\NormalFont\ShortTitle{Ecclesiastes}
{\MT Ecclesiastes or, the Preacher

\par }\ChapOne{1}{\PP \VerseOne{1}The
words of the
Preacher, the
son of
David,
king in
Jerusalem.
\VS{2}Vanity of
vanities,
saith the
Preacher,
vanity of
vanities; all
{\ADD{is}}
vanity.
\VS{3}What
profit hath a
man of all his
labour which he
taketh under the
sun?
\par }{\PP \VS{4}{\ADD{One}}
generation passeth
away, and
{\ADD{another}}
generation
cometh: but the
earth
abideth for
ever.
\VS{5}The
sun also
ariseth, and the
sun goeth
down, and
hasteth to his
place where he
arose.\FTNT{*}{{\FR 1:5 }
hasteth: Heb. panteth}
\VS{6}The
wind
goeth toward the
south, and turneth
about unto the
north; it whirleth about
continually, and the
wind returneth
again according to his
circuits.
\VS{7}All the
rivers
run into the
sea; yet the
sea
{\ADD{is}} not
full; unto the
place from whence the
rivers
come, thither they
return
again.\FTNT{†}{{\FR 1:7 }
return…: Heb. return to go}
\VS{8}All
things
{\ADD{are}} full of
labour;
man
cannot
utter
{\ADD{it:}} the
eye is not
satisfied with
seeing, nor the
ear
filled with
hearing.
\par }{\PP \VS{9}The thing that hath been, it
{\ADD{is that}} which shall be; and that which is
done
{\ADD{is}} that which shall be
done: and
{\ADD{there is}} no
new
{\ADD{thing}} under the
sun.
\VS{10}Is
there
{\ADD{any}}
thing whereof it may be
said,
See, this
{\ADD{is}}
new? it hath been
already of old
time, which was
before us.
\VS{11}{\ADD{There is}} no
remembrance of
former
{\ADD{things;}} neither shall there be
{\ADD{any}}
remembrance of
{\ADD{things}} that are to
come with
{\ADD{those}} that shall come
after.
\par }{\PP \VS{12}¶ I the
Preacher was
king over
Israel in
Jerusalem.
\VS{13}And I
gave my
heart to
seek and search
out by
wisdom concerning all
{\ADD{things}} that are
done under
heaven: this
sore
travail hath
God
given to the
sons of
man to be
exercised therewith.\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 1:13 }
to be…: or, to afflict them}
\VS{14}I have
seen all the
works that are
done under the
sun; and, behold, all
{\ADD{is}}
vanity and
vexation of
spirit.
\VS{15}{\ADD{That which is}}
crooked
cannot be made
straight: and that which is
wanting
cannot be
numbered.\FTNT{§}{{\FR 1:15 }
that which is wanting: Heb. defect}
\VS{16}I
communed with mine own
heart,
saying, Lo, I am come to great
estate, and have
gotten more
wisdom than all
{\ADD{they}} that have been
before me in
Jerusalem: yea, my
heart had
great
experience of
wisdom and
knowledge.\FTNT{*}{{\FR 1:16 }
had…: Heb. had seen much}
\VS{17}And I
gave my
heart to
know
wisdom, and to
know
madness and
folly: I
perceived that
this also is
vexation of
spirit.
\VS{18}For in
much
wisdom
{\ADD{is}}
much
grief: and he that
increaseth
knowledge
increaseth
sorrow.

\par }\Chap{2}{\PP \VerseOne{1}I
said in mine
heart, Go to
now, I will
prove thee with
mirth, therefore
enjoy
pleasure: and, behold, this also
{\ADD{is}}
vanity.
\VS{2}I
said of
laughter,
{\ADD{It is}}
mad: and of
mirth,
What
doeth it?
\VS{3}I
sought in mine
heart to
give
myself unto
wine, yet
acquainting mine
heart with
wisdom; and to lay
hold on
folly, till I might
see what
{\ADD{was}} that
good for the
sons of
men, which they should
do under the
heaven
all the
days of their
life.\FTNT{*}{{\FR 2:3 }
to give…: Heb. to draw my flesh with wine}\FTNT{†}{{\FR 2:3 }
all…: Heb. the number of the days of their life}
\VS{4}I made me
great
works; I
builded me
houses; I
planted me
vineyards:
\VS{5}I
made me
gardens and
orchards, and I
planted
trees in them of all
{\ADD{kind of}}
fruits:
\VS{6}I
made me
pools of
water, to
water therewith the
wood that bringeth
forth
trees:
\VS{7}I
got
{\ADD{me}}
servants and
maidens, and had servants
born in my
house; also I had
great
possessions of
great and small
cattle above all that were in
Jerusalem
before me:\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 2:7 }
servants born…: Heb. sons of my house}
\VS{8}I
gathered me also
silver and
gold, and the peculiar
treasure of
kings and of the
provinces: I
gat me men
singers and women
singers, and the
delights of the
sons of
men,
{\ADD{as}} musical
instruments, and that of all sorts.\FTNT{§}{{\FR 2:8 }
musical…: Heb. musical instrument and instruments}
\VS{9}So I was
great, and
increased more than all that were
before me in
Jerusalem: also my
wisdom
remained with me.
\VS{10}And whatsoever mine
eyes
desired I
kept not from them, I
withheld not my
heart from any
joy; for my
heart
rejoiced in all my
labour: and this was my
portion of all my
labour.
\VS{11}Then I
looked on all the
works that my
hands had
wrought, and on the
labour that I had
laboured to
do: and, behold, all
{\ADD{was}}
vanity and
vexation of
spirit, and
{\ADD{there was}} no
profit under the
sun.
