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But those riches perish by evil
travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
or wealth lost in a failed
venture, so when that
man has a son there is nothing to pass on.
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.
As a
man came from his mother’s
womb, so he will depart again, naked as he arrived. He takes nothing for his labor to carry in his hands.
And this also is a
sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind?
This too is a
grievous evil: Exactly as a
man is born, so he will depart. What does he gain as he toils for the wind?
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 is the gift of God.
Furthermore, God has given riches and wealth to every
man, and He has enabled him to enjoy them, to accept his lot, and to
rejoice in his labor. This is a gift from God.
For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.
For a man seldom considers the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart.
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:
There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs
heavily upon
mankind:
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 is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
God gives a
man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is
futile and a
grievous affliction.
If a
man beget an hundred children, and live
many years, so that the days of his years be
many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.
A
man may father a hundred children and live for
many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a
stillborn child is better off than he.
Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other.
The child, though neither seeing the sun nor knowing anything, has more rest than that man,
All the labour of
man is for his mouth, and yet the
appetite is not filled.
All a
man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his
appetite is never satisfied.
For what hath the wise more than the
fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
What advantage, then, has the wise
man over the
fool? What gain comes to the poor
man who knows how to conduct himself before others?
That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is
man: neither may he
contend with him that is mightier than he.
Whatever exists was named long ago, and what happens to a
man is
foreknown; but he cannot
contend with one stronger than he.
Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
For the more words, the more
futility—and how does that profit
anyone?
For who knoweth what is good for man in 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?
For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?
It is better to go to the house of
mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
It is better to enter a house of
mourning than a house of feasting, since death is the end of every
man, and the living should take this to heart.
It is better to hear the
rebuke of the wise, than for a
man to hear the song of fools.
Surely oppression maketh a wise
man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
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.
In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of
adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, so that a
man cannot discover anything that will come after him.
All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.
In my
futile life I have seen both of these: A righteous
man perishing in his righteousness, and a wicked
man living long in his wickedness.
Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
Wisdom makes the wise man stronger than ten rulers in a city.
For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.
For you know in your heart that
many times you
yourself have
cursed others.
And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands:
whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the
sinner shall be taken by her.
And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a
snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The
man who pleases God escapes her, but the
sinner is ensnared.
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.
While my soul was still searching but not finding, among a thousand I have found one upright man, but among all these I have not found one such woman.
Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
Only this have I found: I have discovered that God made men upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”
Who is as the wise
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.
Who is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.
Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise
man’s heart discerneth both time and judgment.
Whoever keeps his command will come to no
harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.
Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.
For there is a right time and procedure to every purpose, though a
man’s misery weighs
heavily upon him.
There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.
As no man has power over the wind to contain it, so no one has authority over his day of death. As no one can be discharged in wartime, so wickedness will not release those who practice it.
All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one
man ruleth over another to his own
hurt.
All this I have seen, applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun; there is a time when one
man lords it over another to his own
detriment.
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.
So I
commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a
man under the sun than to eat and drink and be
merry. For this joy will
accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.
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 it out, yet he shall not find it;
yea further; though a wise
man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.
I saw every work of God, and that a
man is unable to
comprehend the work that is done under the sun.
Despite his efforts to search it out, he cannot find its meaning; even if the wise
man claims to know, he is unable to
comprehend.
For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.
So I took all this to heart and concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their deeds, are in God’s hands.
Man does not know what lies
ahead, whether love or
hate.
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 are the sons of men
snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
For surely no
man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds
trapped in a
snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.
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.
Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor
man’s wisdom is
despised, and his words are not heard.
And I said, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor
man is
despised, and his words are not
heeded.”
A wise
man’s heart is at his right hand; but a
fool’s heart at his left.
A wise
man’s heart inclines to the right, but the heart of a
fool to the left.
A
fool also is full of words: a
man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
Yet the
fool multiplies words. No one knows what is coming, and who can tell him what will come after him?
Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.
But if a
man live
many years, and
rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be
many. All that cometh is vanity.
So if a
man lives
many years, let him
rejoice in them all. But let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be
many. Everything to come is
futile.
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 things God will bring thee into judgment.
Rejoice, O young
man, while you are young, and let your heart be
glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.
Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears 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:
when men fear the heights and dangers of the road, when the
almond tree blossoms, the
grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper
berry shrivels— for then
man goes to his eternal home and mourners walk the streets.
And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge;
yea, he gave good
heed, and sought out, and set in order
many proverbs.
Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he
pondered, searched out, and arranged
many proverbs.
And further, by these, my son, be
admonished: of making
many books there is no end; and much study is a
weariness of the flesh.
And by these, my son, be further
warned: There is no end to the making of
many books, and much study wearies the body.
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.
They all hold swords, being
expert in war: every
man hath his sword upon his
thigh because of fear in the night.
All are skilled with the sword, experienced in warfare. Each has his sword at his side prepared for the terror of the night.
The mandrakes give a smell, and at our gates are all manner of pleasant fruits, new and old, which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved.
The
mandrakes send forth a
fragrance, and at our door is every delicacy, new as well as old, that I have
treasured up for you, my beloved.
Many waters cannot
quench love, neither can the floods
drown it: if a
man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be
contemned.
Mighty waters cannot
quench love; rivers cannot
sweep it away. If a
man were to give all the wealth of his house for love, his offer would be utterly
scorned.
The ox knoweth his owner, and the
ass his master’s
crib: but Israel
doth not know, my people
doth not consider.
The ox knows its owner, and the
donkey its master’s
manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”
And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you:
yea, when ye make
many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not
listen. Your hands are covered with blood.
And the strong shall be as
tow, and the maker of it as a
spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall
quench them.
The strong
man will become
tinder and his work will be a
spark; both will burn together, with no one to
quench the flames.
And
many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of
Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
And
many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from
Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
And he shall judge among the nations, and shall
rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
Then He will judge between the nations and
arbitrate for
many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into
pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor train anymore for war.
And the mean
man boweth down, and the great
man humbleth himself: therefore
forgive them not.
So
mankind is brought low, and
man is humbled— do not
forgive them!
The lofty looks of
man shall be humbled, and the
haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be
exalted in that day.
The proud look of
man will be humbled, and the
loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be
exalted in that day.
And the
loftiness of
man shall be bowed down, and the
haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be
exalted in that day.
So the pride of
man will be brought low, and the
loftiness of men will be humbled; the LORD alone will be
exalted in that day,
In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;
In that day men will cast away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and gold— the idols they made to worship.
Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?
Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?
The mighty
man, and the
man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the
prudent, and the ancient,
the mighty
man and the
warrior, the judge and the prophet, the
soothsayer and the elder,
And the people shall be
oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall
behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.
The people will
oppress one another,
man against
man,
neighbor against
neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable.
When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand:
A
man will seize his brother within his father’s house: “You have a
cloak—you be our leader! Take charge of this
heap of
rubble.”
The changeable suits of
apparel, and the
mantles, and the wimples, and the
crisping pins,
their
festive robes, capes, cloaks, and purses;
And in that day seven women shall take hold of one
man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own
apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.
In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, “We will eat our own bread and provide our own clothes. Just let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace!”
In mine ears said the LORD of hosts, Of a truth
many houses shall be
desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant.
I heard the LORD of Hosts declare: “Surely
many houses will become
desolate, great
mansions left unoccupied.
And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:
So
mankind will be brought low, and each
man humbled; the
arrogant will lower their eyes.
Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.
Lambs will
graze as in their own pastures, and strangers will feed in the ruins of the wealthy.
Then said I,
Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a
man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
Then I said: “
Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a
man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.”
Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without
man, and the land be utterly
desolate,
Then I asked: “How long, O Lord?” And He replied: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left unoccupied and the land is
desolate and
ravaged,
And it shall come to pass in that day, that a
man shall
nourish a young cow, and two sheep;
On that day a man will raise a young cow and two sheep,
Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a
man’s pen concerning Maher-shalal-
hash-baz.
Then the LORD said to me, “Take a large
scroll and write on it with an ordinary
stylus: Maher-shalal-
hash-baz.
Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:
the Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates— the king of Assyria and all his
pomp. It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks.
And
many among them shall
stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be
snared, and be taken.
Many will
stumble over these; they will fall and be broken; they will be ensnared and captured.”
