OET ECC chapter 8

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8 Who’s like the wise person and understands what’s going on?

A person’s wisdom makes their face lighten up

and gives their face a certain firmness.

2 Follow the king’s orders

because of your promise to God.

3 Don’t rush away from the king’s presence

or take a stand on an evil matter

because whatever he wants to do, he’ll do.

4 A king’s word is authoritative—

who’ll ask him what he thinks he’s doing?

5 Those who follow commands will stay out of trouble,

and a wise person will know the right time and place for something

6 because there’s a time and a right way to do everything,

otherwise humanity’s misery will be severe.

7 No one knows what the future will bring

so no one can tell you what will happen next.

8 Just as no person has control over the wind to be able to restrain it,

nor does anyone have authority over the day of their death.

Just as no one can be discharged in the middle of a war,

nor can being wicked rescue you from your situation.

9 I saw all that and applied my mind to everything that happens in this world.

I saw that sometimes a person can dominate someone else to that person’s detriment.

10 I’ve seen wicked people being buried—

being carried out from a sacred place,

and what they’d done there in the city was just forgotten.

That’s also pointless.

11 When an evil activity isn’t quickly condemned,

then humanity will become totally determined to do evil.

12 Even if an ungodly person does some evil thing a hundred times over and goes on to live a long time,

I know that things will go better for those who respect and obey God.

13 It won’t go well for the wicked and what they do won’t help them live longer

because they’ve shown no respect for God’s presence.

14 There’s something else strange that happens in this world:

when bad things happen to godly people

and when good things happen to evil people.

That’s also hard to understand.

15 Then I recommended enjoyment

because there’s nothing better for a person in this world than to eat and drink and be cheery,

then that attitude will be with them as they work

during the days of their life that God gives them in this world.

16 So when I set my mind on gaining wisdom

and observing all the business done on this earth,

because day and night there’s someone not sleeping,

17 and I saw everything that God does—

realising that humanity can’t discover everything that’s done in this world—

they’ll try to discover it but fail.

Even if a wise person claimed to know,

they wouldn’t be able to discover it.

8 Who is_like_the _wise_person and_who is_knowing the_interpretation _of a _matter the_wisdom _of anyone it _makes _shine his/its_faces/face and_the _strength _of his/its_faces/face it _is _changed.
2 I the_mouth _of a _king keep and_on the _cause _of the _oath _of god.
3 Do _not be _hasty from_before _of_him you _will _go do _not stand in_a _matter evil if/because all that he _will _desire he _will _do.
4 Because a _message _of a _king is_mastery and_who will _he _say to_him/it what are _you _doing.
5 one _who_keeps _of (of)_a _command not he _will _know a _thing evil and_an _appropriate _time and_custom the_heart it _will _know a _wise_person.
6 If/because to/from_all/each/any/every matter there_is an _appropriate _time and_a _custom if/because the _trouble _of the_humankind is_great on/upon/above_him/it.
7 If/because not_he is_knowing what (that)_will_it _be if/because just_as it _will _be who will _he _tell to_him/it.
8 There_is_not anyone having _mastery over_wind to_restrain DOM the_wind and_there_is_not mastery in/on_day of _(the)_death and_there_is_not discharge in_battle and_not wickedness it _will _rescue DOM owners _of_its.
9 DOM all _of this I _have _seen and_I _have _given DOM heart _of_my to/from_all/each/any/every deed which it _is _done under the_sun a _time when he _has _power the_humankind over_a _person for_harm to_him/it.
10 And_in_such I _have _seen wicked_people being _buried and_they _came and_from_a _place _of holy they _went and_they _will _be _forgotten in_city where right they _had _done also this is_futility.
11 That not it _is _done the _sentence _of the _deed _of the _evil quickly therefore yes/correct/thus/so it _is _full the _heart _of the _children _of the_humankind (is)_in_them for_doing evil.
12 That a _sinner is_doing evil a _hundred_times_of and_he_is_prolonging to_him/it if/because also am_knowing I (cmp) it _will _belong good to_those_fearing _of the_ʼElohīm that they _fear from_before_him _of.
13 And_good not it _will _belong to_wicked and_not he _will _prolong days like_shadow that not_he he _has _feared from_to/for_face/front/presence god.
14 There_is futility which it _is _done on the_earth/land (cmp) there_are righteous_people whom it_is_happening to_them according_to _the _deed[s]_of (the)_wicked_people and_there_are wicked_people whom_it_is_happening to_them according_to _the _deed[s]_of (the)_righteous_people I _said (cmp)_also this is_futility.
15 And_I _commend I DOM (the)_pleasure that there_is_not good for_humankind under the_sun if/because (if) to_eat and_to_drink and_to_rejoice and_he it_will _join _him in_his _of_toil the _days _of his/its_life which he _has _given to_him/it the_ʼElohīm under the_sun.
16 Just_as I _gave DOM heart _of_my to_know wisdom and_to_see DOM the_business which it _is _done on the_earth/land if/because also in _the_day and_in _the_night sleep with_his _of_eyes not_he is_seeing.
17 And_I _saw DOM all _of the _work _of the_ʼElohīm if/because not he _is _able the_humankind to_find _out DOM the_work which it _is _done under the_sun in_that_(to) that he _toils the_humankind to_seek and_not he _will _find _out and_also if he _will _say the _wise_person to_know not he _will _be _able to_find _out.

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