21-ECCLESIASTES
21-1:2 Vanity
of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
21-1:7 All
the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers
come, thither they return again.
21-1:8 All
things are full of labour; man cannot
utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with
hearing.
21-1:9 The
thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no
new thing under the sun.
21-1:10 Is there any thing
whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which
was before us.
21-1:11 There is no
remembrance of former things; neither
shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.
21-1:14 I
have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity
and vexation of spirit.
21-1:15 That which is
crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is
wanting cannot be numbered.
21-1:17 And
I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that
this also is vexation of spirit.
21-1:18 For
in much wisdom is
much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
21-2:1 I
said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy
pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.
21-2:2 I
said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?
21-2:15 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 is vanity.
21-2:16 For
there is no
remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the
days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.
21-2:17 Therefore
I hated life; because the work that is wrought
under the sun is
grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
21-2:19 And
who knoweth whether he shall be a wise 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 is also
vanity.
21-2:21 For
there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and
in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity
and a great evil.
21-2:23 For
all his days are sorrows, and his
travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.
21-2:24 There is nothing
better for a man, than that he should
eat and drink, and that he should
make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
21-2:26 For
God giveth to a man that 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 him that is good before God. This
also is vanity
and vexation of spirit.
21-3:1 To
every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
21-3:2 A
time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is
planted;
21-3:12 I
know that there is
no good in them, but for a man to
rejoice, and to do good in his life.
21-3:13 And
also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour,
it is the
gift of God.
21-3:15 That
which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that
which is past.
21-3:17 I
said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a
time there for every purpose and for every work.
21-3:19 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 is vanity.
21-3:22 Wherefore
I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice
in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see
what shall be after him?
21-4:3 Yea,
better is
he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work
that is done under the sun.
21-4:4 Again,
I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of
spirit.
21-4:6 Better
is an
handful with quietness, than both the
hands full with travail and vexation
of spirit.
21-4:8 There
is one alone,
and there is
not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no
end of all his labour; neither is his eye
satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For
whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore
travail.
21-4:10 For
if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone
when he falleth; for he hath not
another to help him up.
21-4:12 And
if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
21-4:13 Better
is a
poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be
admonished.
21-4:14 For
out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom
becometh poor.
21-4:16 There is no
end of all the people, even of all
that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him.
Surely this also is
vanity and vexation of spirit.
21-5:2 Be
not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in
heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
21-5:3 For
a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by
multitude of words.
21-5:5 Better
is it that
thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
21-5:8 If
thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and
justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest
regardeth; and there be higher than
they.
21-5:9 Moreover
the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is
served by the field.
21-5:10 He
that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth
abundance with increase: this is also vanity.
21-5:11 When
goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to
the owners thereof, saving the beholding of
them with their eyes?
21-5:12 The
sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the
abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
21-5:13 There
is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
21-5:14 But
those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing
in his hand.
21-5:16 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?
21-5:18 Behold
that which I have seen: it is good
and comely 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 is his portion.
21-5:19 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 is the
gift of God.
21-6:1 There
is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and
it is common
among men:
21-6:2 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 is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
21-6:3 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.
21-6:7 All
the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is
not filled.
21-6:9 Better
is the
sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of
spirit.
21-6:10 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.
21-6:11 Seeing
there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
21-6:12 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?
21-7:1 A
good name is
better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s
birth.
21-7:2 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.
21-7:3 Sorrow
is better
than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
21-7:4 The
heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the
house of mirth.
21-7:5 It is better
to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
21-7:6 For
as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
21-7:8 Better
is the
end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and
the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
21-7:10 Say
not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou
dost not enquire wisely concerning this.
21-7:11 Wisdom
is good
with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.
21-7:12 For
wisdom is a
defence, and money is a
defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
21-7:15 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.
21-7:18 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.
21-7:20 For
there is not
a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
21-7:24 That
which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can
find it out?
21-7:26 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.
21-8:1 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.
21-8:4 Where
the word of a king is, there is power:
and who may say unto him, What doest thou?
21-8:6 Because
to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore
the misery of man is great upon him.
21-8:8 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.
21-8:9 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.
21-8:10 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 is also
vanity.
21-8:11 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.
21-8:14 There
is a vanity which is
done upon the earth; that there be just men,
unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be
wicked men, to whom it happeneth
according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.
21-8:16 When
I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night
seeth sleep with his eyes:)
21-8:17 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 it out, yet he shall not find it; yea farther; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.
21-9:1 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.
21-9:2 All
things come alike to all: 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 is the
good, so is
the sinner; and he that sweareth,
as he that feareth an oath.
21-9:3 This
is an evil
among all things that are done under
the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the
sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in
their heart while they live, and after that they
go to the dead.
21-9:4 For
to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is
better than a dead lion.
21-9:5 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.
21-9:6 Also
their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is
now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is
done under the sun.