The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
The head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies.
Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land
darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no
man shall
spare his brother.
By the wrath of the LORD of Hosts the land is
scorched, and the people are fuel for the fire. No
man even spares his brother.
And he shall
snatch on the right hand, and be
hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every
man the flesh of his own arm:
They
carve out what is on the right, but they are still
hungry; they eat what is on the left, but they are still not satisfied. Each one devours the flesh of his own offspring.
Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim,
Manasseh: and they together shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim
Manasseh; together they turn against Judah.
Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither
doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.
But this is not his intention; this is not his plan. For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off many nations.
For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am
prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have
robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a
valiant man:
For he says: ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, for I am
clever. I have removed the boundaries of nations and
plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their rulers.
And shall
consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standardbearer fainteth.
The
splendor of its forests and orchards, both soul and body, it will completely destroy, as a sickness consumes a
man.
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, O my people that dwellest in
Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian: he shall
smite thee with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against thee, after the
manner of Egypt.
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD of Hosts says: “O My people who dwell in
Zion, do not fear Assyria, who strikes you with a rod and lifts his staff against you as the Egyptians did.
And the LORD of hosts shall
stir up a
scourge for him according to the slaughter of
Midian at the rock of Oreb: and as his rod was upon the sea, so shall he lift it up after the
manner of Egypt.
And the LORD of Hosts will
brandish a
whip against them, as when He struck
Midian at the rock of Oreb. He will raise His staff over the sea, as He did in Egypt.
Therefore shall all hands be
faint, and every
man’s heart shall
melt:
Therefore all hands will fall
limp, and every
man’s heart will
melt.
I will make a
man more precious than fine gold; even a
man than the golden
wedge of
Ophir.
I will make
man scarcer than pure gold, and
mankind rarer than the gold of
Ophir.
And it shall be as the
chased roe, and as a sheep that no
man taketh up: they shall every
man turn to his own people, and
flee every one into his own land.
Like a
hunted gazelle, like a sheep without a
shepherd, each will return to his own people, each will
flee to his native land.
They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the
man that made the earth to
tremble, that did
shake kingdoms;
Those who see you will
stare; they will
ponder your fate: “Is this the
man who
shook the earth and made the kingdoms
tremble,
But now the LORD hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an
hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be
contemned, with all that great multitude; and the
remnant shall be very small and feeble.
And now the LORD says, “In three years, as a
hired worker counts the years, Moab’s
splendor will become an object of contempt, with all her
many people. And those who are left will be few and feeble.”
At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.
In that day men will look to their Maker and turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel.
Woe to the multitude of
many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the
rushing of nations, that make a
rushing like the
rushing of mighty waters!
The nations shall
rush like the
rushing of
many waters: but God shall
rebuke them, and they shall
flee far off, and shall be
chased as the
chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the
whirlwind.
The nations
rage like the
rush of
many waters. He rebukes them, and they
flee far away, driven before the wind like
chaff on the hills, like tumbleweeds before a
gale.
The LORD hath mingled a
perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to
err in every work thereof, as a
drunken man staggereth in his
vomit.
The LORD has poured into her a spirit of confusion. Egypt has been led
astray in all she does, as a
drunkard staggers through his own
vomit.
Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are
many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower
pool.
You saw that there were
many breaches in the walls of the City of David. You collected water from the lower
pool.
Behold, the LORD will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee.
Look, O mighty
man! The LORD is about to
shake you violently. He will take hold of you,
Take an
harp, go about the city, thou
harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet
melody, sing
many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.
“Take up your
harp,
stroll through the city, O forgotten
harlot. Make sweet
melody, sing
many a song, so you will be remembered.”
The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in.
And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
They will be gathered together like prisoners in a pit. They will be confined to a
dungeon and punished after
many days.
Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD.
Though grace is shown to the wicked man, he does not learn righteousness. In the land of righteousness he acts unjustly and fails to see the majesty of the LORD.
For the bed is shorter than that a
man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can
wrap himself in it.
Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the
blanket too small to
wrap around you.
Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall be as
chaff that passeth away:
yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly.
But your
many foes will be like fine dust, the multitude of the
ruthless like blowing
chaff. Then suddenly, in an instant,
