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class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Holman Christian Standard Bible </td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/hcs/esv/ecclesiastes/7.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="heading">Wise Sayings</p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ecclesiastes/7-1.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">1</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8034.htm" title="שֵׁם_1 ncmsa 8034">A good name</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2896.htm" title="טֹוב_1 amsa 2896"> is better</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> than</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2896.htm" title="טֹוב_1 amsa 2896"> fine</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8081.htm" title="שֶׁמֶן ncmsa 8081"> perfume</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 22:1; Ezk 36:21">a</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3117.htm" title="יֹום_1 ncmsc 3117"> the day</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4194.htm" title="מָוֶת ncmsa 4194"> of one’s death</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> than</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3117.htm" title="יֹום_1 ncmsa 3117"> the day</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psv3ms"> of one’s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3205.htm" title="ילד vnc 3205"> birth</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ec 4:2">b</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ecclesiastes/7-2.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">2</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2896.htm" title="טֹוב_1 amsa 2896">It is better</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1980.htm" title="הלך vqc 1980"> go</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1004.htm" title="בַּיִת_1 ncmsc 1004"> a house</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/60.htm" title="אֵבֶל ncmsa 60"> of mourning</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480">than</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1980.htm" title="הלך vqc 1980"> to go</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1004.htm" title="בַּיִת_1 ncmsc 1004"> a house</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4960.htm" title="מִשְׁתֶּה ncmsa 4960"> of feasting</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp">since</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1931.htm" title="הוּא pi3ms 1931"> that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5490.htm" title="סֹוף ncmsc 5490"> is the end</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605"> of all</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/120.htm" title="אָדָם_1 ncmsa 120"> mankind</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2416.htm" title="חַי_1 ncmsa 2416"> living</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5414.htm" title="נתן vqi3ms 5414"> should take</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> it to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3820.htm" title="לֵב ncmsc 3820"> heart</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 90:12">c</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ecclesiastes/7-3.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">3</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3708.htm" title="כַּעַס ncmsa 3708">Grief</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2896.htm" title="טֹוב_1 amsa 2896"> is better</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> than</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7814.htm" title="שְׂחֹוק ncmsa 7814"> laughter</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> when</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6440.htm" title="פָּנֶה ncmpa 6440"> a face</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7455.htm" title="רֹעַ ncmsc 7455"> is sad</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3820.htm" title="לֵב ncmsa 3820">a heart</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3190.htm" title="יטב vqi3ms 3190"> may be glad</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 14:13">d</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ecclesiastes/7-4.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">4</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3820.htm" title="לֵב ncmsc 3820">The heart</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2450.htm" title="חָכָם ampa 2450"> of the wise</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> is in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1004.htm" title="בַּיִת_1 ncmsc 1004"> a house</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/60.htm" title="אֵבֶל ncmsa 60"> of mourning</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">but</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3820.htm" title="לֵב ncmsc 3820"> the heart</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3684.htm" title="כְּסִיל_1 ncmpa 3684"> of fools</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> is in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1004.htm" title="בַּיִת_1 ncmsc 1004"> a house</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8057.htm" title="שִׂמְחָה ncfsa 8057"> of pleasure</a>.</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ecclesiastes/7-5.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">5</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2896.htm" title="טֹוב_1 amsa 2896">It is better</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8085.htm" title="שׁמע vqc 8085"> listen</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1606.htm" title="גְּעָרָה ncfsc 1606"> to rebuke</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2450.htm" title="חָכָם amsa 2450"> from a wise</a> person</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480">than</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8085.htm" title="שׁמע vqPmsa 8085"> to listen</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7892.htm" title="שִׁיר ncmsc 7892"> to the song</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3684.htm" title="כְּסִיל_1 ncmpa 3684"> of fools</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 13:1">e</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ecclesiastes/7-6.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">6</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp"> like</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6963.htm" title="קֹול ncmsc 6963"> the crackling</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5518.htm" title="סִירָה ncfpa 5518"> of burning thorns</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8478.htm" title="תַּחַת_1 Pp 8478"> under</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5518.htm" title="סִיר ncbsa 5518"> pot</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 58:9; 118:12">f</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3651.htm" title="כֵּן_2 Pd 3651">so</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7814.htm" title="שְׂחֹוק ncmsc 7814"> is the laughter</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> of the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3684.htm" title="כְּסִיל_1 ncmsa 3684"> fool</a>.</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2088.htm" title="זֶה ams 2088">This</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1571.htm" title="גַּם Pc 1571"> too</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1892.htm" title="הֶבֶל_1 ncmsa 1892"> is futile</a>.