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1 # 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.
2 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>.
3 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).
4 # 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>.
5 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).
6 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> .
7 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>.
8 Let thy garments <0899> be always <06256> white <03836>; and let thy head <07218> lack <02637> (8799) no ointment <08081>.
9 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>.
10 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).
11 # 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 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.
13 # This <02090> wisdom <02451> have I seen <07200> (8804) also under the sun <08121>, and it seemed great <01419> unto me:
14 There was a little <06996> city <05892>, and few <04592> men <0582> within it; and there came <0935> (8804) a great <01419> king <04428> against it, and besieged <05437> (8804) it, and built <01129> (8804) great <01419> bulwarks <04685> against it:
15 Now there was found <04672> (8804) in it a poor <04542> wise <02450> man <0376>, and he by his wisdom <02451> delivered <04422> (8765) the city <05892>; yet no man <0120> remembered <02142> (8804) that same poor <04542> man <0376>.
16 Then said <0559> (8804) I, Wisdom <02451> is better <02896> than strength <01369>: nevertheless the poor man's <04542> wisdom <02451> is despised <0959> (8803), and his words <01697> are not heard <08085> (8737) .
17 The words <01697> of wise <02450> men are heard <08085> (8737) in quiet <05183> more than the cry <02201> of him that ruleth <04910> (8802) among fools <03684>.
18 Wisdom <02451> is better <02896> than weapons <03627> of war <07128>: but one <0259> sinner <02398> (8802) destroyeth <06> (8762) much <07235> (8687) good <02896>.