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 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.
2 I the_mouth _of a _king keep and_because _of the _cause _of the _oath _of god.
3 Do _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.
4 In/on/at/with_that a _word _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_proper _time and_procedure the_heart it _will _know a _wise_person.
6 If/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.
7 If/because no_they is_knowing what that_happen if/because just_as it _will _be who will _he _tell to_him/it.
8 There_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.
9 DOM 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.
10 And_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.
11 That 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.
12 That 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.
13 And_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.
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_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.
15 And_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.
16 Just_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.
17 And_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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