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[1]For all this I consideredH5414[H8804] in my heartH3820 even to declareH952[H8800] all this, that the righteousH6662, and the wiseH2450, and their worksH5652, are in the handH3027 of GodH430: no manH120 knowethH3045[H8802] eitherH1571 loveH160 or hatredH8135 by all that is before themH6440.
[2]All things come alike to all: there is oneH259 eventH4745 to the righteousH6662, and to the wickedH7563; to the goodH2896 and to the cleanH2889, and to the uncleanH2931; to him that sacrificethH2076[H8802], and to him thatH834 sacrificethH2076[H8802] not: as is the goodH2896, so is the sinnerH2398[H8802]; and he that swearethH7650[H8737], as he that fearethH3373 an oathH7621.
[3]This is an evilH7451 among all things that are doneH6213[H8738] under the sunH8121, that there is oneH259 eventH4745 unto all: yea, also the heartH3820 of the sonsH1121 of menH120 is fullH4390[H8804] of evilH7451, and madnessH1947 is in their heartH3824 while they liveH2416, and afterH310 that they go to the deadH4191.[H8801]
[4]ForH4310 to him that isH3426 joinedH2266[H8792][H8675][H977][H8792] to all the livingH2416 there is hopeH986: for a livingH2416 dogH3611 is betterH2896 than a deadH4191[H8801] lionH738.
[5]For the livingH2416 knowH3045[H8802] that they shall dieH4191[H8799]: but the deadH4191[H8801] knowH3045[H8802] not any thingH3972, neither have they any more a rewardH7939; for the memoryH2143 of them is forgottenH7911.[H8738]
[6]Also their loveH160, and their hatredH8135, and their envyH7068, is nowH3528 perishedH6[H8804]; neither have they any more a portionH2506 for everH5769 in any thing that is doneH6213[H8738] under the sunH8121.
[7]Go thy wayH3212[H8798], eatH398[H8798] thy breadH3899 with joyH8057, and drinkH8354[H8798] thy wineH3196 with a merryH2896 heartH3820; for GodH430 nowH3528 acceptethH7521[H8804] thy worksH4639.
[8]Let thy garmentsH899 be alwaysH6256 whiteH3836; and let thy headH7218 lackH2637[H8799] no ointmentH8081.
[9]LiveH2416 joyfullyH7200[H8798] with the wifeH802 whom thou lovestH157[H8804] all the daysH3117 of the lifeH2416 of thy vanityH1892, which he hath givenH5414[H8804] thee under the sunH8121, all the daysH3117 of thy vanityH1892: for that is thy portionH2506 in this lifeH2416, and in thy labourH5999 which thou takestH6001 under the sunH8121.
[10]Whatsoever thy handH3027 findethH4672[H8799] to doH6213[H8800], doH6213[H8798] it with thy mightH3581; for there is no workH4639, nor deviceH2808, nor knowledgeH1847, nor wisdomH2451, in the graveH7585, whither thou goestH1980.[H8802]
[11]I returnedH7725[H8804], and sawH7200[H8800] under the sunH8121, that the raceH4793 is not to the swiftH7031, nor the battleH4421 to the strongH1368, neither yet breadH3899 to the wiseH2450, nor yet richesH6239 to men of understandingH995[H8737], nor yet favourH2580 to men of skillH3045[H8802]; but timeH6256 and chanceH6294 happenethH7136 to them allH8799.
[12]For manH120 also knowethH3045[H8799] not his timeH6256: as the fishesH1709 that are takenH270[H8737] in an evilH7451 netH4685, and as the birdsH6833 that are caughtH270[H8803] in the snareH6341; soH1992 are the sonsH1121 of menH120 snaredH3369[H8795] in an evilH7451 timeH6256, when it fallethH5307[H8799] suddenly upon themH6597.
[13]ThisH2090 wisdomH2451 have I seenH7200[H8804] also under the sunH8121, and it seemed great unto meH1419:
[14]There was a littleH6996 cityH5892, and fewH4592 menH582 within it; and there cameH935[H8804] a greatH1419 kingH4428 against it, and besiegedH5437[H8804] it, and builtH1129[H8804] greatH1419 bulwarks against itH4685:
[15]Now there was foundH4672[H8804] in it a poorH4542 wiseH2450 manH376, and he by his wisdomH2451 deliveredH4422[H8765] the cityH5892; yet no manH120 rememberedH2142[H8804] that same poorH4542 manH376.
[16]Then saidH559[H8804] I, WisdomH2451 is betterH2896 than strengthH1369: nevertheless the poor man'sH4542 wisdomH2451 is despisedH959[H8803], and his wordsH1697 are not heardH8085.[H8737]
[17]The wordsH1697 of wiseH2450 men are heardH8085[H8737] in quietH5183 more than the cryH2201 of him that rulethH4910[H8802] among foolsH3684.
[18]WisdomH2451 is betterH2896 than weaponsH3627 of warH7128: but oneH259 sinnerH2398[H8802] destroyethH6[H8762] muchH7235[H8687] goodH2896.
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