\par }{\PP \VS{12}¶ And I
turned myself to
behold
wisdom, and
madness, and
folly: for what
{\ADD{can}} the
man
{\ADD{do}} that
cometh
after the
king?
{\ADD{even}} that which hath been
already
done.\FTNT{*}{{\FR 2:12 }
even…: or, in those things which have been already done}
\VS{13}Then I
saw
that
wisdom
excelleth
folly, as far as
light
excelleth
darkness.\FTNT{†}{{\FR 2:13 }
that…: Heb. that there is an excellency in wisdom more than in folly, etc}
\VS{14}The wise
man’s
eyes
{\ADD{are}} in his
head; but the
fool
walketh in
darkness: and I myself
perceived also that
one
event
happeneth to them all.
\VS{15}Then
said I in my
heart, As it
happeneth to the
fool, so it
happeneth even to
me; and why was I then
more
wise? Then I
said in my
heart, that this also
{\ADD{is}}
vanity.\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 2:15 }
happeneth even…: Heb. happeneth to me, even to me}
\VS{16}For
{\ADD{there is}} no
remembrance of the
wise more
than of the
fool for
ever; seeing that which
now
{\ADD{is}} in the
days to
come shall all be
forgotten. And how
dieth the
wise
{\ADD{man}}? as the
fool.
\par }{\PP \VS{17}Therefore I
hated
life; because the
work that is
wrought under the
sun
{\ADD{is}}
grievous unto me: for all
{\ADD{is}}
vanity and
vexation of
spirit.
\par }{\PP \VS{18}¶ Yea, I
hated all my
labour which I had
taken under the
sun: because I should
leave it unto the
man that shall be
after me.\FTNT{§}{{\FR 2:18 }
taken: Heb. laboured}
\VS{19}And who
knoweth whether he shall be a
wise
{\ADD{man}} or a
fool? yet shall he have
rule over all my
labour wherein I have
laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself
wise under the
sun. This
{\ADD{is}} also
vanity.
\VS{20}Therefore I went
about to
cause my
heart to
despair of all the
labour which I
took under the
sun.
\VS{21}For there
is a
man whose
labour
{\ADD{is}} in
wisdom, and in
knowledge, and in
equity; yet to a
man that hath not
laboured therein shall he
leave it
{\ADD{for}} his
portion. This also
{\ADD{is}}
vanity and a
great
evil.\FTNT{*}{{\FR 2:21 }
leave: Heb. give}
\VS{22}For what
hath
man of all his
labour, and of the
vexation of his
heart,
wherein he hath
laboured under the
sun?
\VS{23}For all his
days
{\ADD{are}}
sorrows, and his
travail
grief; yea, his
heart taketh not
rest in the
night. This is also
vanity.
\par }{\PP \VS{24}¶
{\ADD{There is}} nothing
better for a
man,
{\ADD{than}} that he should
eat and
drink, and
{\ADD{that}} he should make his
soul
enjoy
good in his
labour.
This also I
saw, that it
{\ADD{was}} from the
hand of
God.\FTNT{†}{{\FR 2:24 }
should make…: or, delight his senses}
\VS{25}For who can
eat, or who else can
hasten
{\ADD{hereunto}},
more than I?
\VS{26}For
{\ADD{God}}
giveth to a
man that
{\ADD{is}}
good in his
sight
wisdom, and
knowledge, and
joy: but to the
sinner he
giveth
travail, to
gather and to heap
up, that he may
give to
{\ADD{him that is}}
good
before
God. This also
{\ADD{is}}
vanity and
vexation of
spirit.\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 2:26 }
in his…: Heb. before him}

\par }\Chap{3}{\PP \VerseOne{1}To every
{\ADD{thing there is}} a
season, and a
time to every
purpose under the
heaven:
\VS{2}A
time to be
born, and a
time to
die; a
time to
plant, and a
time to pluck
up
{\ADD{that which is}}
planted;\FTNT{*}{{\FR 3:2 }
to be…: Heb. to bear}
\VS{3}A
time to
kill, and a
time to
heal; a
time to break
down, and a
time to build
up;
\VS{4}A
time to
weep, and a
time to
laugh; a
time to
mourn, and a
time to
dance;
\VS{5}A
time to cast
away
stones, and a
time to
gather
stones
together; a
time to
embrace, and a
time to
refrain from
embracing;\FTNT{†}{{\FR 3:5 }
to refrain from: Heb. to be far from}
\VS{6}A
time to
get, and a
time to
lose; a
time to
keep, and a
time to cast
away;\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 3:6 }
get: or, seek}
\VS{7}A
time to
rend, and a
time to
sew; a
time to keep
silence, and a
time to
speak;
\VS{8}A
time to
love, and a
time to
hate; a
time of
war, and a
time of
peace.
\VS{9}What
profit hath he that
worketh in that
wherein he
laboureth?
\VS{10}I have
seen the
travail, which
God hath
given to the
sons of
men to be
exercised in it.
\par }{\PP \VS{11}He hath
made every
{\ADD{thing}}
beautiful in his
time: also he hath
set the
world in their
heart, so
that no
man can find
out the
work that
God
maketh from the
beginning to the
end.
\VS{12}I
know that
{\ADD{there is}} no
good in them, but for
{\ADD{a man}} to
rejoice, and to
do
good in his
life.
\VS{13}And also that every
man should
eat and
drink, and
enjoy the
good of all his
labour, it
{\ADD{is}} the
gift of
God.
\VS{14}I
know that, whatsoever
God
doeth, it shall be for
ever:
nothing can be
put to it, nor any thing
taken from it: and
God
doeth
{\ADD{it}}, that
{\ADD{men}} should
fear
before him.
