New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 7:1-14

1A 1goodH2896 nameH8034 is betterH2896 thanH4480 a goodH2896 ointmentH8081, And the 2dayH3117 of one’s deathH4194 is better thanH4480 the dayH3117 of one’s birthH3205.2It is betterH2896 to goH1980 to a houseH1004 of mourningH60 ThanH4480 to goH1980 to a houseH1004 of feastingH4960, BecauseH834 3that is the 4endH5490 of everyH3605 manH120, And the livingH2416 5 6takesH5414 it to 7heartH3820.3 8SorrowH3708 is betterH2896 thanH4480 laughterH7814, For 9when a faceH6440 is sadH7455 a heartH3820 may be happyH3190.4The 10mindH3820 of the wiseH2450 is in the houseH1004 of mourningH60, While the 11mindH3820 of foolsH3684 is in the houseH1004 of pleasureH8057.5It is betterH2896 to 12listenH8085 to the rebukeH1606 of a wiseH2450 manH2450 ThanH4480 for oneH376 to listenH8085 to the songH7892 of foolsH3684.6For as the 13cracklingH6963 of 14thornH5518 bushesH5518 underH8478 a potH5518, SoH3651 is the 15laughterH7814 of the foolH3684; And thisH2088 tooH1571 is futilityH1892.7For 16oppressionH6233 makesH1984 a wiseH2450 manH2450 madH1984, And a 17bribeH4979 18corruptsH6 the heartH3820.8The 19endH319 of a matterH1697 is betterH2896 thanH4480 its beginningH7225; 20PatienceH750 of spiritH7307 is betterH2896 thanH4480 haughtinessH1364 of spiritH7307.9Do not be 21 22eagerH926 in your heartH7307 to be angryH3707, For angerH3708 residesH5117 in the bosomH2436 of foolsH3684.10Do not sayH559, “WhyH4100 is it that the formerH7223 daysH3117 were betterH2896 thanH4480 theseH428?” For it is not from wisdomH2451 that you askH7592 aboutH5921 thisH2088.11WisdomH2451 alongH5973 with an inheritanceH5159 is goodH2896 And an 23advantageH3148 to those who seeH7200 the sunH8121.12For 24wisdomH2451 is 25protectionH6738 just as moneyH3701 is 26protectionH6738, But the advantageH3504 of knowledgeH1847 is that 27wisdomH2451 preservesH2421 the livesH2421 of its possessorsH1167.13ConsiderH7200 the 28workH4639 of GodH430, For whoH4310 is 29ableH3201 to straightenH8626 whatH834 He has bentH5791?14 30In the dayH3117 of prosperityH2899 be happyH2896, But 31in the dayH3117 of adversityH7463 considerH7200-- GodH430 has madeH6213 the oneH2088 as wellH5980 as the otherH2088 SoH5921 H1700 that manH120 will 32not discoverH4672 anythingH3972 that will be afterH310 him.

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Notes

1. Ecclesiastes 7:1 Prov 22:1 ↩
2. Ecclesiastes 7:1 Eccl 4:2; 7:8 ↩
3. Ecclesiastes 7:2 I.e. death ↩
4. Ecclesiastes 7:2 Eccl 2:14, 16; 3:19, 20; 6:6; 9:2, 3 ↩
5. Ecclesiastes 7:2 Lit gives ↩
6. Ecclesiastes 7:2 Ps 90:12 ↩
7. Ecclesiastes 7:2 Lit his heart ↩
8. Ecclesiastes 7:3 Eccl 2:2 ↩
9. Ecclesiastes 7:3 2 Cor 7:10 ↩
10. Ecclesiastes 7:4 Lit heart ↩
11. Ecclesiastes 7:4 Lit heart ↩
12. Ecclesiastes 7:5 Ps 141:5; Prov 6:23; 13:18; 15:31, 32; 25:12; Eccl 9:17 ↩
13. Ecclesiastes 7:6 Lit voice ↩
14. Ecclesiastes 7:6 Ps 58:9; 118:12 ↩
15. Ecclesiastes 7:6 Eccl 2:2 ↩
16. Ecclesiastes 7:7 Eccl 4:1; 5:8 ↩
17. Ecclesiastes 7:7 Ex 23:8; Deut 16:19; Prov 17:8, 23 ↩
18. Ecclesiastes 7:7 Lit destroys ↩
19. Ecclesiastes 7:8 Eccl 7:1 ↩
20. Ecclesiastes 7:8 Prov 14:29; 16:32; Gal 5:22; Eph 4:2 ↩
21. Ecclesiastes 7:9 Lit hasty in your spirit ↩
22. Ecclesiastes 7:9 Prov 14:17; James 1:19 ↩
23. Ecclesiastes 7:11 Prov 8:10, 11; Eccl 2:13 ↩
24. Ecclesiastes 7:12 Eccl 7:19; 9:18 ↩
25. Ecclesiastes 7:12 Lit in a shadow ↩
26. Ecclesiastes 7:12 Lit in a shadow ↩
27. Ecclesiastes 7:12 Prov 3:18; 8:35 ↩
28. Ecclesiastes 7:13 Eccl 3:11; 8:17 ↩
29. Ecclesiastes 7:13 Eccl 1:15 ↩
30. Ecclesiastes 7:14 Deut 26:11; Eccl 3:22; 9:7; 11:9 ↩
31. Ecclesiastes 7:14 Deut 8:5; Job 2:10 ↩
32. Ecclesiastes 7:14 Eccl 3:22 ↩

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