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| 9:1 | For all this I considered in my heart, euen to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their workes, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either loue, or hatred, by all that is before them. |
| 9:2 | All things come alike to all: there is one euent to the righteous and to the wicked, to the good and to the cleane, and to the vncleane; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner, and hee that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath. |
| 9:3 | This is an euill among all things that are done vnder the Sunne, that there is one euent vnto all: yea also the heart of the sonnes of men is full of euill, and madnesse is in their heart while they liue, and after that they goe to the dead. |
| 9:4 | For to him that is ioyned to all the liuing, there is hope: for a liuing dogge is better then a dead Lion. |
| 9:5 | For the liuing know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither haue they any more a reward, for the memorie of them is forgotten. |
| 9:6 | Also their loue, and their hatred, and their enuy is now perished; neither haue they any more a portion for euer in any thing that is done vnder the Sunne. |
| 9:7 | Goe thy way, eate thy bread with ioy, and drinke thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy workes. |
| 9:8 | Let thy garments bee alwayes white; and let thy head lacke no oyntment. |
| 9:9 | Liue ioyfully with the wife, whom thou louest, all the dayes of the life of thy vanitie, which he hath giuen thee vnder the Sunne, all the dayes of thy vanitie: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest vnder the Sunne. |
| 9:10 | Whatsoeuer thy hand findeth to doe, doe it with thy might: for there is no worke, nor deuice, nor knowledge, nor wisedome in the graue, whither thou goest. |
| 9:11 | I returned, and saw vnder the Sunne, That the race is not to the swift, nor the battell to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of vnderstanding, nor yet fauour to men of skil; but time and chance happeneth to them all. |
| 9:12 | For man also knoweth not his time, as the fishes that are taken in an euil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sonnes of men snared in an euill time, when it falleth suddenly vpon them. |
| 9:13 | This wisedome haue I seene also vnder the Sunne, and it seemed great vnto me: |
| 9:14 | There was a little citie, and few men within it; and there came a great King against it, and besieged it, & built great bulwarks against it: |
| 9:15 | Now there was found in it a poore wise man, and hee by his wisedome deliuered the citie; yet no man remembred that same poore man. |
| 9:16 | Then said I, Wisedome is better then strength: neuerthelesse, the poore mans wisedome is despised, and his words are not heard. |
| 9:17 | The words of wise men are heard in quiet, more then the cry of him that ruleth among fooles. |
| 9:18 | Wisedome is better then weapons of warre: but one sinner destroyeth much good. |
| 9:1 | For all these thinges purposed I in my mynde to seeke out: The righteous & wise, yea & their seruauntes also are in the hand of God, and there is no man that knoweth eyther loue or hate, but all thinges are before them |
| 9:2 | It happeneth vnto one as vnto another, it goeth with the righteous as with the vngodly, with the good and cleane, as with the vncleane, with hym that offereth, as with him that offereth not: like as it goeth with the vertuous, so goeth it also with the sinner: as it happeneth vnto the pariured, so happeneth it also to hym that is afrayde to be forsworne |
| 9:3 | Among all thinges that come to passe vnder the sunne, this is a miserie, that it happeneth vnto all alike: This is the cause also that the heartes of men are full of wickednesse, and madde foolishnesse is in their heartes as long as they liue, vntyll they dye |
| 9:4 | And why? as long as a man liueth, he hath an hope: for a quicke dogge say they is better then a dead lion |
| 9:5 | For they that be liuing knowe that they shall dye: but they that be dead knowe nothing, neither deserue they any more, for their memoriall is forgotten |
| 9:6 | Also their loue, and their hatred, and their enuie is nowe perished, neither haue they any more part in the worlde in all that is done vnder the sunne |
| 9:7 | Go thou thy way then, eate thy bread with ioy, & drinke thy wine with a glad heart, for thy workes please god |
| 9:8 | Let thy garmentes be alwayes white, and let thy head lacke no oyntment |
| 9:9 | Use thy selfe to liue ioyfully with thy wife whom thou louest all the dayes of thy life whiche is but vayne, that God geueth thee vnder the sunne all the dayes of thy vanitie: for that is thy portion in this life of al thy labour and trauayle that thou takest vnder the sunne |