\VS{15}That which hath been is
now; and that which is to be hath
already been; and
God
requireth that which is
past.\FTNT{§}{{\FR 3:15 }
that which is past: Heb. that which is driven away}
\par }{\PP \VS{16}¶ And moreover I
saw under the
sun the
place of
judgment,
{\ADD{that}}
wickedness
{\ADD{was}} there; and the
place of
righteousness,
{\ADD{that}}
iniquity
{\ADD{was}} there.
\VS{17}I
said in mine
heart,
God shall
judge the
righteous and the
wicked: for
{\ADD{there is}} a
time there for every
purpose and for every
work.
\VS{18}I
said in mine
heart concerning the
estate of the
sons of
men, that
God might
manifest them, and that they might
see that
they themselves are
beasts.\FTNT{*}{{\FR 3:18 }
that God…: or, that they might clear God, and see, etc}
\VS{19}For that which
befalleth the
sons of
men
befalleth
beasts; even one
thing
befalleth them: as the one
dieth, so
dieth the
other; yea, they have all
one
breath; so that a
man hath no
preeminence above a
beast: for all
{\ADD{is}}
vanity.
\VS{20}All
go unto
one
place; all are of the
dust, and all
turn to
dust
again.
\VS{21}Who
knoweth the
spirit of
man that
goeth
upward, and the
spirit of the
beast that
goeth
downward to the
earth?\FTNT{†}{{\FR 3:21 }
of man: Heb. of the sons of man}\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 3:21 }
goeth upward: Heb. is ascending, etc}
\VS{22}Wherefore I
perceive that
{\ADD{there is}} nothing
better, than that a
man should
rejoice in his own
works; for that
{\ADD{is}} his
portion: for who shall
bring him to
see what shall be
after him?

\par }\Chap{4}{\PP \VerseOne{1}So I
returned, and
considered all the
oppressions that are
done under the
sun: and behold the
tears of
{\ADD{such as were}}
oppressed, and they had no
comforter; and on the
side of their
oppressors
{\ADD{there was}}
power; but they had no
comforter.\FTNT{*}{{\FR 4:1 }
side: Heb. hand}
\VS{2}Wherefore I
praised the
dead which are
already
dead more than the
living which are
yet
alive.
\VS{3}Yea,
better
{\ADD{is he}} than
both they, which hath not
yet been, who hath not
seen the
evil
work that is
done under the
sun.
\par }{\PP \VS{4}¶ Again, I
considered all
travail, and every
right
work, that for this a
man is
envied of his
neighbour. This
{\ADD{is}} also
vanity and
vexation of
spirit.\FTNT{†}{{\FR 4:4 }
every…: Heb. all the rightness of work}\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 4:4 }
for this…: Heb. this is the envy of a man from his neighbour}
\VS{5}The
fool
foldeth his
hands
together, and
eateth his own
flesh.
\VS{6}Better
{\ADD{is}} an
handful
{\ADD{with}}
quietness, than both the
hands
full
{\ADD{with}}
travail and
vexation of
spirit.
\par }{\PP \VS{7}¶ Then I
returned, and I
saw
vanity under the
sun.
\VS{8}There
is
one
{\ADD{alone}}, and
{\ADD{there is}} not a
second; yea, he hath neither
child nor
brother: yet
{\ADD{is there}} no
end of all his
labour; neither is his
eye
satisfied with
riches; neither
{\ADD{saith he}}, For whom do I
labour, and
bereave my
soul of
good? This
{\ADD{is}} also
vanity, yea, it
{\ADD{is}} a
sore
travail.
\par }{\PP \VS{9}¶
Two
{\ADD{are}}
better than
one; because they
have a
good
reward for their
labour.
\VS{10}For if they
fall, the
one will lift
up his
fellow: but
woe to him
{\ADD{that is}}
alone when he
falleth; for
{\ADD{he hath}} not
another to help him
up.
\VS{11}Again, if
two lie
together, then they have
heat: but how can
one be
warm
{\ADD{alone}}?
\VS{12}And if
one
prevail against him,
two shall
withstand him; and a
threefold
cord is not
quickly
broken.
\par }{\PP \VS{13}¶
Better
{\ADD{is}} a
poor and a
wise
child than an
old and
foolish
king, who
will no more be
admonished.\FTNT{§}{{\FR 4:13 }
who…: Heb. who knoweth not to be admonished}
\VS{14}For out of
prison he
cometh to
reign; whereas also
{\ADD{he that is}}
born in his
kingdom becometh
poor.
\VS{15}I
considered all the
living which
walk under the
sun, with the
second
child that shall stand
up in his stead.
\VS{16}{\ADD{There is}} no
end of all the
people,
{\ADD{even}} of all that have been
before them: they also that come
after shall not
rejoice in him. Surely this also
{\ADD{is}}
vanity and
vexation of
spirit.

\par }\Chap{5}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Keep thy
foot when thou
goest to the
house of
God, and be more
ready to
hear, than to
give the
sacrifice of
fools: for they
consider not that they
do
evil.
\VS{2}Be not
rash with thy
mouth, and let not thine
heart be
hasty to
utter
{\ADD{any}}
thing
before
God: for
God
{\ADD{is}} in
heaven, and thou upon
earth: therefore let thy
words be
few.\FTNT{*}{{\FR 5:2 }
thing: or, word}
\VS{3}For a
dream
cometh through the
multitude of
business; and a
fool’s
voice
{\ADD{is known}} by
multitude of
words.
