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New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 7:15-24

15I have seenH7200 everythingH3605 during my 12lifetimeH3117 of futilityH1892; thereH3426 is 3a righteousH6662 manH6662 who perishesH6 in his righteousnessH6664 and thereH3426 is 4a wickedH7563 manH7563 who prolongsH748 his life in his wickednessH7463. 16Do not be excessivelyH7235 5righteousH6662 and do not 6be overlyH3148 wiseH2449. WhyH4100 should you ruinH8074 yourself? 17Do not be excessivelyH7235 wickedH7561 and do not be a foolH5530. WhyH4100 should you 7dieH4191 beforeH3808 your timeH6256? 18It is goodH2896 that you graspH270 oneH2088 thingH2088 and alsoH1571 not 8letH5117H3027 goH5117H3027 of the otherH2088; for the one who 9fearsH3372 GodH430 comesH3318 forthH3318 with 10bothH3605 of them.

1911WisdomH2451 strengthensH5810 a wiseH2450 manH2450 moreH4480 thanH4480 tenH6235 rulersH7989 whoH834 are in a cityH5892. 20IndeedH3588, 12thereH369 is not a righteousH6662 manH120 on earthH776 whoH834 continually doesH6213 goodH2896 and who neverH3808 sinsH2398. 21AlsoH1571, do not 13takeH5414 seriouslyH3820 allH3605 wordsH1697 whichH834 are spokenH1696, soH3808 that you will not hearH8085 your servantH5650 14cursingH7043 you. 22For 15you alsoH1571 have realizedH3045 that you likewiseH1571 have manyH7227 timesH6471 cursedH7043 othersH312.

23I testedH5254 allH3605 thisH2090 with wisdomH2451, and I saidH559, “I will be wiseH2449,” 16but it was farH7350 from me. 24WhatH4100 has beenH1961 is remoteH7350 and 17exceedinglyH6013 18mysteriousH6013. 19WhoH4310 can discoverH4672 it?

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Notes

  1. 1. Ecclesiastes 7:15 Lit days ↩
  2. 2. Ecclesiastes 7:15 Eccl 6:12; 9:9 ↩
  3. 3. Ecclesiastes 7:15 Eccl 8:14 ↩
  4. 4. Ecclesiastes 7:15 Eccl 8:12, 13 ↩
  5. 5. Ecclesiastes 7:16 Prov 25:16; Phil 3:6 ↩
  6. 6. Ecclesiastes 7:16 Rom 12:3 ↩
  7. 7. Ecclesiastes 7:17 Job 22:16; Ps 55:23; Prov 10:27 ↩
  8. 8. Ecclesiastes 7:18 Lit rest your hand ↩
  9. 9. Ecclesiastes 7:18 Eccl 3:14; 5:7; 8:12, 13; 12:13 ↩
  10. 10. Ecclesiastes 7:18 Lit all ↩
  11. 11. Ecclesiastes 7:19 Eccl 7:12; 9:13-18 ↩
  12. 12. Ecclesiastes 7:20 1 Kin 8:46; 2 Chr 6:36; Ps 143:2; Prov 20:9; Rom 3:23 ↩
  13. 13. Ecclesiastes 7:21 Lit give your heart to ↩
  14. 14. Ecclesiastes 7:21 Prov 30:10 ↩
  15. 15. Ecclesiastes 7:22 Lit your heart knows also ↩
  16. 16. Ecclesiastes 7:23 Eccl 3:11; 8:17 ↩
  17. 17. Ecclesiastes 7:24 Rom 11:33 ↩
  18. 18. Ecclesiastes 7:24 Lit deep ↩
  19. 19. Ecclesiastes 7:24 Job 11:7; 37:23; Eccl 8:17 ↩

Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 7

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