1:1 The grave[07585]; and the barren[06115] womb[07356]; the earth[0776] that is not filled[07646][8804] with water[04325]; and the fire[0784] that saith[0559][8804] not, It is enough[01952].
1:2 The eye[05869] that mocketh[03932][8799] at his father[01], and despiseth[0936][8799] to obey[03349] his mother[0517], the ravens[06158] of the valley[05158] shall pick it out[05365][8799], and the young[01121] eagles[05404] shall eat[0398][8799] it. the valley: or, the brook
1:3 There be three[07969] things which are too wonderful[06381][8738] for me, yea, four[0702] which I know[03045][8804] not:
1:4 The way[01870] of an eagle[05404] in the air[08064]; the way[01870] of a serpent[05175] upon a rock[06697]; the way[01870] of a ship[0591] in the midst[03820] of the sea[03220]; and the way[01870] of a man[01397] with a maid[05959]. midst: Heb. heart
1:5 Such is the way[01870] of an adulterous[05003][8764] woman[0802]; she eateth[0398][8804], and wipeth[04229][8804] her mouth[06310], and saith[0559][8804], I have done[06466][8804] no wickedness[0205].
1:6 For three[07969] things the earth[0776] is disquieted[07264][8804], and for four[0702] which it cannot[03201][8799] bear[05375][8800]:
1:7 For a servant[05650] when he reigneth[04427][8799]; and a fool[05036] when he is filled[07646][8799] with meat[03899];
1:8 For an odious[08130][8803] woman when she is married[01166][8735]; and an handmaid[08198] that is heir[03423][8799] to her mistress[01404].
1:9 There be four[0702] things which are little[06996] upon the earth[0776], but they are exceeding[02449][8794] wise[02450]: exceeding...: Heb. wise, made wise
1:10 The ants[05244] are a people[05971] not strong[05794], yet they prepare[03559][8686] their meat[03899] in the summer[07019];
1:11 The conies[08227] are but a feeble[06099] folk[05971], yet make[07760][8799] they their houses[01004] in the rocks[05553];
1:12 The locusts[0697] have no king[04428], yet go they forth[03318][8799] all of them by bands[02686][8802]; by...: Heb. gathered together
1:13 The spider[08079] taketh hold[08610][8762] with her hands[03027], and is in kings[04428]' palaces[01964].
1:14 There be three[07969] things which go[06806] well[03190][8688], yea, four[0702] are comely[02895][8688] in going[03212][8800]:
1:15 A lion[03918] which is strongest[01368] among beasts[0929], and turneth not away[07725][8799] for[06440] any;
1:16 A greyhound[04975][02223]; an he goat[08495] also[0176]; and a king[04428], against whom there is no rising up[0510]. greyhound: or, horse: Heb. girt in the loins
1:17 If thou hast done foolishly[05034][8804] in lifting up[05375][8692] thyself, or if thou hast thought evil[02161][8804], lay thine hand[03027] upon thy mouth[06310].
1:18 Surely the churning[04330] of milk[02461] bringeth forth[03318][8686] butter[02529], and the wringing[04330] of the nose[0639] bringeth forth[03318][8686] blood[01818]: so the forcing[04330] of wrath[0639] bringeth forth[03318][8686] strife[07379].
2:1 The words[01697] of king[04428] Lemuel[03927], the prophecy[04853] that his mother[0517] taught[03256][8765] him.
2:2 What, my son[01248]? and what, the son[01248] of my womb[0990]? and what, the son[01248] of my vows[05088]?
2:3 Give[05414][8799] not thy strength[02428] unto women[0802], nor thy ways[01870] to that which destroyeth[04229][8687] kings[04428].
2:4 It is not for kings[04428], O Lemuel[03927], it is not for kings[04428] to drink[08354][8800] wine[03196]; nor for[0335][8675][0176] princes[07336][8802] strong drink[07941]:
2:5 Lest they drink[08354][8799], and forget[07911][8799] the law[02710][8794], and pervert[08138][8762] the judgment[01779] of any of the afflicted[01121][06040]. prevert: Heb. alter of any...: Heb. of all the sons of affliction
2:6 Give[05414][8798] strong drink[07941] unto him that is ready to perish[06][8802], and wine[03196] unto those that be of heavy[04751] hearts[05315]. of...: Heb. bitter of soul
2:7 Let him drink[08354][8799], and forget[07911][8799] his poverty[07389], and remember[02142][8799] his misery[05999] no more.
2:8 Open[06605][8798] thy mouth[06310] for the dumb[0483] in the cause[01779] of all such as are appointed[01121] to destruction[02475]. such...: Heb. the sons of destruction
2:9 Open[06605][8798] thy mouth[06310], judge[08199][8798] righteously[06664], and plead[01777][8798] the cause of the poor[06041] and needy[034].
2:10 Who can find[04672][8799] a virtuous[02428] woman[0802]? for her price[04377] is far[07350] above rubies[06443].
2:11 The heart[03820] of her husband[01167] doth safely trust[0982][8804] in her, so that he shall have no need[02637][8799] of spoil[07998].
2:12 She will do[01580][8804] him good[02896] and not evil[07451] all the days[03117] of her life[02416].
2:13 She seeketh[01875][8804] wool[06785], and flax[06593], and worketh[06213][8799] willingly[02656] with her hands[03709].
2:14 She is like the merchants[05503][8802]' ships[0591]; she bringeth[0935][8686] her food[03899] from afar[04801].
2:15 She riseth[06965][8799] also while it is yet night[03915], and giveth[05414][8799] meat[02964] to her household[01004], and a portion[02706] to her maidens[05291].
2:16 She considereth[02161][8804] a field[07704], and buyeth[03947][8799] it: with the fruit[06529] of her hands[03709] she planteth[05193][8804] a vineyard[03754]. buyeth: Heb. taketh
2:17 She girdeth[02296][8804] her loins[04975] with strength[05797], and strengtheneth[0553][8762] her arms[02220].
2:18 She perceiveth[02938][8804] that her merchandise[05504] is good[02896]: her candle[05216] goeth not out[03518][8799] by night[03915]. She...: Heb. She tasteth
2:19 She layeth[07971][8765] her hands[03027] to the spindle[03601], and her hands[03709] hold[08551][8804] the distaff[06418].
