Ecc 8:15 So I commended pleasure, for there is nothing good for a man under the sun except to eat and to drink and to be merry, and this will stand by him in his toils throughout the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.
Ecc 8:14 There is futility which is done on the earth, that is, there are righteous men to whom it happens according to the deeds of the wicked. On the other hand, there are evil men to whom it happens according to the deeds of the righteous. I say that this too is futility.
Ecc 8:13 But it will not be well for the evil man and he will not lengthen his days like a shadow, because he does not fear God.
Ecc 8:12 Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and may lengthen his life, still I know that it will be well for those who fear God, who fear Him openly.
Ecc 8:11 Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed quickly, therefore the hearts of the sons of men among them are given fully to do evil.
Ecc 8:10 So then, I have seen the wicked buried, those who used to go in and out from the holy place, and they are soon forgotten in the city where they did thus. This too is futility.
Ecc 8:8 No man has authority to restrain the wind with the wind, or authority over the day of death; and there is no discharge in the time of war, and evil will not deliver those who practice it. Ecc 8:9 All this I have seen and applied my mind to every deed that has been done under the sun wherein a man has exercised authority over another man to his hurt.
Ecc 8:7 If no one knows what will happen, who can tell him when it will happen?
Ecc 8:6 For there is a proper time and procedure for every delight, when a man's trouble is heavy upon him.
Ecc 8:5 He who keeps a royal command experiences no trouble, for a wise heart knows the proper time and procedure.
Ecc 8:2 I say, "Keep the command of the king because of the oath before God. Ecc 8:3 "Do not be in a hurry to leave him. Do not join in an evil matter, for he will do whatever he pleases." Ecc 8:4 Since the word of the king is authoritative, who will say to him, "What are you doing?"
Ecc 8:1 Who is like the wise man and who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man's wisdom illumines him and causes his stern face to beam.
Ecc 7:28 which I am still seeking but have not found. I have found one man among a thousand, but I have not found a woman among all these. Ecc 7:29 "Behold, I have found only this, that God made men upright, but they have sought out many devices."
Ecc 7:26 And I discovered more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, whose hands are chains. One who is pleasing to God will escape from her, but the sinner will be captured by her. Ecc 7:27 "Behold, I have discovered this," says the Preacher, " adding one thing to another to find an explanation,
Ecc 7:23 I tested all this with wisdom, and I said, "I will be wise," but it was far from me. Ecc 7:24 What has been is remote and exceedingly mysterious. Who can discover it? Ecc 7:25 I directed my mind to know, to investigate, and to seek wisdom and an explanation, and to know the evil of folly and the foolishness of madness.
Ecc 7:21 Also, do not take seriously all words which are spoken, lest you 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 Do not be excessively righteous, and do not be overly wise. Why should you ruin yourself? Ecc 7:17 Do not be excessively wicked, and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time? Ecc 7:18 It is good that you grasp one thing, and also not let go of the other; for the one who fears God comes forth with both of them.
Ecc 7:15 I have seen everything during my lifetime of futility; there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who prolongs his life in his wickedness.
Ecc 7:14 In the day of prosperity be happy, But in the day of adversity consider— God has made the one as well as the other So that man may not discover anything that will be after him.
Ecc 7:13 Consider the work of God, For who is able to straighten what He has bent?
Ecc 7:11 Wisdom along with an inheritance is good And an advantage to those who see the sun. Ecc 7:12 For wisdom is protection just as money is protection. But the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the lives of its possessors.
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 The end of a matter is better than its beginning; Patience of spirit is better than haughtiness of spirit.
Ecc 7:7 For oppression makes a wise man mad, And a bribe corrupts the heart.
Ecc 7:6 For as the crackling of thorn bushes under a pot, So is the laughter of the fool, And this too is futility.
Ecc 7:5 It is better to listen to the rebuke of a wise man Than for one to listen to the song of fools.
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.