| 9:10 | Whatsoeuer thou takest in hande to do, that do with al thy power: for in the graue that thou goest vnto, there is neither worke, counsayle, knowledge, nor wysdome |
| 9:11 | So I turned me vnto other thinges vnder the sunne, & I sawe that in running it helpeth not to be swift, in battell it helpeth not to be strong, to feeding it helpeth not to be wyse, to riches it helpeth not to be a man of muche vnderstanding, to be had in fauour it helpeth not to be cunning: but that all lieth in tyme and fortune |
| 9:12 | For a man knoweth not his tyme: but like as the fishes are taken with the angle, and as the byrdes are caught with the snare: euen so are men taken in the perillous time, when it commeth sodaynly vpon them |
| 9:13 | This wysdome haue I seene also vnder the sunne, and me thought it a great thing |
| 9:14 | There was a litle citie and a few men within it: so there came a great kyng and besieged it, and made great bulwarkes against it |
| 9:15 | And in the citie there was founde a poore man, but he was wyse, whiche with his wysdome deliuered the citie, yet was there no body that had any respect to such a simple man |
| 9:16 | Then sayd I, wysdome is better then strength: Neuerthelesse, a simple mans wysdome is despised, and his wordes are not hearde |
| 9:17 | A wyse mans counsayle that is folowed in scilence, is farre aboue the crying of a captaine among fooles |
| 9:18 | For wysdome is better then harnesse: but one sinner alone destroyeth muche goodnesse |
| 9:1 | I have surely giuen mine heart to all this, and to declare all this, that the iust, and the wise, and their workes are in the hand of God: and no man knoweth eyther loue or hatred of all that is before them. |
| 9:2 | All things come alike to all: and the same condition is to the iust and to the wicked, to the good and to the pure, and to the polluted, and to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner, he that sweareth, as he that feareth an othe. |
| 9:3 | This is euill among all that is done vnder the sunne, that there is one condition to all, and also the heart of the sonnes of men is full of euill, and madnes is in their heartes whiles they liue, and after that, they goe to the dead. |
| 9:4 | Surely whosoeuer is ioyned to all ye liuing, there is hope: for it is better to a liuing dog, then to a dead lyon. |
| 9:5 | For the liuing knowe that they shall dye, but the dead knowe nothing at all: neither haue they any more a rewarde: for their remembrance is forgotten. |
| 9:6 | Also their loue, and their hatred, and their enuie is now perished, and they haue no more portion for euer, in all that is done vnder the sunne. |
| 9:7 | Goe, eate thy bread with ioy, and drinke thy wine with a cheerefull heart: for God nowe accepteth thy workes. |
| 9:8 | At all times let thy garments be white, and let not oyle be lacking vpon thine head. |
| 9:9 | Reioyce with the wife whom thou hast loued all the dayes of the life of thy vanitie, which God hath giuen thee vnder the sunne all the dayes of thy vanitie: for this is thy portion in the life, and in thy trauaile wherein thou labourest vnder the sunne. |
| 9:10 | All that thine hand shall finde to doe, doe it with all thy power: for there is neither worke nor inuention, nor knowledge, nor wisedome in the graue whither thou goest. |
| 9:11 | I returned, and I sawe vnder the sunne that the race is not to the swift, nor the battell to the strong, nor yet bread to the wise, nor also riches to men of vnderstanding, neither yet fauour to men of knowledge: but time and chance commeth to them all. |
| 9:12 | For neither doth man knowe his time, but as the fishes which are taken in an euill net, and as the birdes that are caught in the snare: so are the children of men snared in the euill time when it falleth vpon them suddenly. |
| 9:13 | I haue also seene this wisedome vnder the sunne, and it is great vnto me. |
| 9:14 | A litle citie and fewe men in it, and a great King came against it, and compassed it about, and builded fortes against it. |
| 9:15 | And there was founde therein a poore and wise man, and he deliuered the citie by his wisedome: but none remembred this poore man. |
| 9:16 | Then said I, Better is wisdome then strength: yet the wisedome of the poore is despised, and his wordes are not heard. |
| 9:17 | The wordes of the wise are more heard in quietnes, then the crye of him that ruleth among fooles. |
| 9:18 | Better is wisedome then weapons of warre: but one sinner destroyeth much good. |
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