2:20 She stretcheth out[06566][8804] her hand[03709] to the poor[06041]; yea, she reacheth forth[07971][8765] her hands[03027] to the needy[034]. She...: Heb. She spreadeth
2:21 She is not afraid[03372][8799] of the snow[07950] for her household[01004]: for all her household[01004] are clothed[03847][8803] with scarlet[08144]. scarlet: or, double garments
2:22 She maketh[06213][8804] herself coverings of tapestry[04765]; her clothing[03830] is silk[08336] and purple[0713].
2:23 Her husband[01167] is known[03045][8737] in the gates[08179], when he sitteth[03427][8800] among the elders[02205] of the land[0776].
2:24 She maketh[06213][8804] fine linen[05466], and selleth[04376][8799] it ; and delivereth[05414][8804] girdles[02289] unto the merchant[03669].
2:25 Strength[05797] and honour[01926] are her clothing[03830]; and she shall rejoice[07832][8799] in time[03117] to come[0314].
2:26 She openeth[06605][8804] her mouth[06310] with wisdom[02451]; and in her tongue[03956] is the law[08451] of kindness[02617].
3:1 She looketh well[06822][8802] to the ways[01979][8675][01979] of her household[01004], and eateth[0398][8799] not the bread[03899] of idleness[06104].
3:2 Her children[01121] arise up[06965][8804], and call her blessed[0833][8762]; her husband[01167] also , and he praiseth[01984][8762] her.
3:3 Many[07227] daughters[01323] have done[06213][8804] virtuously[02428], but thou excellest[05927][8804] them all. have...: or, have gotten riches
3:4 Favour[02580] is deceitful[08267], and beauty[03308] is vain[01892]: but a woman[0802] that feareth[03373] the LORD[03068], she shall be praised[01984][8691].
3:5 Give[05414][8798] her of the fruit[06529] of her hands[03027]; and let her own works[04639] praise[01984][8762] her in the gates[08179].
3:6 The words[01697] of the Preacher[06953], the son[01121] of David[01732], king[04428] in Jerusalem[03389].
3:7 Vanity[01892] of vanities[01892], saith[0559][8804] the Preacher[06953], vanity[01892] of vanities[01892]; all is vanity[01892].
3:8 What profit[03504] hath a man[0120] of all his labour[05999] which he taketh[05998][8799] under the sun[08121]?
3:9 One generation[01755] passeth away[01980][8802], and another generation[01755] cometh[0935][8802][8676][0935][8804]: but the earth[0776] abideth[05975][8802] for ever[05769].
3:10 The sun[08121] also ariseth[02224][8804], and the sun[08121] goeth down[0935][8804], and hasteth[07602][8802] to his place[04725] where he arose[02224][8802]. hasteth: Heb. panteth
3:11 The wind[07307] goeth[01980][8802] toward the south[01864], and turneth about[05437][8802] unto the north[06828]; it whirleth about continually[01980][8802], and the wind[07307] returneth again[07725][8804] according to his circuits[05439].
3:12 All the rivers[05158] run[01980][8802] into the sea[03220]; yet the sea[03220] is not full[04392]; unto the place[04725] from whence the rivers[05158] come[01980][8802], thither they return[07725][8802] again[03212][8800]. return...: Heb. return to go
3:13 All things[01697] are full of labour[03023]; man[0376] cannot[03201][8799] utter[01696][8763] it : the eye[05869] is not satisfied[07646][8799] with seeing[07200][8800], nor the ear[0241] filled[04390][8735] with hearing[08085][8800].
3:14 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done[06213][8738] is that which shall be done[06213][8735]: and there is no new[02319] thing under the sun[08121].
3:15 Is there[03426] any thing[01697] whereof it may be said[0559][8799], See[07200][8798], this is new[02319]? it hath been already[03528] of old time[05769], which was before[06440] us.
3:16 There is no remembrance[02146] of former[07223] things ; neither shall there be any remembrance[02146] of things that are to come[0314] with those that shall come after[0314].
3:17 I the Preacher[06953] was king[04428] over Israel[03478] in Jerusalem[03389].
3:18 And I gave[05414][8804] my heart[03820] to seek[01875][8800] and search out[08446][8800] by wisdom[02451] concerning all things that are done[06213][8738] under heaven[08064]: this sore[07451] travail[06045] hath God[0430] given[05414][8804] to the sons[01121] of man[0120] to be exercised[06031][8800] therewith. to be...: or, to afflict them
3:19 I have seen[07200][8804] all the works[04639] that are done[06213][8738] under the sun[08121]; and, behold, all is vanity[01892] and vexation[07469] of spirit[07307].
3:20 That which is crooked[05791][8794] cannot[03201][8799] be made straight[08626][8800]: and that which is wanting[02642] cannot[03201][8799] be numbered[04487][8736]. that which is wanting: Heb. defect
3:21 I communed[01696][8765] with mine own heart[03820], saying[0559][8800], Lo, I am come to great estate[01431][8689], and have gotten[03254][8689] more wisdom[02451] than all they  that have been before[06440] me in Jerusalem[03389]: yea, my heart[03820] had great[07235][8687] experience[07200][8804] of wisdom[02451] and knowledge[01847]. had...: Heb. had seen much
3:22 And I gave[05414][8799] my heart[03820] to know[03045][8800] wisdom[02451], and to know[03045][8800] madness[01947] and folly[05531]: I perceived[03045][8804] that this[01571] also is vexation[07475] of spirit[07307].
4:1 For in much[07230] wisdom[02451] is much[07230] grief[03708]: and he that increaseth[03254][8686] knowledge[01847] increaseth[03254][8686] sorrow[04341].
4:2 I said[0559][8804] in mine heart[03820], Go to now[03212][8798], I will prove[05254][8762] thee with mirth[08057], therefore enjoy[07200][8798] pleasure[02896]: and, behold, this also is vanity[01892].
4:3 I said[0559][8804] of laughter[07814], It is mad[01984][8781]: and of mirth[08057], What[02090] doeth[06213][8802] it?