</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ecclesiastes/7-7.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">7</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">Surely</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa">the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6233.htm" title="עֹשֶׁק ncmsa 6233"> practice of extortion</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2450.htm" title="חָכָם amsa 2450"> turns a wise</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1984.htm" title="הלל_3 vki3ms 1984"> person into a fool</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ec 4:1">g</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4979.htm" title="מַתָּנָה_1 ncfsa 4979"> a bribe</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6.htm" title="אבד vpi3ms 6"> destroys</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3820.htm" title="לֵב ncmsa 3820"> the mind</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Dt 16:19; Pr 17:8">h</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ecclesiastes/7-8.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">8</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/319.htm" title="אַחֲרִית ncfsc 319">The end</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1697.htm" title="דָּבָר ncmsa 1697"> of a matter</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2896.htm" title="טֹוב_1 amsa 2896"> is better</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> than</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> its</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7225.htm" title="רֵאשִׁית ncfsc 7225"> beginning</a>;</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/750.htm" title="אָרֵךְ amsc 750">a patient</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7307.htm" title="רוּחַ ncbsa 7307"> spirit</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2896.htm" title="טֹוב_1 amsa 2896"> is better</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> than</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1362.htm" title="גָּבֵהַּ amsc 1362"> a proud</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7307.htm" title="רוּחַ ncbsa 7307"> spirit</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 14:29">i</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ecclesiastes/7-9.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">9</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408">Don’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> let your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7307.htm" title="רוּחַ ncbsc 7307"> spirit</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/926.htm" title="בהל vpi2ms{1}Jm 926"> rush</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to be</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3707.htm" title="כעס vqc 3707"> angry</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3708.htm" title="כַּעַס ncmsa 3708"> anger</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5117.htm" title="נוח_1 vqi3ms 5117"> abides</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2436.htm" title="חֵיק ncmsc 2436"> the heart</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3684.htm" title="כְּסִיל_1 ncmpa 3684"> of fools</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 14:17; Jms 1:19">j</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ecclesiastes/7-10.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">10</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408">Don’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqi2ms{1}Jm 559"> say</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4100.htm" title="מָה pii 4100">Why</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqp3cp 1961"> were</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7223.htm" title="רִאשֹׁון ampa 7223"> former</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3117.htm" title="יֹום_1 ncmpa 3117"> days</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2896.htm" title="טֹוב_1 ampa 2896"> better</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> than</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/428.htm" title="אֵלֶּה abp 428"> these</a>? ”<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jdg 6:13">k</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">since</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> it is not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2451.htm" title="חָכְמָה ncfsa 2451"> wise</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7592.htm" title="שׁאל vqp2ms 7592"> of you to ask</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2088.htm" title="זֶה ams 2088"> this</a>.</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ecclesiastes/7-11.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">11</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2451.htm" title="חָכְמָה ncfsa 2451">Wisdom</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2896.htm" title="טֹוב_1 afsa 2896"> is as good</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5973.htm" title="עִם Pp 5973"> as</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5159.htm" title="נַחֲלָה_1 ncfsa 5159"> an inheritance</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3148.htm" title="יֹותֵר ncmsa 3148"> an advantage</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7200.htm" title="ראה vqPmpc 7200"> those who see</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8121.htm" title="שֶׁמֶשׁ ncbsa 8121"> sun</a>,</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ecclesiastes/7-12.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">12</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">because</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2451.htm" title="חָכְמָה ncfsa 2451"> wisdom</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6738.htm" title="צֵל ncmsa 6738"> is protection</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3701.htm" title="כֶּסֶף ncmsa 3701"> as money</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6738.htm" title="צֵל ncmsa 6738"> is protection</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3504.htm" title="יִתְרֹון ncmsc 3504"> the advantage</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1847.htm" title="דַּעַת_1 ncfsa 1847"> of knowledge</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2451.htm" title="חָכְמָה ncfsa 2451">is that wisdom</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2421.htm" title="חיה vpi3fs 2421"> preserves the life</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> of its</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1167.htm" title="בַּעַל_1 ncmpc 1167"> owner</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 3:18">l</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ecclesiastes/7-13.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">13</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7200.htm" title="ראה vqvms 7200">Consider</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4639.htm" title="מַעֲשֶׂה ncmsc 4639"> the work</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpa 430"> of God</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ec 3:11">m</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4310.htm" title="מִי pii 4310"> who</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3201.htm" title="יכל vqi3ms 3201"> can</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8626.htm" title="תקן vpc 8626"> straighten out</a></p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834">what</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5791.htm" title="עות vpp3ms 5791"> He has made crooked</a>?