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CHAP. VII.
1 Remedies against vanitie, are a good name, 2 Mortification, 7 Patience, 11 Wisedome. 23 The difficultie of wisedome.
1 A Good name is better then precious ointment: and the day of death, then the day of ones birth.1
3 Sorrow is better then laughter: for by the sadnesse of the countenance the heart is made better.3
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning: but the heart of fooles is in the house of mirth.
5 It is better to heare the rebuke of the wise, then for a man to heare the song of fooles.5
6 For as the crackling of thornes vnder a pot, so is the laughter of the foole: this also is vanitie.6
7 ¶ Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad: and a gift destroyeth the heart.7
9 Be not hastie in thy spirit to bee angry: for anger resteth in the bosome of fooles.9
10 Say not thou, What is the cause that the former dayes were better then these? For thou doest not enquire wisely concerning this.10
11 ¶ Wisedome is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profite to them that see the sunne.11
12 For wisedome is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellencie of knowledge is, that wisedome giueth life to them that haue it.12
13 Consider the worke of God: for who can make that straight, which hee hath made crooked?13
14 In the day of prosperitie be ioyfull, but in the day of aduersitie consider: God also hath set the one ouer against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.14
16 Be not righteous ouer much, neither make thy selfe ouer wise: why shouldest thou destroy thy selfe?16
17 Be not ouermuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?17
19 Wisedome strengtheneth the wise, more then ten mightie men which are in the citie.19
20 For there is not a iust man vpon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.20
21 Also take no heede vnto all words that are spoken; lest thou heare thy seruant curse thee.21
22 For often times also thine owne heart knoweth, that thou thy selfe likewise hast cursed others.
23 ¶ All this haue I prooued by wisedome: I said, I will be wise, but it was farre from me.
24 That which is farre off, and exceeding deepe, who can finde it out?
25 I applyed mine heart to know, and to search, and to seeke out wisdome, and the reason of things, aud to know the wickednes of folly, euen of foolishnesse and madnesse.25
26 And I finde more bitter then death, the woman whose heart is snares & nets, and her handes as bands: who so pleaseth God, shall escape from her, but the sinner shall be taken by her.26
27 Behold, this haue I found (saith the Preacher) counting one by one to finde out the account:27
29 Loe, this onely haue I found, that God hath made man vpright: but they haue sought out many inuentions.29
Ecclesiastes Chapter 7 Sidenote References (from Original 1611 KJV Bible):
1 Prou.23.1 and 15.30.
3 Or, anger.
5 Pro.13.18 & 15.31.32
6 Heb. sound
7 Deut.16. 19.
9 Pro.14.17 and 16.32.
10 Heb. out of wisedome.
11 Or, as good as an inheritance, yea, better too.
12 Hebr. shadowe.
13 Chap. 1. 15.
14 Heb. made.
16 Heb. be desolate?
17 Heb. not in thy time?
19 Prou.21. 22. and 24. 5. cha.9.16.
20 Prou.20.9 1.kin. 8.46. 1.ioh.1.8.
21 Heb. giue not thine heart.
25 Heb. I and mine heart compassed.
26 Prou.22. 14. , He that is good before God.
27 Or, weighing one thing after another to finde out the reason.
29 Gen.1.27.
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