Ecclesiastes 7

1 Better a name, than precious ointment, —and the day of death, than the day of one’s birth.

[is] good A name more than ointment good and [the] day of death more than [the] day of being born he.

2 Better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of banqueting, for, that, is the end of all men, —and, the living, should take it to his heart.

[is] good To go to a house of mourning more than to go to a house of a feast in that this [is] [the] end of every person and the living person he will give to heart his.

3 Better is grief than laughter, —for, by the marring of the face, amended is the heart.

[is] good Vexation more than laughter for by sadness of face it will be good a heart.

4 The heart of the wise, is in the house of mourning, but, the heart of dullards, in the house of mirth.

[the] heart of Wise people [is] in a house of mourning and [the] heart of fools [is] in a house of gladness.

5 Better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for any man to hear the song of dullards,

[is] good To listen to [the] rebuke of a wise [person] more than someone [who] listens to [the] song of fools.

6 For, as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so, is the laughter of the dullard, —even this, then, was vanity.

For like [the] sound of thorns under the pot so [the] laughter of the fool and also this [is] futility.

7 For, oppression, maddeneth the wise, —and a bribe, destroyeth the understanding.

For oppression it will make look foolish a wise [person] so it may destroy a heart a bribe.

8 Better the latter end of a thing, than the beginning thereof, —Better a patient spirit, than a haughty spirit.

[is] good [the] end of A matter more than beginning its [is] good a [person] patient of spirit more than a [person] proud of spirit.

9 Do not be rash in thy spirit, to be indignant, —for, indignation, in the bosom of dullards, doth remain.

May not you be hasty in spirit your to become angry for anger in [the] bosom of fools it settles.

10 Do not say, What hath happened, that, the former days, were better than these? for, not wisely, askest thou concerning this.

May not you say why? was it that the days former they were good more than these for not from wisdom you have asked on this.

11 Good is wisdom, with an inheritance, —and a profit, to such as see the sun.

[is] good Wisdom with an inheritance and [is] an advantage to [those who] see the sun.

12 For, a protection, is wisdom, and, a protection, is silver, —but, the advantage of knowledge, is, that, wisdom, giveth life to the possessors thereof.

For [is] a shade wisdom [is] a shade money and [the] advantage of knowledge wisdom it preserves alive owners its.

13 Consider the work of God, —for who can straighten what he hath bent?

Consider [the] work of God for who? is he able to straighten [that] which he has bent it.

14 In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but, in the day of misfortune, consider, —Even the one equally with the other, hath God made, to the end man might find out—after him—nothing.

On a day of good be in good and on a day of adversity consider also this exactly as this he has made God on reason that not he will find out humankind after him anything.

15 Everything, had I seen, in my days of vanity, —Here was a righteous man, perishing in his righteousness, and there was a lawless man, continuing long in his wickedness.

Everything I have seen in [the] days of futility my there [is] a righteous [person] [who] perishes in righteousness his and there [is] a wicked [person] [who] prolongs in evil his.

16 Do not become so very righteous, neither count thyself wise beyond measure, —wherefore shouldst thou destroy thyself?

May not you be righteous greatly and may not you make yourself wise excess why? will you destroy yourself.

17 Do not be so very lawless, neither become thou foolish, —wherefore shouldst thou die, before thy time?

May not you be wicked greatly and may not you be a fool why? will you die at not time your.

18 It is well that thou shouldst lay fast hold of this, but, even from the other, do not withdraw thy hand, —for, he that revereth God, shall come forth out of them all.

[is] good That you will take hold on this and also from this may not you give rest to hand your for [one] fearing God he will go out all of them.

19 Wisdom, bringeth more strength to a wise man, than ten heroes, that are in the city.

Wisdom it gives strength to the wise [person] more than ten rulers who they are in the city.

20 For, as for men, there is none righteous in the earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

For a person there not [is] righteous [person] on the earth who he does good and not he sins.

21 Moreover, not to all the words which men speak, do thou apply thy heart, —lest thou hear thine own servant reviling thee!

Also to all the words which people speak may not you give heart your that not you will hear servant your cursing you.

22 For truly, many times, thy heart knoweth, —that, even thou thyself, hast reviled others.

For also times many it knows heart your that also (you *QK) you have cursed others.

23 All this, have I proved by wisdom, —I said, I will be wise, but, that, was far from me.

All this I have put to [the] test by wisdom I said let me be wise and it [was] far from me.

24 Far away, is that which hath been, —and deep, deep, who can find it out?

[is] far away Whatever [that] which has been and deep - deep who? will he find out it.

25 Resolved, I, in my heart, to know and search out, and to seek wisdom, and a conclusion, —and to know lawlessness [to be] stupidity, and folly to be madness.

I turned I heart my to know and to examine and to seek wisdom and an explanation and to know wickedness stupidity and the folly madness.

26 I, could indeed find, to be, more bitter than death, the woman, whose heart is, snares and nets, and her hands, bonds, —whoso is pleasing before God, shall escape from her, but, he that sinneth, shall be captured by her.

And [was] finding I bitter more than death the woman who she [is] snares and [is] nets heart her [are] fetters hands her a [person] good before God he escapes from her and a sinner he is captured by her.

27 See! this, have I found, saith the Proclaimer [counting] one by one, to find a conclusion;

Consider this I have found she said Teacher one to one to find an explanation.

28 what my soul still sought, yet I found not, —one man out of a thousand, have I found, but, a woman among all these, have I not found.

Which again it has sought self my and not I have found a man one of a thousand I have found and a woman among all these not I have found.

29 Only, see, this, have I found, That God made man upright, but, they, have sought out many devices.

Only consider this I have found that he made God humankind upright and they they have sought schemes many.