21-9:9 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 is thy
portion in this life, and in thy
labour which thou takest under the sun.
21-9:10 Whatsoever
thy hand findeth to do, do it with
thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom,
in the grave, whither thou goest.
21-9:11 I
returned, and saw under the sun, that the race 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.
21-9:16 Then
said I, Wisdom is
better than strength: nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised,
and his words are not heard.
21-9:18 Wisdom
is better
than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.
21-10:1 Dead
flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.
21-10:2 A
wise man’s heart is
at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.
21-10:3 Yea
also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way,
his wisdom faileth him, and he saith
to every one that he is a
fool.
21-10:5 There
is an evil which
I have seen under the sun, as an error which
proceedeth from the ruler:
21-10:6 Folly
is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low
place.
21-10:10 If
the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more
strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.
21-10:11 Surely
the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
21-10:13 The
beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous
madness.
21-10:14 A
fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what
shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
21-10:16 Woe
to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
21-10:17 Blessed
art thou, O land, when thy king is the
son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for
drunkenness!
21-10:19 A
feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh
merry: but money answereth all things.
21-11:5 As
thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in
the womb of her that is with child: even so thou
knowest not the works of God who maketh all.
21-11:7 Truly
the light is
sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:
21-11:8 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.
21-12:4 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;
21-12:5 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:
21-12:8 Vanity
of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
21-12:12 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.
21-12:13 Let
us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his
commandments: for this is the whole duty
of man.
22-SONG
OF
SOLOMON
22-1:1 The
song of songs, which is Solomon’s.
22-1:2 Let
him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.
22-1:3 Because
of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth,
therefore do the virgins love thee.
22-1:13 A
bundle of myrrh is
my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.
22-1:14 My
beloved is
unto me as a cluster of camphire
in the vineyards of Engedi.
22-1:16 Behold,
thou art fair, my beloved, yea,
pleasant: also our bed is green.
22-2:2 As
the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
22-2:3 As
the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat
down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
22-2:6 His
left hand is
under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.
22-2:9 My
beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold,
he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself
through the lattice.
22-2:11 For,
lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;
22-2:12 The
flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of
the turtle is heard in our land;
22-2:14 O
my dove, that art in the clefts of
the rock, in the secret places of the
stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy
voice, and thy countenance is comely.
22-2:16 My
beloved is
mine, and I am his: he feedeth
among the lilies.
22-3:6 Who
is this
that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh
and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?
22-3:7 Behold
his bed, which is
Solomon’s; threescore valiant men are
about it, of the valiant of Israel.
22-4:1 Behold,
thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear
from mount Gilead.
22-4:2 Thy
teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came
up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren
among them.
22-4:3 Thy
lips are like a thread of scarlet,
and thy speech is
comely: thy temples are like a
piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.
22-4:4 Thy
neck is like
the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand
bucklers, all shields of mighty men.
22-4:7 Thou
art all fair, my love; there is no
spot in thee.
22-4:10 How
fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine
ointments than all spices!
22-4:11 Thy
lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of
thy garments is
like the smell of Lebanon.
22-4:12 A
garden inclosed is
my sister, my spouse; a spring
shut up, a fountain sealed.
22-5:2 I
sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love,
my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled
with dew, and my locks with the drops
of the night.
22-5:9 What
is thy
beloved more than another beloved, O
thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?
22-5:10 My
beloved is
white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.
22-5:11 His
head is as
the most fine gold, his locks are bushy,
and black as a raven.
22-5:14 His
hands are as gold rings set with the
beryl: his belly is
as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.
22-5:15 His
legs are as pillars of marble, set
upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.
22-5:16 His
mouth is most
sweet: yea, he is
altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of
Jerusalem.
22-6:1 Whither
is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women?
whither is thy beloved turned aside? that we may
seek him with thee.
22-6:2 My
beloved is gone down into his garden, to the
beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
22-6:3 I
am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine:
he feedeth among the lilies.
22-6:5 Turn
away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a
flock of goats that appear from Gilead.
22-6:6 Thy
teeth are as a flock of sheep which
go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not
one barren among them.
22-6:9 My
dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one
of her mother, she is the choice one
of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and
they praised her.
22-6:10 Who
is she
that looketh forth as the morning,
fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible
as an army with banners?
22-7:2 Thy
navel is
like a round goblet, which wanteth
not liquor: thy belly is like an heap of wheat set about with lilies.
22-7:4 Thy
neck is as
a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the
fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bathrabbim: thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which
looketh toward Damascus.
22-7:5 Thine
head upon thee is
like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in
the galleries.
22-7:7 This
thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy
breasts to clusters of grapes.
22-7:10 I
am my beloved’s, and his desire is toward
me.
22-8:5 Who
is this
that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up
under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought
thee forth that bare thee.
22-8:6 Set
me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong
as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.
22-8:12 My
vineyard, which is
mine, is
before me: thou, O Solomon, must have
a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.
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