4:4 I sought[08446][8804] in mine heart[03820] to give[04900][8800] myself[01320] unto wine[03196], yet acquainting[05090][8802] mine heart[03820] with wisdom[02451]; and to lay hold[0270][8800] on folly[05531], till I might see[07200][8799] what was that good[02896] for the sons[01121] of men[0120], which they should do[06213][8799] under the heaven[08064] all[04557] the days[03117] of their life[02416]. to give...: Heb. to draw my flesh with wine all...: Heb. the number of the days of their life
4:5 I made me great[01431][8689] works[04639]; I builded[01129][8804] me houses[01004]; I planted[05193][8804] me vineyards[03754]:
4:6 I made[06213][8804] me gardens[01593] and orchards[06508], and I planted[05193][8804] trees[06086] in them of all kind of fruits[06529]:
4:7 I made[06213][8804] me pools[01295] of water[04325], to water[08248][8687] therewith the wood[03293] that bringeth forth[06779][8802] trees[06086]:
4:8 I got[07069][8804] me servants[05650] and maidens[08198], and had servants born[01121] in my house[01004]; also I had great[07235][8687] possessions[04735] of great[01241] and small cattle[06629] above all that were in Jerusalem[03389] before[06440] me: servants born...: Heb. sons of my house
4:9 I gathered[03664][8804] me also silver[03701] and gold[02091], and the peculiar treasure[05459] of kings[04428] and of the provinces[04082]: I gat[06213][8804] me men singers[07891][8802] and women singers[07891][8802], and the delights[08588] of the sons[01121] of men[0120], as musical instruments[07705][07705], and that of all sorts. musical...: Heb. musical instrument and instruments
4:10 So I was great[01431][8804], and increased[03254][8689] more than all that were before[06440] me in Jerusalem[03389]: also my wisdom[02451] remained[05975][8804] with me.
4:11 And whatsoever mine eyes[05869] desired[07592][8804] I kept[0680][8804] not from them, I withheld[04513][8804] not my heart[03820] from any joy[08057]; for my heart[03820] rejoiced[08056] in all my labour[05999]: and this was my portion[02506] of all my labour[05999].
4:12 Then I looked[06437][8804] on all the works[04639] that my hands[03027] had wrought[06213][8804], and on the labour[05999] that I had laboured[05998][8804] to do[06213][8800]: and, behold, all was vanity[01892] and vexation[07469] of spirit[07307], and there was no profit[03504] under the sun[08121].
4:13 And I turned[06437][8804] myself to behold[07200][8800] wisdom[02451], and madness[01947], and folly[05531]: for what can the man[0120] do that cometh[0935][8799] after[0310] the king[04428]? even  that which hath been already[03528] done[06213][8804]. even...: or, in those things which have been already done
4:14 Then I saw[07200][8804] that[03426] wisdom[02451] excelleth[03504] folly[05531], as far as light[0216] excelleth[03504] darkness[02822]. that...: Heb. that there is an excellency in wisdom more than in folly, etc
4:15 The wise man's[02450] eyes[05869] are in his head[07218]; but the fool[03684] walketh[01980][8802] in darkness[02822]: and I myself perceived[03045][8804] also that one[0259] event[04745] happeneth[07136][8799] to them all.
4:16 Then[0227] said[0559][8804] I in my heart[03820], As it happeneth[04745] to the fool[03684], so it happeneth[07136][8799] even to me[01571]; and why was I then more[03148] wise[02449][8804]? Then I said[01696][8765] in my heart[03820], that this also is vanity[01892]. happeneth even...: Heb. happeneth to me, even to me
5:1 For there is no remembrance[02146] of the wise[02450] more than[05973] of the fool[03684] for ever[05769]; seeing that which now[03528] is in the days[03117] to come[0935][8802] shall all be forgotten[07911][8738]. And how dieth[04191][8799] the wise[02450] man ? as the fool[03684].
5:2 Therefore I hated[08130][8804] life[02416]; because the work[04639] that is wrought[06213][8738] under the sun[08121] is grievous[07451] unto me: for all is vanity[01892] and vexation[07469] of spirit[07307].
5:3 Yea, I hated[08130][8804] all my labour[05999] which I had taken[06001] under the sun[08121]: because I should leave[03240][8686] it unto the man[0120] that shall be after[0310] me. taken: Heb. laboured
5:4 And who knoweth[03045][8802] whether he shall be a wise[02450] man or a fool[05530]? yet shall he have rule[07980][8799] over all my labour[05999] wherein I have laboured[05998][8804], and wherein I have shewed myself wise[02449][8804] under the sun[08121]. This is also vanity[01892].
5:5 Therefore I went about[05437][8804] to cause[02976][00] my heart[03820] to despair[02976][8763] of all the labour[05999] which I took[05998][8804] under the sun[08121].
5:6 For there is[03426] a man[0120] whose labour[05999] is in wisdom[02451], and in knowledge[01847], and in equity[03788]; yet to a man[0120] that hath not laboured[05998][8804] therein shall he leave[05414][8799] it for his portion[02506]. This also is vanity[01892] and a great[07227] evil[07451]. leave: Heb. give
5:7 For what hath[01933][8802] man[0120] of all his labour[05999], and of the vexation[07475] of his heart[03820], wherein[01931] he hath laboured[06001] under the sun[08121]?
5:8 For all his days[03117] are sorrows[04341], and his travail[06045] grief[03708]; yea, his heart[03820] taketh not rest[07901][8804] in the night[03915]. This is also vanity[01892].
5:9 There is nothing better[02896] for a man[0120], than that he should eat[0398][8799] and drink[08354][8804], and that he should make his soul[05315] enjoy[07200][8689] good[02896] in his labour[05999]. This[02090] also I saw[07200][8804], that it was from the hand[03027] of God[0430]. should make...: or, delight his senses
5:10 For who can eat[0398][8799], or who else can hasten[02363][8799] hereunto , more[02351] than I?
