Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
Better
`is'
a name than good
perfume,
And the day of death than the day of birth.
A good
name is
better
than precious
ointment;
and the day of death than the day of one's
birth.
Better to go unto
a
house of mourning, Than to go unto
a
house of banqueting,
For that is the end of all men ,
And the living layeth
`
it '
unto
his heart.
It
is
better to go to
the
house of mourning, than to go to
the
house of feasting:
for that is the end of all men ;
and the living will
lay
it to
his heart.
Better
`is'
sorrow than laughter ,
For by the sadness of the face
the heart becometh
better.
Sorrow is
better
than laughter :
for by the sadness of the countenance
the heart is
made
better.
The heart of the wise `
is '
in a
house of mourning ,
And
the heart of fools in a
house of mirth.
The heart of the wise is in the
house of mourning ;
but
the heart of fools is
in the
house of mirth.
Better to hear a
rebuke of a
wise man
, Than `
for '
a man to hear a
song of fools ,
It
is
better to hear the
rebuke of the
wise, than for a man to hear the
song of fools .
For as the noise
of thorns under the
pot, So `
is '
the laughter of a
fool ,
even
this `
is '
vanity.
For as the crackling
of thorns under a
pot, so is the laughter of the
fool :
this also
is vanity.
Surely oppression maketh the
wise mad ,
And a gift destroyeth the heart.
Surely oppression maketh a
wise man
mad ;
and a gift destroyeth the heart.
Better `
is '
the latter
end of a thing than its
beginning ,
Better
`is'
the patient of
spirit ,
than the haughty
of
spirit.
Better is the end of a thing than the
beginning thereof:
and
the patient in
spirit is
better
than the proud
in
spirit.
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry ,
For anger in the bosom of fools resteth
.
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry :
for anger resteth
in the bosom of fools.
Say not thou, `
What was
it,
That the former days were better than these? '
For thou hast
not asked
wisely of
this.
Say not thou, What is
the
cause
that the former days were better than these? for thou dost
not enquire
wisely concerning
this.
Wisdom `
is '
good with an inheritance ,
And an
advantage
`
it is '
to those
beholding
the sun.
Wisdom is good with an inheritance :
and by
it there
is profit
to them
that
see
the sun.
For wisdom `
is '
a defense
, money `
is '
a defence ,
And
the advantage
of the
knowledge of
wisdom
`
is '
, She
reviveth
her
possessors
.
For wisdom is a defence
, and
money is a defence :
but
the excellency
of knowledge is, that
wisdom
giveth
life
to
them
that
have
it
.
See
the work of God ,
For who is
able
to
make straight
that which He made crooked?
Consider
the work of God :
for who can
make that straight,
which he hath
made crooked?
In a
day of prosperity be in
gladness
, And
in a
day of evil
consider .
Also this
over -
against that
hath
God
made
, To the intent
that man doth
not
find anything
after him.
In the
day of prosperity be joyful
, but
in the
day of adversity
consider :
God
also hath
set
the
one
over against the
other
, to the end
that man should
find nothing
after him.
The
whole
I
have considered
in the days of my vanity .
There is a righteous
one
perishing
in his righteousness, and there is a wrong-doer
prolonging
`himself'
in his wrong
.
All
things
have I
seen
in the days of my vanity :
there is a just
man
that
perisheth
in his righteousness, and there is a wicked
man
that
prolongeth
his
life
in his wickedness
.
Be not over-
righteous ,
nor
show
thyself too
wise ,
why art
thou desolate
?
Be not righteous over
much;
neither
make
thyself over
wise :
why shouldest
thou destroy
thyself
?
Do
not much wrong
, neither be thou a
fool,
why dost
thou die within
thy time?
Be
not over
much wicked
, neither be thou foolish:
why shouldest
thou die before
thy time?
`
It is '
good that thou dost
lay
hold on
this, and
also ,
from that
withdrawest
not thy
hand ,
for whoso
is
fearing
God goeth
out
with
them all.
It is good that thou shouldest
take
hold of
this ;
yea
, also from this
withdraw
not thine
hand :
for he
that
feareth
God shall
come
forth
of
them all.
The
wisdom giveth
strength
to
a
wise man,
more than wealth
the
rulers
who
have
been
in a
city.
Wisdom strengtheneth
the
wise more than ten
mighty
men
which
are
in the
city.
Because
there is not a righteous
man on
earth that doth
good and sinneth not.
For
there is not a just
man upon
earth ,
that doeth
good ,
and sinneth not.
Also to
all the
words that they
speak
give
not
thy
heart,
that
thou hear not
thy servant reviling
thee .
Also take
no
heed
unto
all words that are
spoken;
lest
thou hear thy servant curse
thee :
For many
times
also hath
thy
heart known
that thou thyself also
hast reviled
others.
For oftentimes
also thine
own
heart knoweth
that thou thyself likewise
hast cursed
others.
All this I
have tried
by wisdom ;
I have
said, `
I am
wise ,'
and
it `is'
far from me.
All this have I
proved
by wisdom :
I said, I will
be
wise ;
but
it was
far from me.
Far
off
`is'
that which hath
been
, and deep,
deep, who doth
find it?
That which is
far
off
, and exceeding
deep, who can
find it out
?
I have
turned
round,
also
my
heart ,
to know and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and reason, and to know the wrong
of folly, and
of foolishness the
madness .
I applied
mine
heart to know ,
and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the
reason of
things
, and to know the wickedness
of folly, even
of foolishness and
madness :
And I am
finding
more bitter than death ,
the woman whose heart `
is '
nets
and
snares, her hands `are'
bands ;
the
good
before
God escapeth
from her ,
but the sinner is
captured
by her.
And I find
more bitter than death the woman ,
whose heart is snares and
nets
, and
her hands as
bands :
whoso
pleaseth
God shall
escape
from her ;
but the sinner shall
be
taken
by her.
See
, this I
have found, said
the Preacher, one to
one, to find out the reason
Behold
, this have I
found, saith
the preacher, counting
one by
one, to find out the account:
(that
still
my soul had
sought
, and
I had
not found),
One man ,
a teacher,
I
have found ,
and
a woman among all these
I
have not found.
Which
yet
my soul seeketh
, but
I find
not :
one man among
a thousand
have I
found ;
but
a woman among all those
have I
not found.
See
, this alone
I
have found, that God made man upright ,
and
they
--
they have sought out many devices
.
Lo
, this only
have I
found, that God hath
made man upright ;
but
they have sought out many inventions
.
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