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F
or
I have taken
all
this
to my heart
and explain
it that righteous men,
wise men,
and their deeds
are in the hand
of God.
Man
does not know
whether
it will be love
or
hatred;
anything
awaits
him.
2
It is the same
for all.
There is one
fate
for the righteous
and for the wicked;
for the good,
for the clean
and for the unclean;
for the man who offers
a sacrifice
and for the one who
does not sacrifice.
As the good man
is, so is the sinner;
as the swearer
is, so is the one who is afraid
to swear.
3
This
is an evil
in all
that is done
under
the sun,
that there is one
fate
for all men.
Furthermore,
the hearts
of the sons
of men
are full
of evil
and insanity
is in their hearts
throughout their lives.
Afterwards
they go to the dead.
4
For whoever
is joined
with all
the living,
there
is hope;
surely
a live
dog
is better
than
a dead
lion.
5
For the living
know
they will die;
but the dead
do not
know
anything,
nor
have
they any longer
a reward,
for their memory
is forgotten.
6
Indeed
their love,
their hate
and their zeal
have
already
perished,
and they will no
longer
have
a share
in all
that is done
under
the sun.
7
Go
then, eat
your bread
in happiness
and drink
your wine
with a cheerful
heart;
for
Go
d
has already
approved
your works.
8
Let your clothes
be white
all
the time,
and let not oil
be lacking
on your head.
9
Enjoy
life
with the woman
whom
you love
all
the days
of your fleeting
life
which
He has given
to you
under
the sun
; for this
is your reward
in
life
and in your toil
in
which
you have labored
under
the sun
.
10
Whatever
your hand
finds
to
do
,
do
it with all your might;
for there is no
activity
or planning
or knowledge
or wis
do
m
in Sheol
where
you are going.
11
I again
saw
under
the sun
that the race
is not to the swift
and the battle
is not to the warriors,
and neither
is bread
to the wise
nor
wealth
to the discerning
nor
favor
to men of ability;
for time
and chance
overtake
them all.
12
Moreover,
man
does not know
his
time
:
like fish
caught
in a treacherous
net
and birds
trapped
in a snare,
so the sons
of men
are ensnared
at an evil
time
when it suddenly
falls
on them.
13
Also
this
I came to see
as wisdom
under
the sun,
and it impressed
me.
14
There was a small
city
with few
men
in it and a great
king
came
to it, surrounded
it and constructed
large
siegeworks
against
it.
15
But there was found
in it a poor
wise
man
and he delivered
the city
by his wisdom.
Yet no
one
remembered
that poor
man
.
16
So I said,
"Wisdom
is better
than
strength."
But the wisdom
of the poor man
is despised
and his words
are not heeded.
17
The words
of the wise
heard
in quietness
are better than
the shouting
of a ruler
among fools.
18
Wisdom
is better
than
weapons
of war,
but one
sinner
destroys
much
good.
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