5:11 For God giveth[05414][8804] to a man[0120] that is good[02896] in his sight[06440] wisdom[02451], and knowledge[01847], and joy[08057]: but to the sinner[02398][8802] he giveth[05414][8804] travail[06045], to gather[0622][8800] and to heap up[03664][8800], that he may give[05414][8800] to him that is good[02896] before[06440] God[0430]. This also is vanity[01892] and vexation[07469] of spirit[07307]. in his...: Heb. before him
5:12 To every thing there is a season[02165], and a time[06256] to every purpose[02656] under the heaven[08064]:
5:13 A time[06256] to be born[03205][8800], and a time[06256] to die[04191][8800]; a time[06256] to plant[05193][8800], and a time[06256] to pluck up[06131][8800] that which is  planted[05193][8803]; to be...: Heb. to bear
5:14 A time[06256] to kill[02026][8800], and a time[06256] to heal[07495][8800]; a time[06256] to break down[06555][8800], and a time[06256] to build up[01129][8800];
5:15 A time[06256] to weep[01058][8800], and a time[06256] to laugh[07832][8800]; a time[06256] to mourn[05594][8800], and a time[06256] to dance[07540][8800];
5:16 A time[06256] to cast away[07993][8687] stones[068], and a time[06256] to gather[03664][00] stones[068] together[03664][8800]; a time[06256] to embrace[02263][8800], and a time[06256] to refrain[07368][8800] from embracing[02263][8763]; to refrain from: Heb. to be far from
5:17 A time[06256] to get[01245][8763], and a time[06256] to lose[06][8763]; a time[06256] to keep[08104][8800], and a time[06256] to cast away[07993][8687]; get: or, seek
5:18 A time[06256] to rend[07167][8800], and a time[06256] to sew[08609][8800]; a time[06256] to keep silence[02814][8800], and a time[06256] to speak[01696][8763];
5:19 A time[06256] to love[0157][8800], and a time[06256] to hate[08130][8800]; a time[06256] of war[04421], and a time[06256] of peace[07965].
5:20 What profit[03504] hath he that worketh[06213][8802] in that wherein[0834] he laboureth[06001]?
6:1 I have seen[07200][8804] the travail[06045], which God[0430] hath given[05414][8804] to the sons[01121] of men[0120] to be exercised[06031][8800] in it.
6:2 He hath made[06213][8804] every thing beautiful[03303] in his time[06256]: also he hath set[05414][8804] the world[05769] in their heart[03820], so that[01097] no man[0120] can find out[04672][8799] the work[04639] that God[0430] maketh[06213][8804] from the beginning[07218] to the end[05490].
6:3 I know[03045][8804] that there is no good[02896] in them, but for a man to rejoice[08055][8800], and to do[06213][8800] good[02896] in his life[02416].
6:4 And also that every man[0120] should eat[0398][8799] and drink[08354][8804], and enjoy[07200][8804] the good[02896] of all his labour[05999], it is the gift[04991] of God[0430].
6:5 I know[03045][8804] that, whatsoever God[0430] doeth[06213][8799], it shall be for ever[05769]: nothing[0369] can be put[03254][8687] to it, nor any thing taken[01639][8800] from it: and God[0430] doeth[06213][8804]  it , that men should fear[03372][8799] before[06440] him.
6:6 That which hath been is now[03528]; and that which is to be hath already[03528] been; and God[0430] requireth[01245][8762] that which is past[07291][8737]. that which is past: Heb. that which is driven away
6:7 And moreover I saw[07200][8804] under the sun[08121] the place[04725] of judgment[04941], that wickedness[07562] was there; and the place[04725] of righteousness[06664], that iniquity[07562] was  there.
6:8 I said[0559][8804] in mine heart[03820], God[0430] shall judge[08199][8799] the righteous[06662] and the wicked[07563]: for there is a time[06256] there for every purpose[02656] and for every work[04639].
6:9 I said[0559][8804] in mine heart[03820] concerning the estate[01700] of the sons[01121] of men[0120], that God[0430] might manifest[01305][8800] them, and that they might see[07200][8800] that they[01992] themselves are beasts[0929]. that God...: or, that they might clear God, and see, etc
6:10 For that which befalleth[04745] the sons[01121] of men[0120] befalleth[04745] beasts[0929]; even one thing[0259] befalleth[04745] them: as the one dieth[04194], so dieth[04194] the other[02088]; yea, they have all one[0259] breath[07307]; so that a man[0120] hath no preeminence[04195] above a beast[0929]: for all is vanity[01892].
6:11 All go[01980][8802] unto one[0259] place[04725]; all are of the dust[06083], and all turn[07725][00] to dust[06083] again[07725][8804].
6:12 Who knoweth[03045][8802] the spirit[07307] of man[01121][0120] that goeth[05927][8802] upward[04605], and the spirit[07307] of the beast[0929] that goeth[03381][8802] downward[04295] to the earth[0776]? of man: Heb. of the sons of man goeth upward: Heb. is ascending, etc
7:1 Wherefore I perceive[07200][8804] that there is nothing better[02896], than that a man[0120] should rejoice[08055][8799] in his own works[04639]; for that is his portion[02506]: for who shall bring[0935][8686] him to see[07200][8800] what shall be after[0310] him?
7:2 So I returned[07725][8804], and considered[07200][8799] all the oppressions[06217] that are done[06213][8737] under the sun[08121]: and behold the tears[01832] of such as were  oppressed[06231][8803], and they had no comforter[05162][8764]; and on the side[03027] of their oppressors[06231][8802] there was power[03581]; but they had no comforter[05162][8764]. side: Heb. hand
7:3 Wherefore I praised[07623][8764] the dead[04191][8801] which are already[03528] dead[04191][8804] more than the living[02416] which are yet[05728] alive[02416].
7:4 Yea, better[02896] is he than both[08147] they, which hath not yet[05728] been, who hath not seen[07200][8804] the evil[07451] work[04639] that is done[06213][8738] under the sun[08121].
7:5 Again, I considered[07200][8804] all travail[05999], and every right[03788] work[04639], that for this a man[0376] is envied[07068] of his neighbour[07453]. This is also vanity[01892] and vexation[07469] of spirit[07307]. every...: Heb. all the rightness of work for this...: Heb. this is the envy of a man from his neighbour
7:6 The fool[03684] foldeth[02263][00] his hands[03027] together[02263][8802], and eateth[0398][8802] his own flesh[01320].
