Berean Standard Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:1-14

1A good nameH8034 is betterH2896 than fineH2896 perfumeH8081, and one’s dayH3117 of deathH4194 is better than his dayH3117 of birthH3205.2It is betterH2896 to enterH1980 H413 a houseH1004 of mourningH60 thanH1980 a houseH1004 of feastingH4960, sinceH834 death is the endH5490 of everyH3605 manH120, and the livingH2416 should takeH5414 this toH413 heartH3820.

3SorrowH3708 is betterH2896 than laughterH7814,forH3588 a sadH7455 countenanceH6440 is goodH3190 for the heartH3820.4The heartH3820 of the wiseH2450 is in the houseH1004 of mourningH60,but the heartH3820 of foolsH3684 is in the houseH1004 of pleasureH8057.

5It is betterH2896 to heedH8085 a wise man’sH2450 rebukeH1606thanH376 to listenH8085 to the songH7892 of foolsH3684.6ForH3588 like the cracklingH6963 of thornsH5518 underH8478 the potH5518,soH3651 is the laughterH7814 of the foolH3684. ThisH2088 tooH1571 is futileH1892.

7SurelyH3588 extortionH6233 turns a wise manH2450 into a foolH1984,and a bribeH4979 corruptsH6 the heartH3820.8The endH319 of a matterH1697 is betterH2896 than the beginningH7225,and a patientH750 spiritH7307 is betterH2896 than a proudH1364 one.

9Do notH408 be quicklyH926 provokedH3707 in your spiritH7307,forH3588 angerH3708 settlesH5117 in the lapH2436 of a foolH3684.110Do notH408 sayH559, “WhyH4100 wereH1961 the oldH7223 H1961 daysH3117 betterH2896 than theseH428?”ForH3588 it is unwiseH3808 H2451 of you to askH7592 aboutH5921 thisH2088.

11WisdomH2451, likeH5973 an inheritanceH5159, is goodH2896,and it benefitsH3148 those who seeH7200 the sunH8121.12ForH3588 wisdomH2451 , like moneyH3701, is a shelterH6738,and the advantageH3504 of knowledgeH1847is that wisdomH2451 preserves the lifeH2421 of its ownerH1167.

13ConsiderH7200 the workH4639 of GodH430 :WhoH4310 canH3201 straightenH8626 whatH834 He has bentH5791?14In the dayH3117 of prosperityH2896, beH1961 joyfulH2896,but in the dayH3117 of adversityH7451, consider thisH7200 H1571 :GodH430 has madeH6213 oneH2088 of these along withH5980 the otherH2088,so thatH5921 H1700 a manH120 cannotH3808 discoverH4672anythingH3972 that will come after himH310.

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