\par }{\PP \VS{4}When thou
vowest a
vow unto
God,
defer not to
pay it; for
{\ADD{he hath}} no
pleasure in
fools:
pay that which thou hast
vowed.
\VS{5}Better
{\ADD{is it}} that thou shouldest not
vow, than that thou shouldest
vow and not
pay.
\VS{6}Suffer not thy
mouth to cause thy
flesh to
sin; neither
say thou
before the
angel, that it
{\ADD{was}} an
error: wherefore should
God be
angry at thy
voice, and
destroy the
work of thine
hands?
\VS{7}For in the
multitude of
dreams and
many
words
{\ADD{there are}} also
{\ADD{divers}}
vanities: but
fear thou
God.
\par }{\PP \VS{8}¶ If thou
seest the
oppression of the
poor, and
violent perverting of
judgment and
justice in a
province,
marvel not at the
matter: for
{\ADD{he that is}}
higher than the
highest
regardeth; and
{\ADD{there be}}
higher than
they.\FTNT{†}{{\FR 5:8 }
at the…: Heb. at the will, or, purpose}
\par }{\PP \VS{9}¶ Moreover the
profit of the
earth is for all: the
king
{\ADD{himself}} is
served by the
field.
\VS{10}He that
loveth
silver shall not be
satisfied with
silver; nor he that
loveth
abundance with
increase: this
{\ADD{is}} also
vanity.
\VS{11}When
goods
increase, they are
increased that
eat them: and what
good
{\ADD{is there}} to the
owners thereof,
saving the
beholding
{\ADD{of them}} with their
eyes?
\VS{12}The
sleep of a labouring
man
{\ADD{is}}
sweet, whether he
eat
little or
much: but the
abundance of the
rich will not
suffer him to
sleep.
\VS{13}There
is a
sore
evil
{\ADD{which}} I have
seen under the
sun,
{\ADD{namely}},
riches
kept for the
owners thereof to their
hurt.
\VS{14}But those
riches
perish by
evil
travail: and he
begetteth a
son, and
{\ADD{there is}}
nothing in his
hand.
\VS{15}As he came
forth of his
mother’s
womb,
naked shall he
return to
go as he
came, and shall
take
nothing of his
labour, which he may carry
away in his
hand.
\VS{16}And
this also
{\ADD{is}} a
sore
evil,
{\ADD{that}} in all
points as he
came, so shall he
go: and what
profit hath he that hath
laboured for the
wind?
\VS{17}All his
days also he
eateth in
darkness, and
{\ADD{he hath}}
much
sorrow and
wrath with his
sickness.
\par }{\PP \VS{18}¶ Behold
{\ADD{that}} which I have
seen:
{\ADD{it is}}
good and
comely
{\ADD{for one}} to
eat and to
drink, and to
enjoy the
good of all his
labour that he
taketh under the
sun
all the
days of his
life, which
God
giveth him: for it
{\ADD{is}} his
portion.\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 5:18 }
it is good…: Heb. there is a good which is comely, etc}\FTNT{§}{{\FR 5:18 }
all the days: Heb. the number of the days}
\VS{19}Every
man also to whom
God hath
given
riches and
wealth, and hath given him
power to
eat thereof, and to
take his
portion, and to
rejoice in his
labour;
this
{\ADD{is}} the
gift of
God.
\VS{20}For he shall not
much
remember the
days of his
life; because
God
answereth
{\ADD{him}} in the
joy of his
heart.\FTNT{*}{{\FR 5:20 }
For…: or, Though he give not much, yet he remembereth, etc}

\par }\Chap{6}{\PP \VerseOne{1}There
is an
evil which I have
seen under the
sun, and it
{\ADD{is}}
common among
men:
\VS{2}A
man to whom
God hath
given
riches,
wealth, and
honour, so that he
wanteth nothing for his
soul of all that he
desireth, yet
God giveth him not
power to
eat thereof, but a
stranger
eateth it: this
{\ADD{is}}
vanity, and it
{\ADD{is}} an
evil
disease.
\par }{\PP \VS{3}¶ If a
man
beget an
hundred
{\ADD{children}}, and
live
many
years, so that the
days of his
years be
many, and his
soul be not
filled with
good, and also
{\ADD{that}} he have no
burial; I
say,
{\ADD{that}} an untimely
birth
{\ADD{is}}
better than he.
\VS{4}For he
cometh in with
vanity, and
departeth in
darkness, and his
name shall be
covered with
darkness.
\VS{5}Moreover he hath not
seen the
sun, nor
known
{\ADD{any thing:}}
this hath more
rest
than the other.
\par }{\PP \VS{6}¶ Yea,
though he
live a
thousand
years
twice
{\ADD{told}}, yet hath he
seen no
good: do not all
go to
one
place?
\par }{\PP \VS{7}All the
labour of
man
{\ADD{is}} for his
mouth, and yet the
appetite is not
filled.\FTNT{*}{{\FR 6:7 }
appetite: Heb. soul}
\VS{8}For what hath the
wise
more than the
fool? what hath the
poor, that
knoweth to
walk before the
living?
\par }{\PP \VS{9}¶
Better
{\ADD{is}} the
sight of the
eyes than the
wandering of the
desire: this
{\ADD{is}} also
vanity and
vexation of
spirit.\FTNT{†}{{\FR 6:9 }
than…: Heb. than the walking of the soul}
\VS{10}That which hath been is
named
already, and it is
known that it
{\ADD{is}}
man: neither
may he
contend with him that is
mightier than he.
\par }{\PP \VS{11}¶ Seeing there
be
many
things that
increase
vanity, what
{\ADD{is}}
man the
better?