7:7 Better[02896] is an handful[03709] with quietness[05183], than both the hands[02651] full[04393] with travail[05999] and vexation[07469] of spirit[07307].
7:8 Then I returned[07725][8804], and I saw[07200][8799] vanity[01892] under the sun[08121].
7:9 There is[03426] one[0259] alone , and there is not a second[08145]; yea, he hath neither child[01121] nor brother[0251]: yet is there no end[07093] of all his labour[05999]; neither is his eye[05869] satisfied[07646][8799] with riches[06239]; neither saith he , For whom do I labour[06001], and bereave[02637][8764] my soul[05315] of good[02896]? This is also vanity[01892], yea, it is a sore[07451] travail[06045].
7:10 Two[08147] are better[02896] than one[0259]; because they have[03426] a good[02896] reward[07939] for their labour[05999].
7:11 For if they fall[05307][8799], the one[0259] will lift up[06965][8686] his fellow[02270]: but woe[0337] to him that is alone[0259] when he falleth[05307][8799]; for he hath not another[08145] to help him up[06965][8687].
7:12 Again[01571], if two[08147] lie together[07901][8799], then they have heat[02552][8804]: but how can one[0259] be warm[03179][8799] alone ?
7:13 And if one[0259] prevail[08630][8799] against him, two[08147] shall withstand[05975][8799] him; and a threefold[08027][8794] cord[02339] is not quickly[04120] broken[05423][8735].
7:14 Better[02896] is a poor[04542] and a wise[02450] child[03206] than an old[02205] and foolish[03684] king[04428], who will[03045][8804] no more be admonished[02094][8736]. who...: Heb. who knoweth not to be admonished
7:15 For out of prison[0631][8803][01004] he cometh[03318][8804] to reign[04427][8800]; whereas also he that is born[03205][8738] in his kingdom[04438] becometh poor[07326][8802].
7:16 I considered[07200][8804] all the living[02416] which walk[01980][8764] under the sun[08121], with the second[08145] child[03206] that shall stand up[05975][8799] in his stead.
7:17 There is no end[07093] of all the people[05971], even of all that have been before[06440] them: they also that come after[0314] shall not rejoice[08055][8799] in him. Surely this also is vanity[01892] and vexation[07475] of spirit[07307].
7:18 Keep[08104][8798] thy foot[07272] when thou goest[03212][8799] to the house[01004] of God[0430], and be more ready[07138] to hear[08085][8800], than to give[05414][8800] the sacrifice[02077] of fools[03684]: for they consider[03045][8802] not that they do[06213][8800] evil[07451].
7:19 Be not rash[0926][8762] with thy mouth[06310], and let not thine heart[03820] be hasty[04116][8762] to utter[03318][8687] any thing[01697] before[06440] God[0430]: for God[0430] is in heaven[08064], and thou upon earth[0776]: therefore let thy words[01697] be few[04592]. thing: or, word
7:20 For a dream[02472] cometh[0935][8802] through the multitude[07230] of business[06045]; and a fool's[03684] voice[06963] is known by multitude[07230] of words[01697].
7:21 When thou vowest[05087][8799] a vow[05088] unto God[0430], defer[0309][8762] not to pay[07999][8763] it; for he hath no pleasure[02656] in fools[03684]: pay[07999][8761] that which thou hast vowed[05087][8799].
7:22 Better[02896] is it that thou shouldest not vow[05087][8799], than that thou shouldest vow[05087][8799] and not pay[07999][8762].
7:23 Suffer[05414][8799] not thy mouth[06310] to cause thy flesh[01320] to sin[02398][8687]; neither say[0559][8799] thou before[06440] the angel[04397], that it was an error[07684]: wherefore should God[0430] be angry[07107][8799] at thy voice[06963], and destroy[02254][8765] the work[04639] of thine hands[03027]?
7:24 For in the multitude[07230] of dreams[02472] and many[07235][8687] words[01697] there are also divers vanities[01892]: but fear[03372][8798] thou God[0430].
7:25 If thou seest[07200][8799] the oppression[06233] of the poor[07326][8802], and violent[01499] perverting of judgment[04941] and justice[06664] in a province[04082], marvel[08539][8799] not at the matter[02656]: for he that is higher[01364] than the highest[01364] regardeth[08104][8802]; and there be higher[01364] than they[05921]. at the... Heb. at the will, or, purpose
7:26 Moreover the profit[03504] of the earth[0776] is for all: the king[04428] himself is served[05647][8738] by the field[07704].
7:27 He that loveth[0157][8802] silver[03701] shall not be satisfied[07646][8799] with silver[03701]; nor he that loveth[0157][8802] abundance[01995] with increase[08393]: this is also vanity[01892].
7:28 When goods[02896] increase[07235][8800], they are increased[07231][8804] that eat[0398][8802] them: and what good[03788] is there to the owners[01167] thereof, saving[0518] the beholding[07207][8675][07212][8801] of them with their eyes[05869]?
7:29 The sleep[08142] of a labouring man[05647][8802] is sweet[04966], whether he eat[0398][8799] little[04592] or much[07235][8687]: but the abundance[07647] of the rich[06223] will not suffer[03240][8688] him to sleep[03462][8800].
8:1 There is[03426] a sore[02470][8802] evil[07451] which I have seen[07200][8804] under the sun[08121], namely , riches[06239] kept[08104][8803] for the owners[01167] thereof to their hurt[07451].
8:2 But those riches[06239] perish[06][8804] by evil[07451] travail[06045]: and he begetteth[03205][8689] a son[01121], and there is nothing[03972] in his hand[03027].
8:3 As he came forth[03318][8804] of his mother's[0517] womb[0990], naked[06174] shall he return[07725][8799] to go[03212][8800] as he came[0935][8804], and shall take[05375][8799] nothing[03972] of his labour[05999], which he may carry away[03212][8686] in his hand[03027].
8:4 And this[02090] also is a sore[02470][8802] evil[07451], that in all points[05980] as he came[0935][8804], so shall he go[03212][8799]: and what profit[03504] hath he that hath laboured[05998][8799] for the wind[07307]?