<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ec 1:15">n</a></p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ecclesiastes/7-14.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">14</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp">In</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3117.htm" title="יֹום_1 ncmsc 3117"> the day</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2896.htm" title="טֹובָה ncfsa 2896"> of prosperity</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqvms 1961"> be</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2896.htm" title="טֹוב_1 ncmsa 2896"> joyful</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ec 3:22">o</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> but</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3117.htm" title="יֹום_1 ncmsc 3117"> the day</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7451.htm" title="רָעָה ncfsa 7451"> of adversity</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7200.htm" title="ראה vqvms 7200">consider</a>: <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpa 430">God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6213.htm" title="עשׂה_1 vqp3ms 6213"> has made</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2088.htm" title="זֶה ams 2088"> the one</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> as</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5980.htm" title="עֻמָּה ncmsc 5980"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2088.htm" title="זֶה ams 2088"> well as the other</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lm 3:38">p</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> so that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1700.htm" title="דִּבְרָה ncfsc 1700"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7578.htm" title="שַׁ Pr 7578"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/120.htm" title="אָדָם_1 ncmsa 120"> man</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> cannot</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4672.htm" title="מצא vqi3ms 4672"> discover</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3972.htm" title="מְאוּמָה ncmsa 3972"> anything</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/310.htm" title="אַחַר Pp 310"> that will come after</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> him</a>.</p><p class="heading">Avoiding Extremes</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ecclesiastes/7-15.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">15</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp">In</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1892.htm" title="הֶבֶל_1 ncmsc 1892"> futile</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3117.htm" title="יֹום_1 ncmpc 3117"> life</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit days">q</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7200.htm" title="ראה vqp1cs 7200"> I have seen</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsa 3605"> everything</a>:<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ec 6:12; 9:9">r</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3426.htm" title="יֵשׁ Pd 3426"> there is</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6662.htm" title="צַדִּיק amsa 6662"> a righteous</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6.htm" title="אבד vqPmsa 6"> man who perishes</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in spite of</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6664.htm" title="צֶדֶק ncmsc 6664"> righteousness</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ec 8:14">s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3426.htm" title="יֵשׁ Pd 3426"> there is</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7563.htm" title="רָשָׁע amsa 7563"> a wicked</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/748.htm" title="ארך vhPmsa 748"> man who lives long</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in spite of</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7451.htm" title="רָעָה ncfsc 7451"> evil</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ec 8:12-13">t</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/ecclesiastes/7-16.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">16</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408">Don’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqi2msXa{1}Jt 1961"> be</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7235.htm" title="הַרְבֵּה Pd 7235"> excessively</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6662.htm" title="צַדִּיק amsa 6662"> righteous</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408"> don’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3148.htm" title="יֹותֵר ncmsa 3148"> be overly</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2449.htm" title="חכם vti2ms{1}Jm 2449"> wise</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ec 2:15; Rm 12:3">u</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> Why</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4100.htm" title="מָה pii 4100"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8074.htm" title="שׁמם vvi2ms 8074"> should you destroy</a> yourself? <a href="http://biblehub.com/ecclesiastes/7-17.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">17</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408">Don’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7235.htm" title="הַרְבֵּה Pd 7235"> be excessively</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7561.htm" title="רשׁע vqi2ms{1}Jm 7561"> wicked</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408"> don’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqi2msXa{1}Jt 1961"> be</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5530.htm" title="סָכָל ncmsa 5530"> foolish</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp">Why</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4100.htm" title="מָה pii 4100"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4191.htm" title="מות vqi2ms 4191"> should you die</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> before</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6256.htm" title="עֵת ncbsc 6256"> time</a>?<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jb 22:16; Ps 55:23; Pr 10:27">v</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/ecclesiastes/7-18.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">18</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2896.htm" title="טֹוב_1 amsa 2896">It is good</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"> that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/270.htm" title="אחז_1 vqi2ms 270"> you grasp</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> the one</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2088.htm" title="זֶה ams 2088"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1571.htm" title="גַּם Pc 1571"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408"> do not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> let the other</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2088.htm" title="זֶה ams 2088"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5117.htm" title="נוח_1 vhi2msXa{1}Jt 5117"> slip from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3027.htm" title="יָד ncfsc 3027"> hand</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">For</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3373.htm" title="יָרֵא amsc 3373"> the one who <span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">•</span>fears</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpa 430"> God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3318.htm" title="יצא vqi3ms 3318"> will end up with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605"> both</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> of them</a>.