\VS{12}For who
knoweth what
{\ADD{is}}
good for
man in
{\ADD{this}}
life,
all the
days of his
vain
life which he
spendeth as a
shadow? for who can
tell a
man what shall be
after him under the
sun?\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 6:12 }
all…: Heb. the number of the days of the life of his vanity}

\par }\Chap{7}{\PP \VerseOne{1}A good
name
{\ADD{is}}
better than
precious
ointment; and the
day of
death than the
day of
one’s birth.
\par }{\PP \VS{2}¶
{\ADD{It is}}
better to
go to the
house of
mourning, than to
go to the
house of
feasting:
for that
{\ADD{is}} the
end of all
men; and the
living will
lay
{\ADD{it}} to his
heart.
\VS{3}Sorrow
{\ADD{is}}
better than
laughter: for by the
sadness of the
countenance the
heart is made
better.\FTNT{*}{{\FR 7:3 }
Sorrow: or, Anger}
\VS{4}The
heart of the
wise
{\ADD{is}} in the
house of
mourning; but the
heart of
fools
{\ADD{is}} in the
house of
mirth.
\VS{5}{\ADD{It is}}
better to
hear the
rebuke of the
wise, than for a
man to
hear the
song of
fools.
\VS{6}For as the
crackling of
thorns under a
pot, so
{\ADD{is}} the
laughter of the
fool: this also
{\ADD{is}}
vanity.\FTNT{†}{{\FR 7:6 }
crackling: Heb. sound}
\par }{\PP \VS{7}¶ Surely
oppression maketh a wise
man
mad; and a
gift
destroyeth the
heart.
\VS{8}Better
{\ADD{is}} the
end of a
thing than the
beginning thereof:
{\ADD{and}} the
patient in
spirit
{\ADD{is}}
better than the
proud in
spirit.
\VS{9}Be not
hasty in thy
spirit to be
angry: for
anger
resteth in the
bosom of
fools.
\VS{10}Say not thou, What is
{\ADD{the cause}} that the
former
days were
better than these? for thou dost not
enquire
wisely concerning this.\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 7:10 }
wisely: Heb. out of wisdom}
\par }{\PP \VS{11}¶
Wisdom
{\ADD{is}}
good with an
inheritance: and
{\ADD{by it there is}}
profit to them that
see the
sun.\FTNT{§}{{\FR 7:11 }
good…: or, as good as an inheritance, yea, better too}
\VS{12}For
wisdom
{\ADD{is}} a
defence,
{\ADD{and}}
money
{\ADD{is}} a
defence: but the
excellency of
knowledge
{\ADD{is, that}}
wisdom giveth
life to them that
have it.\FTNT{*}{{\FR 7:12 }
defence: Heb. shadow}
\VS{13}Consider the
work of
God: for who
can make
{\ADD{that}}
straight, which he hath made
crooked?
\VS{14}In the
day of
prosperity be
joyful, but in the
day of
adversity
consider:
God also hath
set the one over
against the other, to the
end that
man should
find
nothing
after him.\FTNT{†}{{\FR 7:14 }
set: Heb. made}
\VS{15}All
{\ADD{things}} have I
seen in the
days of my
vanity: there
is a
just
{\ADD{man}} that
perisheth in his
righteousness, and there is a
wicked
{\ADD{man}} that
prolongeth
{\ADD{his life}} in his
wickedness.
\VS{16}Be not
righteous over
much; neither make thyself
over
wise: why shouldest thou
destroy thyself?\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 7:16 }
destroy…: Heb. be desolate?}
\VS{17}Be not over
much
wicked, neither be thou
foolish: why shouldest thou
die before thy
time?\FTNT{§}{{\FR 7:17 }
before…: Heb. not in thy time?}
\VS{18}{\ADD{It is}}
good that thou shouldest take
hold of this; yea, also from
this
withdraw not thine
hand: for he that
feareth
God shall come
forth of them all.
\VS{19}Wisdom
strengtheneth the
wise more than
ten
mighty
{\ADD{men}} which are in the
city.
\VS{20}For
{\ADD{there is}} not a
just
man upon
earth, that
doeth
good, and
sinneth not.
\VS{21}Also
take no
heed unto all
words that are
spoken; lest thou
hear thy
servant
curse thee:\FTNT{*}{{\FR 7:21 }
take…: Heb. give not thine heart}
\VS{22}For
oftentimes also thine own
heart
knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast
cursed
others.
\par }{\PP \VS{23}¶ All
this have I
proved by
wisdom: I
said, I will be
wise; but it
{\ADD{was}}
far from me.
\VS{24}That which is far
off, and exceeding
deep, who can find it
out?
\VS{25}I
applied mine
heart to
know, and to
search, and to seek
out
wisdom, and the
reason
{\ADD{of things}}, and to
know the
wickedness of
folly, even of
foolishness
{\ADD{and}}
madness:\FTNT{†}{{\FR 7:25 }
I applied…: Heb. I and mine heart compassed}
\VS{26}And I
find more
bitter than
death the
woman, whose
heart
{\ADD{is}}
snares and
nets,
{\ADD{and}} her
hands
{\ADD{as}}
bands: whoso
pleaseth
God shall
escape from her; but the
sinner shall be
taken by her.\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 7:26 }
whoso…: Heb. he that is good before God}
\VS{27}Behold, this have I
found,
saith the
preacher,
{\ADD{counting}}
one by
one, to find
out the
account:\FTNT{§}{{\FR 7:27 }
counting…: or, weighing one thing after another, to find out the reason}
\VS{28}Which yet my
soul
seeketh, but I
find not:
one
man among a
thousand have I
found; but a
woman among all those have I not
found.
