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Open English Translation ECC Chapter 8

ECC 8 ©

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Literal Version

8Who’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.

2Follow the king’s orders

because of your promise to God.

3Don’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.

4A king’s word is authoritative—

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

5Those who follow commands will stay out of trouble,

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

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

otherwise humanity’s misery will be severe.

7No one knows what the future will bring

so no one can tell you what will happen next.

8Just 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.

9I 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.

10I’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.

11When an evil activity isn’t quickly condemned,

then humanity will become totally determined to do evil.

12Even 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.

13It 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.

14There’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.

15Then 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.

16So 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,

17and 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.

Every if a wise person claimed to know,

they wouldn’t be able to discover it.

8Who like_the_wise and_who is_knowing the_interpretation_of a_matter the_wisdom_of anyone it_makes_shine his/its_faces/face and_hardness_of his/its_faces/face it_is_changed.
2I the_mouth_of a_king keep and_because_of the_cause_of the_oath_of god.
3Do_not be_hasty from_presence_of_his you_will_go do_not stand in/on/at/with_matter evil if/because all that he_will_desire he_will_do.
4In/on/at/with_that a_word_of a_king is_mastery and_who will_he_say to_him/it what are_you_doing.
5one_who_keeps_of (of)_a_command not he_will_know a_thing evil and_proper_time and_procedure the_heart it_will_know a_wise_person.
6If/because to/from_all/each/any/every matter there_is an_appropriate_time and_procedure if/because the_trouble_of the_humankind is_great on/upon/above_him/it.
7If/because no_they is_knowing what that_happen if/because just_as it_will_be who will_he_tell to_him/it.
8There_is_not anyone having_mastery in/on/at/with_wind to_restrain DOM the_wind and_there_is_no mastery in/on_day the_death and_no discharge in/on/at/with_war and_not wickedness it_will_rescue DOM practice_of_it.
9DOM all_of this I_have_seen and_applied DOM mind_of_my to/from_all/each/any/every deed which it_is_done under the_sun a_time when he_has_power the_humankind in/on/at/with_another to_hurt to_him/it.
10And_in/on/at/with_such I_have_seen wicked_people being_buried and_go_in and_from_place_of holy they_went and_forgotten in/on/at/with_city where right they_had_done also this is_futility.
11That not it_is_done the_sentence_of the_deed_of the_evil quickly on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in yes/correct/thus/so it_is_full the_heart_of the_children_of the_humankind (is)_in_them for_doing evil.
12That a_sinner is_doing evil a_hundred_times_of and_prolongs_life to_him/it if/because also am_knowing I (cmp) it_will_belong good with_fear_of the_ʼElohīm that they_fear at_before_presence_of_him.
13And_good not it_will_belong with_the_wicked and_not he_will_prolong days like_the_shadow that not_they he_has_feared from_to/for_face/front/presence god.
14There_is futility which it_is_done on the_earth/land (cmp) there_are righteous_people whom it_is_happening to_them according_to_deeds_of the_wicked and_there_are wicked_people who_happens to_them according_to_deeds_of the_righteous I_said that_too this is_futility.
15And_commend I DOM the_enjoyment that there_is_not good for_a_man under the_sun if/because (if) to_eat and_to_drink and_to_enjoy and_he accompany_him in/on/at/with_toil_of_his the_days_of his/its_life which he_has_given to_him/it the_ʼElohīm under the_sun.
16Just_as I_gave DOM mind_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 in/on/at/with_eyes_of_one’s not_he is_seeing.
17And_saw DOM all_of the_work_of the_ʼElohīm if/because not he_is_able the_humankind to_discover DOM the_work which it_is_done under the_sun in/on/at/with_spite_of that he_toils the_humankind in_seeking and_not he_will_find_out and_also if he_will_say the_wise to_know not he_will_be_able to_discover.

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