</p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ecclesiastes/7-19.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">19</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2451.htm" title="חָכְמָה ncfsa 2451">Wisdom</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> makes the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2450.htm" title="חָכָם amsa 2450"> wise</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5810.htm" title="עזז vqi3fs 5810"> man stronger</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480">than</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6235.htm" title="עֶשֶׂר ucmsa 6235"> ten</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7989.htm" title="שַׁלִּיט ampa 7989"> rulers</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> of</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> a</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5892.htm" title="עִיר_1 ncfsa 5892"> city</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ec 9:13-18">w</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ecclesiastes/7-20.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">20</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">There is certainly</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/369.htm" title="אַיִן_1 Pd 369"> no</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6662.htm" title="צַדִּיק amsa 6662"> righteous</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/120.htm" title="אָדָם_1 ncmsa 120"> man</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> on</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/776.htm" title="אֶרֶץ ncfsa 776"> earth</a></p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834">who</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6213.htm" title="עשׂה_1 vqi3ms 6213"> does</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2896.htm" title="טֹוב_1 ncmsa 2896"> good</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> never</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2398.htm" title="חטא vqi3ms 2398"> sins</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="1Kg 8:46; Rm 3:23">x</a></p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ecclesiastes/7-21.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">21</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408">Don’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5414.htm" title="נתן vqi2ms{1}Jm 5414"> pay</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3820.htm" title="לֵב ncmsc 3820"> attention</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit Don't give your heart">y</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605"> everything</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1697.htm" title="דָּבָר ncmpa 1697"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1696.htm" title="דבר_2 vpi3mp 1696"> <span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">•</span>people say</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834">or</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8085.htm" title="שׁמע vqi2ms 8085"> you may hear</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5650.htm" title="עֶבֶד_1 ncmsc 5650"> servant</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7043.htm" title="קלל vpPmsc 7043"> cursing</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> you</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 30:10">z</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/ecclesiastes/7-22.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">22</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3820.htm" title="לֵב ncmsc 3820"> you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3045.htm" title="ידע vqp3ms 3045"> know</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"> that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7227.htm" title="רַב_1 afpa 7227"> many</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6471.htm" title="פַּעַם ncfpa 6471"> times</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/859.htm" title="אַתָּה pi2ms 859"> you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7043.htm" title="קלל vpp2ms 7043"> yourself have cursed</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/312.htm" title="אַחֵר_1 ampa 312"> others</a>.</p><p class="heading">What the Teacher Found</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ecclesiastes/7-23.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">23</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5254.htm" title="נסה vpp1cs 5254">I have tested</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605"> all</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2090.htm" title="זֹה afs 2090"> this</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> by</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2451.htm" title="חָכְמָה ncfsa 2451"> wisdom</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqp1cs 559">I resolved</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2449.htm" title="חכם vqi1cs{1}Ct 2449">I will be wise</a>,” <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">but</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1931.htm" title="הִיא pi3fs 1931"> it</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7350.htm" title="רָחֹוק afsa 7350"> was beyond</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/ecclesiastes/7-24.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">24</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4100.htm" title="מָה pii 4100">What</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7578.htm" title="שַׁ Pr 7578"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqp3ms 1961"> exists</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7350.htm" title="רָחֹוק amsa 7350"> is beyond</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> reach and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6013.htm" title="עָמֹק amsa 6013"> very deep</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6013.htm" title="עָמֹק amsa 6013"></a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Rm 11:33">aa</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4310.htm" title="מִי pii 4310"> Who</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4672.htm" title="מצא vqi3ms 4672"> can discover</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psv3msXe"> it</a>? <a href="http://biblehub.com/ecclesiastes/7-25.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">25</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/589.htm" title="אֲנִי pi1cs 589">I</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5437.htm" title="סבב vqp1cs 5437"> turned</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3820.htm" title="לֵב ncmsc 3820"> thoughts</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3045.htm" title="ידע vqc 3045"> know</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8446.htm" title="תור vqc 8446">explore</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1245.htm" title="בקשׁ vpc 1245"> seek</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2451.htm" title="חָכְמָה ncfsa 2451"> wisdom</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ec 1:15,17">ab</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2808.htm" title="חֶשְׁבֹּון_1 ncmsa 2808"> an explanation</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> for things, and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3045.htm" title="ידע vqc 3045"> know</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7562.htm" title="רֶשַׁע ncmsa 7562"> that wickedness</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3689.htm" title="כֶּסֶל_2 ncmsa 3689"> is stupidity</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5531.htm" title="סִכְלוּת ncfsa 5531"> folly</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1947.htm" title="הֹולֵלֹות ncfpa 1947"> is madness</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/ecclesiastes/7-26.