\VS{29}Lo, this
only have I
found, that
God hath
made
man
upright; but they have sought
out
many
inventions.

\par }\Chap{8}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Who
{\ADD{is}} as the
wise
{\ADD{man}}? and who
knoweth the
interpretation of a
thing? a
man’s
wisdom maketh his
face to
shine, and the
boldness of his
face shall be
changed.\FTNT{*}{{\FR 8:1 }
the boldness: Heb. the strength}
\VS{2}I
{\ADD{counsel thee}} to
keep the
king’s
commandment, and
{\ADD{that}} in
regard of the
oath of
God.
\VS{3}Be not
hasty to go
out of his
sight:
stand not in an
evil
thing; for he
doeth whatsoever
pleaseth him.
\VS{4}Where the
word of a
king
{\ADD{is, there is}}
power: and who may
say unto him, What
doest thou?
\VS{5}Whoso
keepeth the
commandment shall
feel no
evil
thing: and a wise
man’s
heart
discerneth both
time and
judgment.\FTNT{†}{{\FR 8:5 }
shall…: Heb. shall know}
\par }{\PP \VS{6}¶ Because to every
purpose there
is
time and
judgment, therefore the
misery of
man
{\ADD{is}}
great upon him.
\VS{7}For he
knoweth not that which shall be: for who can
tell him when it shall be?\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 8:7 }
when…: or, how it shall be?}
\VS{8}{\ADD{There is}} no
man that hath
power over the
spirit to
retain the
spirit; neither
{\ADD{hath he}}
power in the
day of
death: and
{\ADD{there is}} no
discharge in
{\ADD{that}}
war; neither shall
wickedness
deliver those that are
given to it.\FTNT{§}{{\FR 8:8 }
discharge: or, casting off weapons}
\par }{\PP \VS{9}All this have I
seen, and
applied my
heart unto every
work that is
done under the
sun:
{\ADD{there is}} a
time wherein one
man
ruleth over another to his own
hurt.
\VS{10}And
so I
saw the
wicked
buried, who had
come and
gone from the
place of the
holy, and they were
forgotten in the
city where they had so
done: this
{\ADD{is}} also
vanity.
\VS{11}Because
sentence against an
evil
work is not
executed
speedily, therefore the
heart of the
sons of
men is fully
set in them to
do
evil.
\par }{\PP \VS{12}¶ Though a
sinner
do
evil an hundred
times, and his
{\ADD{days}} be
prolonged, yet surely I
know that it shall be
well with them that
fear
God, which
fear
before him:
\VS{13}But it shall not be
well with the
wicked, neither shall he
prolong
{\ADD{his}}
days,
{\ADD{which are}} as a
shadow; because he
feareth not
before
God.
\par }{\PP \VS{14}There
is a
vanity which is
done upon the
earth; that there be
just
{\ADD{men}}, unto whom it
happeneth according to the
work of the
wicked; again, there
be
wicked
{\ADD{men}}, to whom it
happeneth according to the
work of the
righteous: I
said that this
also
{\ADD{is}}
vanity.
\VS{15}Then I
commended
mirth, because a
man hath no better
thing under the
sun, than to
eat, and to
drink, and to be
merry: for that shall
abide with him of his
labour the
days of his
life, which
God
giveth him under the
sun.
\par }{\PP \VS{16}¶ When I
applied mine
heart to
know
wisdom, and to
see the
business that is
done upon the
earth: (for also
{\ADD{there is that}} neither
day nor
night
seeth
sleep with his
eyes:)
\VS{17}Then I
beheld all the
work of
God, that a
man
cannot find
out the
work that is
done under the
sun:
because
though a
man
labour to seek
{\ADD{it}}
out, yet he shall not
find
{\ADD{it;}} yea further; though a
wise
{\ADD{man}}
think to
know
{\ADD{it}}, yet shall he not be
able to
find
{\ADD{it}}.

\par }\Chap{9}{\PP \VerseOne{1}For all this I
considered in my
heart even to
declare all this, that the
righteous, and the
wise, and their
works,
{\ADD{are}} in the
hand of
God: no
man
knoweth
either
love or
hatred
{\ADD{by}} all
{\ADD{that is}}
before them.\FTNT{*}{{\FR 9:1 }
I considered…: Heb. I gave, or, set to my heart}
\VS{2}All
{\ADD{things come}} alike to all:
{\ADD{there is}}
one
event to the
righteous, and to the
wicked; to the
good and to the
clean, and to the
unclean; to him that
sacrificeth, and to him
that
sacrificeth not: as
{\ADD{is}} the
good, so
{\ADD{is}} the
sinner;
{\ADD{and}} he that
sweareth, as
{\ADD{he}} that
feareth an
oath.
\VS{3}This
{\ADD{is}} an
evil among all
{\ADD{things}} that are
done under the
sun, that
{\ADD{there is}}
one
event unto all: yea, also the
heart of the
sons of
men is
full of
evil, and
madness
{\ADD{is}} in their
heart while they
live, and
after that
{\ADD{they go}} to the
dead.
\par }{\PP \VS{4}¶
For to him that
is
joined to all the
living there is
hope: for a
living
dog is
better than a
dead
lion.
\VS{5}For the
living
know that they shall
die: but the
dead
know not any
thing, neither have they any more a
reward; for the
memory of them is
forgotten.
\VS{6}Also their
love, and their
hatred, and their
envy, is
now
perished; neither have they any more a
portion for
ever in any
{\ADD{thing}} that is
done under the
sun.
\par }{\PP \VS{7}¶ Go thy
way,
eat thy
bread with
joy, and
drink thy
wine with a
merry
heart; for
God
now
accepteth thy
works.