8:5 All his days[03117] also he eateth[0398][8799] in darkness[02822], and he hath much[07235][8687] sorrow[03707][8804] and wrath[07110] with his sickness[02483].
8:6 Behold that which I have seen[07200][8804]: it is good[02896] and comely[03303] for one to eat[0398][8800] and to drink[08354][8800], and to enjoy[07200][8800] the good[02896] of all his labour[05999] that he taketh[05998][8799] under the sun[08121] all[04557] the days[03117] of his life[02416], which God[0430] giveth[05414][8804] him: for it is his portion[02506]. It is good...: Heb. there is a good which is comely, etc all the days: Heb. the number of the days
8:7 Every man[0120] also to whom God[0430] hath given[05414][8804] riches[06239] and wealth[05233], and hath given him power[07980][8689] to eat[0398][8800] thereof, and to take[05375][8800] his portion[02506], and to rejoice[08055][8800] in his labour[05999]; this[02090] is the gift[04991] of God[0430].
8:8 For he shall not much[07235][8687] remember[02142][8799] the days[03117] of his life[02416]; because God[0430] answereth[06031][8688] him in the joy[08057] of his heart[03820]. For...: or, Though he give not much, yet he remembereth, etc
8:9 There is[03426] an evil[07451] which I have seen[07200][8804] under the sun[08121], and it is common[07227] among men[0120]:
8:10 A man[0376] to whom God[0430] hath given[05414][8799] riches[06239], wealth[05233], and honour[03519], so that he wanteth[02638] nothing for his soul[05315] of all that he desireth[0183][8691], yet God[0430] giveth him not power[07980][8686] to eat[0398][8800] thereof, but a stranger[0376][05237] eateth[0398][8799] it: this is vanity[01892], and it is  an evil[07451] disease[02483].
8:11 If a man[0376] beget[03205][8686] an hundred[03967] children , and live[02421][8799] many[07227] years[08141], so that the days[03117] of his years[08141] be many[07227], and his soul[05315] be not filled[07646][8799] with good[02896], and also that he have no burial[06900]; I say[0559][8804], that an untimely birth[05309] is better[02896] than he.
8:12 For he cometh[0935][8804] in with vanity[01892], and departeth[03212][8799] in darkness[02822], and his name[08034] shall be covered[03680][8792] with darkness[02822].
8:13 Moreover he hath not seen[07200][8804] the sun[08121], nor known[03045][8804] any thing : this[02088] hath more rest[05183] than[02088] the other.
8:14 Yea, though[0432] he live[02421][8804] a thousand[0505] years[08141] twice[06471] told , yet hath he seen[07200][8804] no good[02896]: do not all go[01980][8802] to one[0259] place[04725]?
8:15 All the labour[05999] of man[0120] is for his mouth[06310], and yet the appetite[05315] is not filled[04390][8735]. appetite: Heb. soul
8:16 For what hath the wise[02450] more[03148] than the fool[03684]? what hath the poor[06041], that knoweth[03045][8802] to walk[01980][8800] before the living[02416]?
8:17 Better[02896] is the sight[04758] of the eyes[05869] than the wandering[01980][8800] of the desire[05315]: this is also vanity[01892] and vexation[07469] of spirit[07307]. than...: Heb. than the walking of the soul
9:1 That which hath been is named[07121][8738][08034] already[03528], and it is known[03045][8737] that it is man[0120]: neither may[03201][8799] he contend[01777][8800] with him that is mightier[08623] than he.
9:2 Seeing there be[03426] many[07235][8687] things[01697] that increase[07235][8688] vanity[01892], what is man[0120] the better[03148]?
9:3 For who knoweth[03045][8802] what is good[02896] for man[0120] in this life[02416], all[04557] the days[03117] of his vain[01892] life[02416] which he spendeth[06213][8799] as a shadow[06738]? for who can tell[05046][8686] a man[0120] what shall be after[0310] him under the sun[08121]? all...: Heb. the number of the days of the life of his vanity
9:4 A good name[08034] is better[02896] than precious[02896] ointment[08081]; and the day[03117] of death[04194] than the day[03117] of one's birth[03205][8736].
9:5 It is better[02896] to go[03212][8800] to the house[01004] of mourning[060], than to go[03212][8800] to the house[01004] of feasting[04960]: for[0834] that is the end[05490] of all men[0120]; and the living[02416] will lay[05414][8799] it to his heart[03820].
9:6 Sorrow[03708] is better[02896] than laughter[07814]: for by the sadness[07455] of the countenance[06440] the heart[03820] is made better[03190][8799]. Sorrow: or, Anger
9:7 The heart[03820] of the wise[02450] is in the house[01004] of mourning[060]; but the heart[03820] of fools[03684] is in the house[01004] of mirth[08057].
9:8 It is better[02896] to hear[08085][8800] the rebuke[01606] of the wise[02450], than for a man[0376] to hear[08085][8802] the song[07892] of fools[03684].
9:9 For as the crackling[06963] of thorns[05518] under a pot[05518], so is the laughter[07814] of the fool[03684]: this also is vanity[01892]. crackling: Heb. sound
9:10 Surely oppression[06233] maketh a wise man[02450] mad[01984][8779]; and a gift[04979] destroyeth[06][8762] the heart[03820].
9:11 Better[02896] is the end[0319] of a thing[01697] than the beginning[07225] thereof: and the patient[0750] in spirit[07307] is better[02896] than the proud[01362] in spirit[07307].
9:12 Be not hasty[0926][8762] in thy spirit[07307] to be angry[03707][8800]: for anger[03708] resteth[05117][8799] in the bosom[02436] of fools[03684].
9:13 Say[0559][8799] not thou, What is the cause that the former[07223] days[03117] were better[02896] than these? for thou dost not enquire[07592][8804] wisely[02451] concerning this. wisely: Heb. out of wisdom
9:14 Wisdom[02451] is good[02896] with an inheritance[05159]: and by it there is profit[03148] to them that see[07200][8802] the sun[08121]. good...: or, as good as an inheritance, yea, better too
9:15 For wisdom[02451] is a defence[06738], and money[03701] is a defence[06738]: but the excellency[03504] of knowledge[01847] is, that wisdom[02451] giveth life[02421][8762] to them that have[01167] it. defence: Heb. shadow
9:16 Consider[07200][8798] the work[04639] of God[0430]: for who can[03201][8799] make that straight[08626][8763], which he hath made crooked[05791][8765]?
