The Bible, King James version, Book 21: Ecclesiastes
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21:009:002 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.
21:009:003 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.
21:009:004 For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for
a living dog is better than a dead lion.
21:009:005 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.
21:009:006 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.
21:009:007 Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a
merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
21:009:008 Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no
ointment.
21:009:009 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.
21:009:010 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.
21:009:011 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.
21:009:012 For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are
taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the
snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it
falleth suddenly upon them.
21:009:013 This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed
great unto me:
21:009:014 There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came
a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great
bulwarks against it:
21:009:015 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his
wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same
poor man.
21:009:016 Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the
poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
21:009:017 The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of
him that ruleth among fools.
21:009:018 Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner
destroyeth much good.
21:010:001 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.
21:010:002 A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at
his left.
21:010:003 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.
21:010:004 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy
place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
21:010:005 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error
which proceedeth from the ruler:
21:010:006 Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
21:010:007 I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as
servants upon the earth.
21:010:008 He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh
an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
21:010:009 Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that
cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.
21:010:010 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.
21:010:011 Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a
babbler is no better.
21:010:012 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of
a fool will swallow up himself.
21:010:013 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and
the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
21:010:014 A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be;
and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
21:010:015 The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because
he knoweth not how to go to the city.
21:010:016 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes
eat in the morning!
21:010:017 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!
21:010:018 By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through
idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
21:010:019 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money
answereth all things.
21:010:020 Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the
rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the
voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
21:011:001 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after
many days.
21:011:002 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest
not what evil shall be upon the earth.
21:011:003 If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the
earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the
north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
21:011:004 He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that
regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
21:011:005 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.
21:011:006 In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not
thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either
this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
21:011:007 Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the
eyes to behold the sun:
21:011:008 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.
21:011:009 Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer
thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine
heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for
all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
21:011:010 Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from
thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.
21:012:001 Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the
evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt
say, I have no pleasure in them;
21:012:002 While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not
darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
21:012:003 In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and
the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease
because they are few, and those that look out of the windows
be darkened,
21:012:004 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;
21:012:005 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:
21:012:006 Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be
broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel
broken at the cistern.
21:012:007 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the
spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
21:012:008 Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
21:012:009 And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught
the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out,
and set in order many proverbs.
21:012:010 The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that
which was written was upright, even words of truth.
21:012:011 The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by
the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
21:012:012 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.
21:012:013 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and
keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
21:012:014 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every
secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.