\VS{8}Let thy
garments be
always
white; and let thy
head
lack no
ointment.
\VS{9}Live
joyfully with the
wife whom thou
lovest all the
days of the
life of thy
vanity, which he hath
given thee under the
sun, all the
days of thy
vanity: for that
{\ADD{is}} thy
portion in
{\ADD{this}}
life, and in thy
labour which thou
takest under the
sun.\FTNT{†}{{\FR 9:9 }
Live…: Heb. See, or, Enjoy life}
\VS{10}Whatsoever thy
hand
findeth to
do,
do
{\ADD{it}} with thy
might; for
{\ADD{there is}} no
work, nor
device, nor
knowledge, nor
wisdom, in the
grave, whither thou
goest.
\par }{\PP \VS{11}¶ I
returned, and
saw under the
sun, that the
race
{\ADD{is}} not to the
swift, nor the
battle to the
strong, neither yet
bread to the
wise, nor yet
riches to men of
understanding, nor yet
favour to men of
skill; but
time and
chance
happeneth to them all.
\VS{12}For
man also
knoweth not his
time: as the
fishes that are
taken in an
evil
net, and as the
birds that are
caught in the
snare;
so
{\ADD{are}} the
sons of
men
snared in an
evil
time, when it
falleth
suddenly upon them.
\par }{\PP \VS{13}¶
This
wisdom have I
seen also under the
sun, and it
{\ADD{seemed}}
great unto me:
\VS{14}{\ADD{There was}} a
little
city, and
few
men within it; and there
came a
great
king against it, and
besieged it, and
built
great
bulwarks against it:
\VS{15}Now there was
found in it a
poor
wise
man, and he by his
wisdom
delivered the
city; yet no
man
remembered that same
poor
man.
\VS{16}Then
said I,
Wisdom
{\ADD{is}}
better than
strength: nevertheless the poor
man’s
wisdom
{\ADD{is}}
despised, and his
words are not
heard.
\VS{17}The
words of
wise
{\ADD{men are}}
heard in
quiet more than the
cry of him that
ruleth among
fools.
\VS{18}Wisdom
{\ADD{is}}
better than
weapons of
war: but
one
sinner
destroyeth
much
good.

\par }\Chap{10}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Dead
flies cause the
ointment of the
apothecary to send
forth a stinking
savour:
{\ADD{so doth}} a
little
folly him that is in
reputation for
wisdom
{\ADD{and}}
honour.\FTNT{*}{{\FR 10:1 }
Dead…: Heb. Flies of death}
\VS{2}A wise
man’s
heart
{\ADD{is}} at his right
hand; but a
fool’s
heart at his
left.
\VS{3}Yea also, when he that is a
fool
walketh by the
way, his
wisdom
faileth
{\ADD{him}}, and he
saith to every one
{\ADD{that}} he
{\ADD{is}} a
fool.\FTNT{†}{{\FR 10:3 }
his…: Heb. his heart}
\par }{\PP \VS{4}If the
spirit of the
ruler rise
up against thee,
leave not thy
place; for
yielding
pacifieth
great
offences.
\VS{5}There
is an
evil
{\ADD{which}} I have
seen under the
sun, as an
error
{\ADD{which}}
proceedeth
from the
ruler:\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 10:5 }
from: Heb. from before}
\VS{6}Folly is
set in
great
dignity, and the
rich
sit in low
place.\FTNT{§}{{\FR 10:6 }
in great…: Heb. in great heights}
\VS{7}I have
seen
servants upon
horses, and
princes
walking as
servants upon the
earth.
\VS{8}He that
diggeth a
pit shall
fall into it; and whoso
breaketh an
hedge, a
serpent shall
bite him.
\VS{9}Whoso
removeth
stones shall be
hurt therewith;
{\ADD{and}} he that
cleaveth
wood shall be
endangered thereby.
\VS{10}If the
iron be
blunt, and he do not
whet the
edge, then must he
put to more
strength: but
wisdom
{\ADD{is}}
profitable to
direct.
\VS{11}Surely the
serpent will
bite without
enchantment; and a
babbler is no
better.\FTNT{*}{{\FR 10:11 }
a babbler: Heb. the master of the tongue}
\par }{\PP \VS{12}The
words of a wise
man’s
mouth
{\ADD{are}}
gracious; but the
lips of a
fool will swallow
up himself.\FTNT{†}{{\FR 10:12 }
gracious: Heb. grace}
\VS{13}The
beginning of the
words of his
mouth
{\ADD{is}}
foolishness: and the
end of his
talk
{\ADD{is}}
mischievous
madness.\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 10:13 }
his talk: Heb. his mouth}
\VS{14}A
fool also is
full of
words: a
man cannot
tell what shall be; and what shall be
after him, who can
tell him?\FTNT{§}{{\FR 10:14 }
is full…: Heb. multiplieth words}
\VS{15}The
labour of the
foolish
wearieth every one of them, because he
knoweth not how to
go to the
city.
\par }{\PP \VS{16}¶
Woe to thee, O
land, when thy
king
{\ADD{is}} a
child, and thy
princes
eat in the
morning!
\VS{17}Blessed
{\ADD{art}} thou, O
land, when thy
king
{\ADD{is}} the
son of
nobles, and thy
princes
eat in due
season, for
strength, and not for
drunkenness!
\par }{\PP \VS{18}¶ By much
slothfulness the
building
decayeth; and through
idleness of the
hands the
house droppeth
through.