9:17 In the day[03117] of prosperity[02896] be joyful[02896], but in the day[03117] of adversity[07451] consider[07200][8798]: God[0430] also hath set[06213][8804] the one over against[05980] the other, to the end[01700] that man[0120] should find[04672][8799] nothing[03972] after[0310] him. set: Heb. made
9:18 All things have I seen[07200][8804] in the days[03117] of my vanity[01892]: there is[03426] a just[06662] man that perisheth[06][8802] in his righteousness[06664], and there is a wicked[07563] man that prolongeth[0748][8688] his life in his wickedness[07451].
10:1 Be not righteous[06662] over much[07235][8687]; neither make thyself over[03148] wise[02449][8691]: why shouldest thou destroy[08074][8709] thyself? destroy...: Heb. be desolate?
10:2 Be not over much[07235][8687] wicked[07561][8799], neither be thou foolish[05530]: why shouldest thou die[04191][8799] before thy time[06256]? before...: Heb. not in thy time?
10:3 It is good[02896] that thou shouldest take hold[0270][8799] of this; yea, also from this[02088] withdraw[03240][8686] not thine hand[03027]: for he that feareth[03373] God[0430] shall come forth[03318][8799] of them all.
10:4 Wisdom[02451] strengtheneth[05810][8799] the wise[02450] more than ten[06235] mighty[07989] men which are in the city[05892].
10:5 For there is not a just[06662] man[0120] upon earth[0776], that doeth[06213][8799] good[02896], and sinneth[02398][8799] not.
10:6 Also take[05414][8799] no heed[03820] unto all words[01697] that are spoken[01696][8762]; lest thou hear[08085][8799] thy servant[05650] curse[07043][8764] thee: take...: Heb. give not thine heart
10:7 For oftentimes[06471][07227] also thine own heart[03820] knoweth[03045][8804] that thou thyself likewise hast cursed[07043][8765] others[0312].
10:8 All this[02090] have I proved[05254][8765] by wisdom[02451]: I said[0559][8804], I will be wise[02449][8799]; but it was far[07350] from me.
10:9 That which is far off[07350], and exceeding deep[06013], who can find it out[04672][8799]?
10:10 I applied[05437][8804] mine heart[03820] to know[03045][8800], and to search[08446][8800], and to seek out[01245][8763] wisdom[02451], and the reason[02808] of things , and to know[03045][8800] the wickedness[07562] of folly[03689], even of foolishness[05531] and madness[01947]: I applied...: Heb. I and mine heart compassed
10:11 And I find[04672][8802] more bitter[04751] than death[04194] the woman[0802], whose heart[03820] is snares[04685] and nets[02764], and her hands[03027] as bands[0612]: whoso pleaseth[02896][06440] God[0430] shall escape[04422][8735] from her; but the sinner[02398][8802] shall be taken[03920][8735] by her. whoso...: Heb. he that is good before God
10:12 Behold[07200][8798], this have I found[04672][8804], saith[0559][8804] the preacher[06953], counting one[0259] by one[0259], to find out[04672][8800] the account[02808]: counting...: or, weighing one thing after another, to find out the reason
10:13 Which yet my soul[05315] seeketh[01245][8765], but I find[04672][8804] not: one[0259] man[0120] among a thousand[0505] have I found[04672][8804]; but a woman[0802] among all those have I not found[04672][8804].
10:14 Lo[07200][8798], this only[0905] have I found[04672][8804], that God[0430] hath made[06213][8804] man[0120] upright[03477]; but they have sought out[01245][8765] many[07227] inventions[02810].
10:15 Who is as the wise[02450] man ? and who knoweth[03045][8802] the interpretation[06592] of a thing[01697]? a man's[0120] wisdom[02451] maketh his face[06440] to shine[0215][8686], and the boldness[05797] of his face[06440] shall be changed[08132][8792]. the boldness: Heb. the strength
10:16 I counsel thee to keep[08104][8798] the king's[04428] commandment[06310], and that in regard[01700] of the oath[07621] of God[0430].
10:17 Be not hasty[0926][8735] to go out[03212][8799] of his sight[06440]: stand[05975][8799] not in an evil[07451] thing[01697]; for he doeth[06213][8799] whatsoever pleaseth[02654][8799] him.
10:18 Where the word[01697] of a king[04428] is, there is power[07983]: and who may say[0559][8799] unto him, What doest[06213][8799] thou?
10:19 Whoso keepeth[08104][8802] the commandment[04687] shall feel[03045][8799] no evil[07451] thing[01697]: and a wise man's[02450] heart[03820] discerneth[03045][8799] both time[06256] and judgment[04941]. shall...: Heb. shall know
10:20 Because to every purpose[02656] there is[03426] time[06256] and judgment[04941], therefore the misery[07451] of man[0120] is great[07227] upon him.
11:1 For he knoweth[03045][8802] not that which shall be: for who can tell[05046][8686] him when it shall be? when...: or, how it shall be?
11:2 There is no man[0120] that hath power[07989] over the spirit[07307] to retain[03607][8800] the spirit[07307]; neither hath he power[07983] in the day[03117] of death[04194]: and there is no discharge[04917] in that war[04421]; neither shall wickedness[07562] deliver[04422][8762] those that are given[01167] to it. discharge: or, casting off weapons
11:3 All this have I seen[07200][8804], and applied[05414][8800] my heart[03820] unto every work[04639] that is done[06213][8738] under the sun[08121]: there is a time[06256] wherein one man[0120] ruleth[07980][8804] over another to his own hurt[07451].
11:4 And so[03651] I saw[07200][8804] the wicked[07563] buried[06912][8803], who had come[0935][8804] and gone[01980][8762] from the place[04725] of the holy[06918], and they were forgotten[07911][8691] in the city[05892] where they had so done[06213][8804]: this is also vanity[01892].
