Ecc 8:2 I say: Keep the king's command, because of God's oath to him. Ecc 8:3 Be not hasty to go from his presence. Do not take your stand in an evil cause, for he does whatever he pleases. Ecc 8:4 For the word of the king is supreme, and who may say to him, “What are you doing?”
Ecc 8:1 Who is like the wise? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.
Ecc 7:28 Though I have searched repeatedly, I have not found what I was looking for. Only one out of a thousand men is virtuous, but not one woman! Ecc 7:29 But I did find this: God created people to be virtuous, but they have each turned to follow their own downward path.”
Ecc 7:26 I discovered that a seductive woman is a trap more bitter than death. Her passion is a snare, and her soft hands are chains. Those who are pleasing to God will escape her, but sinners will be caught in her snare. Ecc 7:27 “This is my conclusion,” says the Teacher. “I discovered this after looking at the matter from every possible angle.
Ecc 7:23 I have always tried my best to let wisdom guide my thoughts and actions. I said to myself, “I am determined to be wise.” But it didn’t work. Ecc 7:24 Wisdom is always distant and difficult to find. Ecc 7:25 I searched everywhere, determined to find wisdom and to understand the reason for things. I was determined to prove to myself that wickedness is stupid and that foolishness is madness.
Ecc 7:21 Also, do not take seriously all words which are spoken, so that you will not hear your servant cursing you.
Ecc 7:20 Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who continually does good and who never sins.
Ecc 7:19 Wisdom strengthens a wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.
Ecc 7:16 So don’t be too good or too wise! Why destroy yourself? Ecc 7:17 On the other hand, don’t be too wicked either. Don’t be a fool! Why die before your time? Ecc 7:18 Pay attention to these instructions, for anyone who fears God will avoid both extremes.
Ecc 7:15 I have seen everything in this meaningless life, including the death of good young people and the long life of wicked people.
Ecc 7:14 Enjoy prosperity while you can, but when hard times strike, realize that both come from God. Remember that nothing is certain in this life.
Ecc 7:13 Accept the way God does things, for who can straighten what he has made crooked?
Ecc 7:11 Wisdom is even better when you have money. Both are a benefit as you go through life. Ecc 7:12 Wisdom and money can get you almost anything, but only wisdom can save your life.
Ecc 7:10 Do not say, "Why is it that the former days were better than these?" For it is not from wisdom that you ask about this.
Ecc 7:9 Do not be eager in your heart to be angry, For anger resides in the bosom of fools.
Ecc 7:8 Finishing is better than starting. Patience is better than pride.
Ecc 7:7 Surely oppression drives the wise into madness, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
Ecc 7:6 A fool’s laughter is quickly gone, like thorns crackling in a fire. This also is meaningless.
Ecc 7:5 Better to be criticized by a wise person than to be praised by a fool.
Ecc 7:4 The mind of the wise is in the house of mourning, While the mind of fools is in the house of pleasure.
Ecc 7:3 Sorrow is better than laughter, for sadness has a refining influence on us.
Ecc 7:2 It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for this is the end of all mankind, and the living will lay it to heart.
Ecc 7:1 A good reputation is more valuable than costly perfume. And the day you die is better than the day you are born.
Ecc 6:11 For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a man? Ecc 6:12 For who knows what is good for a man during his lifetime, during the few years of his futile life? He will spend them like a shadow. For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun
Ecc 6:10 Everything has already been decided. It was known long ago what each person would be. So there’s no use arguing with God about your destiny.
Ecc 6:9 Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don’t have. Just dreaming about nice things is meaningless—like chasing the wind.
Ecc 6:8 So are wise people really better off than fools? Do poor people gain anything by being wise and knowing how to act in front of others?
Ecc 6:7 All the toil of man is for his mouth, yet his appetite is not satisfied.
Ecc 6:3 If a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years, however many they be, but his soul is not satisfied with good things and he does not even have a proper burial, then I say, "Better the miscarriage than he, Ecc 6:4 for it comes in futility and goes into obscurity; and its name is covered in obscurity. Ecc 6:5 "It never sees the sun and it never knows anything; it is better off than he. Ecc 6:6 "Even if the other man lives a thousand years twice and does not enjoy good things—do n...
Ecc 6:1 There is another serious tragedy I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily on humanity. Ecc 6:2 God gives some people great wealth and honor and everything they could ever want, but then he doesn’t give them the chance to enjoy these things. They die, and someone else, even a stranger, ends up enjoying their wealth! This is meaningless—a sickening tragedy.