\par }{\PP \VS{19}¶ A
feast is
made for
laughter, and
wine maketh
merry: but
money
answereth all
{\ADD{things}}.\FTNT{*}{{\FR 10:19 }
maketh…: Heb. maketh glad the life}
\par }{\PP \VS{20}¶
Curse not the
king, no not in thy
thought; and
curse not the
rich in thy
bedchamber: for a
bird of the
air shall
carry the
voice, and that which
hath
wings shall
tell the
matter.\FTNT{†}{{\FR 10:20 }
thought: or, conscience}

\par }\Chap{11}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Cast thy
bread
upon the
waters: for thou shalt
find it after
many
days.\FTNT{*}{{\FR 11:1 }
upon…: Heb. upon the face of the waters}
\VS{2}Give a
portion to
seven, and also to
eight; for thou
knowest not what
evil shall be upon the
earth.
\VS{3}If the
clouds be
full of
rain, they
empty
{\ADD{themselves}} upon the
earth: and if the
tree
fall toward the
south, or toward the
north, in the
place where the
tree
falleth, there it shall
be.
\VS{4}He that
observeth the
wind shall not
sow; and he that
regardeth the
clouds shall not
reap.
\VS{5}As thou
knowest not what
{\ADD{is}} the
way of the
spirit,
{\ADD{nor}} how the
bones
{\ADD{do grow}} in the
womb of her that is with
child: even so thou
knowest not the
works of
God who
maketh all.
\VS{6}In the
morning
sow thy
seed, and in the
evening
withhold not thine
hand: for thou
knowest not
whether shall
prosper, either this or that, or whether they
both
{\ADD{shall be}}
alike
good.\FTNT{†}{{\FR 11:6 }
shall prosper: Heb. shall be right}
\par }{\PP \VS{7}¶ Truly the
light
{\ADD{is}}
sweet, and a
pleasant
{\ADD{thing it is}} for the
eyes to
behold the
sun:
\VS{8}But if a
man
live
many
years,
{\ADD{and}}
rejoice in them all; yet let him
remember the
days of
darkness; for they shall be
many. All that
cometh
{\ADD{is}}
vanity.
\par }{\PP \VS{9}¶
Rejoice, O young
man, in thy
youth; and let thy
heart
cheer thee in the
days of thy
youth, and
walk in the
ways of thine
heart, and in the
sight of thine
eyes: but
know thou, that for all these
{\ADD{things}}
God will
bring thee into
judgment.
\VS{10}Therefore
remove
sorrow from thy
heart, and put
away
evil from thy
flesh: for
childhood and
youth
{\ADD{are}}
vanity.\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 11:10 }
sorrow: or, anger}

\par }\Chap{12}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Remember now thy
Creator in the
days of thy
youth, while the
evil
days
come not, nor the
years draw
nigh, when thou shalt
say, I have no
pleasure in them;
\VS{2}While the
sun, or the
light, or the
moon, or the
stars, be not
darkened, nor the
clouds
return
after the
rain:
\VS{3}In the
day when the
keepers of the
house shall
tremble, and the
strong
men shall
bow themselves, and the
grinders
cease because they are
few, and those that look
out of the
windows be
darkened,\FTNT{*}{{\FR 12:3 }
the grinders…: or, the grinders fail, because they grind little}
\VS{4}And the
doors shall be
shut in the
streets, when the
sound of the
grinding is
low, and he shall rise
up at the
voice of the
bird, and all the
daughters of
musick shall be brought
low;
\VS{5}Also
{\ADD{when}} they shall be
afraid of
{\ADD{that which is}}
high, and
fears
{\ADD{shall be}} in the
way, and the almond
tree shall
flourish, and the
grasshopper shall be a
burden, and
desire shall
fail: because
man
goeth to his
long
home, and the
mourners go
about the
streets:
\VS{6}Or
ever the
silver
cord be
loosed, or the
golden
bowl be
broken, or the
pitcher be
broken at the
fountain, or the
wheel
broken at the
cistern.
\VS{7}Then shall the
dust
return to the
earth as it was: and the
spirit shall
return unto
God who
gave it.
\par }{\PP \VS{8}¶
Vanity of
vanities,
saith the
preacher; all
{\ADD{is}}
vanity.
\VS{9}And
moreover, because the
preacher was
wise, he still
taught the
people
knowledge; yea, he gave good
heed, and sought
out,
{\ADD{and}} set in
order
many
proverbs.\FTNT{†}{{\FR 12:9 }
moreover…: or, the more wise the preacher was, etc}
\VS{10}The
preacher
sought to find
out
acceptable
words: and
{\ADD{that which was}}
written
{\ADD{was}}
upright,
{\ADD{even}}
words of
truth.\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 12:10 }
acceptable…: Heb. words of delight}
\VS{11}The
words of the
wise
{\ADD{are}} as
goads, and as
nails
fastened
{\ADD{by}} the
masters of
assemblies,
{\ADD{which}} are
given from
one
shepherd.
\VS{12}And
further, by
these, my
son, be
admonished: of
making
many
books
{\ADD{there is}} no
end; and
much
study
{\ADD{is}} a
weariness of the
flesh.\FTNT{§}{{\FR 12:12 }
study: or, reading}
\par }{\PP \VS{13}¶ Let us
hear the
conclusion of the whole
matter:
Fear
God, and
keep his
commandments: for this
{\ADD{is}} the whole
{\ADD{duty}} of
man.\FTNT{*}{{\FR 12:13 }
Let…: or, The end of the matter, even all that hath been heard, is}
\VS{14}For
God shall
bring every
work into
judgment, with every secret
thing, whether
{\ADD{it be}}
good, or whether
{\ADD{it be}}
evil.
\par }