11:5 Because sentence[06599] against an evil[07451] work[04639] is not executed[06213][8738] speedily[04120], therefore the heart[03820] of the sons[01121] of men[0120] is fully set[04390][8804] in them to do[06213][8800] evil[07451].
11:6 Though a sinner[02398][8802] do[06213][8802] evil[07451] an hundred times[03967], and his days be prolonged[0748][8688], yet surely I know[03045][8802] that it shall be well[02896] with them that fear[03373] God[0430], which fear[03372][8799] before[06440] him:
11:7 But it shall not be well[02896] with the wicked[07563], neither shall he prolong[0748][8686] his days[03117], which are as a shadow[06738]; because he feareth[03373] not before[06440] God[0430].
11:8 There is[03426] a vanity[01892] which is done[06213][8738] upon the earth[0776]; that there be just[06662] men , unto whom it happeneth[05060][8688] according to the work[04639] of the wicked[07563]; again, there be[03426] wicked[07563] men , to whom it happeneth[05060][8688] according to the work[04639] of the righteous[06662]: I said[0559][8804] that this also[01571] is vanity[01892].
11:9 Then I commended[07623][8765] mirth[08057], because a man[0120] hath no better thing[02896] under the sun[08121], than to eat[0398][8800], and to drink[08354][8800], and to be merry[08055][8800]: for that shall abide[03867][8799] with him of his labour[05999] the days[03117] of his life[02416], which God[0430] giveth[05414][8804] him under the sun[08121].
11:10 When I applied[05414][8804] mine heart[03820] to know[03045][8800] wisdom[02451], and to see[07200][8800] the business[06045] that is done[06213][8738] upon the earth[0776]: (for also there is that neither day[03117] nor night[03915] seeth[07200][8802] sleep[08142] with his eyes[05869]:)
12:1 Then I beheld[07200][8804] all the work[04639] of God[0430], that a man[0120] cannot[03201][8799] find out[04672][8800] the work[04639] that is done[06213][8738] under the sun[08121]: because[0834] though[07945] a man[0120] labour[05998][8799] to seek it out[01245][8763], yet he shall not find[04672][8799] it ; yea further; though a wise[02450] man think[0559][8799] to know[03045][8800] it , yet shall he not be able[03201][8799] to find[04672][8800] it .
12:2 For all this I considered[05414][8804] in my heart[03820] even to declare[0952][8800] all this, that the righteous[06662], and the wise[02450], and their works[05652], are in the hand[03027] of God[0430]: no man[0120] knoweth[03045][8802] either[01571] love[0160] or hatred[08135] by all that is before[06440] them. I considered...: Heb. I gave, or, set to my heart
12:3 All things come alike to all: there is one[0259] event[04745] to the righteous[06662], and to the wicked[07563]; to the good[02896] and to the clean[02889], and to the unclean[02931]; to him that sacrificeth[02076][8802], and to him that[0834] sacrificeth[02076][8802] not: as is the good[02896], so is the sinner[02398][8802]; and he that sweareth[07650][8737], as he that feareth[03373] an oath[07621].
12:4 This is an evil[07451] among all things that are done[06213][8738] under the sun[08121], that there is one[0259] event[04745] unto all: yea, also the heart[03820] of the sons[01121] of men[0120] is full[04390][8804] of evil[07451], and madness[01947] is in their heart[03824] while they live[02416], and after[0310] that they go to the dead[04191][8801].
12:5 For[04310] to him that is[03426] joined[02266][8792][8675][0977][8792] to all the living[02416] there is hope[0986]: for a living[02416] dog[03611] is better[02896] than a dead[04191][8801] lion[0738].
12:6 For the living[02416] know[03045][8802] that they shall die[04191][8799]: but the dead[04191][8801] know[03045][8802] not any thing[03972], neither have they any more a reward[07939]; for the memory[02143] of them is forgotten[07911][8738].
12:7 Also their love[0160], and their hatred[08135], and their envy[07068], is now[03528] perished[06][8804]; neither have they any more a portion[02506] for ever[05769] in any thing  that is done[06213][8738] under the sun[08121].
12:8 Go thy way[03212][8798], eat[0398][8798] thy bread[03899] with joy[08057], and drink[08354][8798] thy wine[03196] with a merry[02896] heart[03820]; for God[0430] now[03528] accepteth[07521][8804] thy works[04639].
12:9 Let thy garments[0899] be always[06256] white[03836]; and let thy head[07218] lack[02637][8799] no ointment[08081].
12:10 Live[02416] joyfully[07200][8798] with the wife[0802] whom thou lovest[0157][8804] all the days[03117] of the life[02416] of thy vanity[01892], which he hath given[05414][8804] thee under the sun[08121], all the days[03117] of thy vanity[01892]: for that is thy portion[02506] in this life[02416], and in thy labour[05999] which thou takest[06001] under the sun[08121]. Live...: Heb. See, or, Enjoy life
12:11 Whatsoever thy hand[03027] findeth[04672][8799] to do[06213][8800], do[06213][8798] it with thy might[03581]; for there is no work[04639], nor device[02808], nor knowledge[01847], nor wisdom[02451], in the grave[07585], whither thou goest[01980][8802].
12:12 I returned[07725][8804], and saw[07200][8800] under the sun[08121], that the race[04793] is not to the swift[07031], nor the battle[04421] to the strong[01368], neither yet bread[03899] to the wise[02450], nor yet riches[06239] to men of understanding[0995][8737], nor yet favour[02580] to men of skill[03045][8802]; but time[06256] and chance[06294] happeneth[07136][8799] to them all.
12:13 For man[0120] also knoweth[03045][8799] not his time[06256]: as the fishes[01709] that are taken[0270][8737] in an evil[07451] net[04685], and as the birds[06833] that are caught[0270][8803] in the snare[06341]; so[01992] are the sons[01121] of men[0120] snared[03369][8795] in an evil[07451] time[06256], when it falleth[05307][8799] suddenly[06597] upon them.
12:14 This[02090] wisdom[02451] have I seen[07200][8804] also under the sun[08121], and it seemed great[01419] unto me:
