And there is no discharge in that xwar
Neither shall_t wickedness deliver -those that_are given to it.
9 -All this -have_I_seen,
And applied my sheart unto every work that -is_done under the sun:
There is a time wherein one «man rulethe over another to his_own
10 are so I saw the !=wicked buried, Who — and fgone from the_ho place_of the -holy, And they were_forgotten in the city where they had so done: This is also vanity. 11 Because sentence against an xevil work -is not executed speedily, Therefore the_heart_of the_sons_of axmen is fully_set in them to do
evil. 2 Though a sinner do evil a hun- dred_times,
And his days be _prolonged,
Yet surely £ know that it_shall_be well with_them_that fear x=God,
Which_fear before Him :
13 = it shall not be well with the 1-wicked,
Neither shall_he_ prolong his days, which are as a xshadow ;
Because he feareth not before =God.
14 There is a vanity which -is_done upon the earth ;
That there_be r=just men, unto whom it_happeneth according_to the_work_of the / =wicked :
Again, there_be /=wicked men, to whom it_happeneth according_ to the_work_of the =righteous:
I said that this also zs vanity.
15 Then £ -commended *nirth,
Because a a xman hath no better_ thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be- merry :
For that shall_abide_with him of his labour the_days_of his =life,
Ape pases x=God -giveth him under t
16 When I [applied mine rheart to know wisdom,
And to see -the business that *is_ done upon the earth :
(For also there 7s that neither xday Bre xnight seeth sleep with his
es:) Ww Then. I ‘beheld all -the_work_of x=God,
That @ «xman cannot find_out -the work that -is.done under the sun:
Because though @ «xman ‘labour to seek_it_out,
Yet he shall not find ats
Yea farther; though a@ xwise man sthink to know it,
Yet shall he not be_able to find it.
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8. Heb. 9.27. | John 10. 18. h. haying- authority. au. au- thority.
TZ. lawless- | ness. |
VANITY.
a, ahdahm.
7, lawless.
ho. or holy place.
RIGHTEOUS RETRIBU- TION.
11, Isa. 32.1; 65.20. Acts 17. 30, 31.
12. Isa. 3. 10, li.
x=G. hah Elohim.
7. lawless.
=G. Elohim. MIRTH COMMEND- ED. | r. righteous. |
1. lawless.
15. Ch. 11.9.
x=G. hah Elohim.
Gop's Work Un- SEARCH- ABLE.
17. Job 11. 7- 9. Ps. 36.6. Rom. 11. 33.
s. or speak_ ofknowing.
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oxe EVENT ‘0 ALL.
Pp. aes or
aoe
x=G. hah
Elohim, the paauns
a. Sinha:
7. lawless.
ah. Ite.
CHEERFUL- NESS AND DILIGENCE.
10. John 9. 4. Col. 3. 17, 23.
h. Heb. sheol, Gr. hadés.
ine TAINTY.
FOR all this I considered in my
heart,
Even to p declare «all this,
That the =righteous, and the =wise,
And their works, are in the-hand_
of x=God:
No «xman knoweth either love or hatred by xall that is before them.
2 xAll things come alike to ~xall :
There is one event tothe -righteous, and to the ! -wicked ;
To the good and to the clean, and to the unclean ;
To him_that_sacrificeth, and to him that_sacrificeth not :
As ts the -good, so is the -sinner ;
And he that_sweareth, as he that_ feareth an oath.
8 This 7s an evil among all things that -are_done under the sun, aha there is off event unto xall:
Yea, also the_heart_of the_sons_of axmen is full of evil,
And madness ¢s in their heart while they live,
And iter that they go to the
4 For to him that tis_joined to all the =living there_is hope: For a living dog »' is_better than a xdead xlion.
>For the =living know that they
shall_die:
But the =dead know not any_ thing,
Neither have they any more a re- ward ;
For the_memory_of them -is_for- gotten.
6 Also their love, and their hatred, And their envy, is_now perished ; Neither have they any_more a por-
tion for ever in any_thing that *is_.done under the sun. *-Go_thy_way, ‘eat thy bread with
Joy,
And «drink thy wine with a merry heart ;
x=God now -accepteth thy eworks.
8 *Let thy garments be always white ;
And "let thy head lack no oint- ment.
9 -Live joyfully with the wife whom thou slovest all the_days_of the_ =life_of thy vanity,
Which He -hath_given thee under the sun,
All the_days_of thy vanity:
For that is thy portion in this x=life,
And in thy labour which thow tak- est under the sun.
10 Whatsoever thy hand 'findeth to do, -do it with thy might ;
For there is no work, nor device, Nor ‘knowledge, nor wisdom, in h the grave, whither thon goest.
11 J returned, and *saw under the sun, That the race 7s not to the =swift, Nor the battle to the =strong, Neither yet bread to the =wise,
Nor yet riches to men_ of _under- standing, Nor yet favour to men_of_skill ;
EccLEsIASTES x.
But time and o chance ee ‘happen- eth to -them all, 2 eke xman also knoweth not his -time: As the fishes that -are_taken in an evil ne! And as the birds that -are_caught in the snare ; So are the_sons_of « xmen +snared in an evil time, When it Mfalleth suddenly upon
them 18 This Ss shave_I_seen also under the sun, And it seemed great unto me: 14 There was a little city, and few men within it ;
@. And there came a great king
against it, and «besieged it, And -built great bulwarks against
it: 15 Now there -was_found in it a poor wise ‘man, And he by his wisdom «delivered rthe city ; Yet no «man remembered xthat_ same xpoor ¢ kman, 16 Then -said €, Wisdom is better than strength : Nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, And his words -are not heard. 17 The_words_of=wise men are +heard in quiet More than the_ery_of him_that_ ruleth among fools. 18 Wisdom is better than weapons_of war: But one sinner 'destroyeth xmuch good.
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1
of the apothecary to send_forth a stinking_savour :
So doth a little folly him_that_is_ in_reputation for wisdom and honour.
2 A wise_man’s heart is at his right_
hand ; But a fool’s heart at his left. 3 Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, His wisdom faileth him, arr ee rie to every_one that he 4If cee gress the ruler trise_up against thee, tLeave not thy place ; For yielding 'pacifieth great offen-
ces, 5 There_is an evil which I -haye_seen under the sun, As an error which proceedeth “ ~ ion op mene xFolly -is_set in great =dignity, And the 2rich tsit in xlow_place. 7 I -have_seen servants upon horses, And princes walking as xservants upon the earth. 8 He_that_diggeth a pit shall_fall into it; And whoso_breaketh a hedge, A serpent shall_bite him. 9 Whoso_removeth stones shall_be_ hurt therewith ; And he_that_cleaveth =wood shall_ be_endangered thereby.
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10 Tf the iron be_blunt, and he do not whet the edge, Then must _he_put_to strength : But wisdom 7s profitable to direct. 11 Surely the serpent will_bite with- out enchantment ; And a ™babbler is no better. The_words_of aw ise.man's mouth are gracious But the cane?) a fool will_swallow_ up himself. 13 The_beginning_of the_words_of his mouth ts foolishness : And the_end_of his talk ts mis- chievous madness. 1t 4 xfool also mutis_full_of words: A «xman cannot tell what shall_be ; And what shall_be after him, Who can_tell him? 15 The_labour_of the =foolish weari- eth every_one of them, Because he knoweth not how to go to the city. 16 Woe to thee, O_land, When thy king zs a child, And thy princes teat in the morn-
ing! 17 =Blessed art thou, O_land, when thy king zs the_son_of nobles, And thy princes eat in due_season, For strength, and not for drunken-
more
ness! 18 By much_slothfulness the building Fdecayeth ; And through idleness_of the hands the house 'droppeth_through. 19 A feast is_made for laughter, And / wine ma maketh merry: But sxmoney tanswereth Xall things. 20 +'Curse not the king, no not in thy thought ; And rFeurse not the -rich in thy bedchamber : Fora pe ot the } air shall_carry «the vo And oat anh hath wings shall_ tell the matter.
1 1 ‘CAST thy bread upon , the : waters : For thou shalt_find it after many xdays. 2-Give a portion to seven, and also to eight;
For thou tknowest not what evil shall_be upon the earth.
3 If the clouds 'be_full of rain, they
enibly themselves upon the
earth And if the tree tfall toward the south, or toward the north, Tn _the_place where the tree tfalleth, there it shall_be. 4 He_that_observeth the wind shall not sow; And he_that_regardeth the clouds shall not reap. 5 ac As thou knowest not what is the_ way_of the w spirit, Nor how the bones do grow in the_ womb_of her_that_is_with_child: Even so thou tknowest not the_ -works_of x=God who'maketh xall. ® In the morning sow thy -seed, And in the evening Fwithhold not thine hand;
EccLEsIASTES For thou knowest not whether shall_prosper, Either this or that, Or Se es they both shall be alike 001 7 Truly the light is sweet, And a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold «the sun: 8 But if a oxman live many years, and ‘rejoice in them all:
Yet let him remember «the_days_)
of xdarkness ;
For they shall_be many.
All that cometh is vanity.
9 Rejoice, O- young _man, in thy
c yout!
And let thy heart cheer thee in the_ days_of thy « youth,
ae ae in the_ways_of thine
nan “ge _sight_of thine eyes:
But Son thou, that for all these things x=God will_bring thee into xjudgment.
10 bc ‘remove vsorrow from thy eart. And sput_ away evil from thy flesh : For xchildhood and ¢xyouth are
vanity. 12 “REMEMBER «I! now ¢ thy «=Crea- tor in the_days_of thy =youth, While the evil days tcome not, Nor the years :draw _nigh, when thou shalt_say, “I have no plea- sure in them ;” 2 While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, 'be not dark-