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">26</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">And</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/589.htm" title="אֲנִי pi1cs 589"> I</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4672.htm" title="מצא vqPmsa 4672"> find</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4751.htm" title="מַר_1 amsa 4751"> more bitter</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> than</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4194.htm" title="מָוֶת ncmsa 4194"> death</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 5:4">ac</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/802.htm" title="אִשָּׁה ncfsa 802"> woman</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"> who</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4685.htm" title="מָצֹוד_1 ncmpa 4685"> is a trap</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 6:25">ad</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> her</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3820.htm" title="לֵב ncmsc 3820"> heart</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2764.htm" title="חֵרֶם_2 ncmpa 2764"> a net</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs">and her</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3027.htm" title="יָד ncfdc 3027"> hands</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/612.htm" title="אֵסוּר ncmpa 612"> chains</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2896.htm" title="טֹוב_1 amsa 2896">The one who pleases</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6440.htm" title="פָּנֶה ncbpc 6440"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpa 430"> God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4422.htm" title="מלט_1 vni3ms 4422"> will escape</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> her</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">but</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2398.htm" title="חטא vqPmsa 2398"> the sinner</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3920.htm" title="לכד vni3ms 3920"> will be captured</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> by</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> her</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/ecclesiastes/7-27.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">27</a>“<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7200.htm" title="ראה vqvms 7200">Look</a>,” <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqp3fs 559">says</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6953.htm" title="קֹהֶלֶת ncmsa 6953"> the Teacher</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4672.htm" title="מצא vqp1cs 4672">I have discovered</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2088.htm" title="זֶה ams 2088"> this</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/259.htm" title="אֶחָד ucfsa 259"> by adding one</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> thing to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/259.htm" title="אֶחָד ucfsa 259"> another</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4672.htm" title="מצא vqc 4672"> find out</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2808.htm" title="חֶשְׁבֹּון_1 ncmsa 2808"> the explanation</a>, <a href="http://biblehub.com/ecclesiastes/7-28.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">28</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834">which</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5315.htm" title="נֶפֶשׁ ncbsc 5315"> soul</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5750.htm" title="עֹוד Pd 5750"> continually</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1245.htm" title="בקשׁ vpp3fs 1245"> searches for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> but</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> does not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4672.htm" title="מצא vqp1cs 4672"> find</a>: <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480">among</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/505.htm" title="אֶלֶף_2 ucmsa 505"> a thousand</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4672.htm" title="מצא vqp1cs 4672"> people I have found</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/259.htm" title="אֶחָד ucmsa 259"> one</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/120.htm" title="אָדָם_1 ncmsa 120"> true man</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">but</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> among</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605"> all</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/428.htm" title="אֵלֶּה abp 428"> these</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> I have not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4672.htm" title="מצא vqp1cs 4672"> found</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/802.htm" title="אִשָּׁה ncfsa 802"> a true woman</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="1Kg 11:3">ae</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/ecclesiastes/7-29.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">29</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp">Only</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/905.htm" title="בַּד_1 ncmsa 905"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7200.htm" title="ראה vqvms 7200"> see</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2088.htm" title="זֶה ams 2088"> this</a>: <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4672.htm" title="מצא vqp1cs 4672">I have discovered</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"> that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpa 430"> God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6213.htm" title="עשׂה_1 vqp3ms 6213"> made</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/120.htm" title="אָדָם_1 ncmsa 120"> people</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3477.htm" title="יָשָׁר amsa 3477"> upright</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Gn 1:27">af</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> but</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1992.htm" title="הֵם pi3mp 1992"> they</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1245.htm" title="בקשׁ vpp3cp 1245"> pursued</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7227.htm" title="רַב_1 ampa 7227"> many</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2810.htm" title="חִשָּׁבֹון ncmpa 2810"> schemes</a>.”</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="ftn">a. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>7:1</b> Pr 22:1; Ezk 36:21</span><br /><span class="ftn">b. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>7:1</b> Ec 4:2</span><br /><span class="ftn">c. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>7:2</b> Ps 90:12</span><br /><span class="ftn">d. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>7:3</b> Pr 14:13</span><br /><span class="ftn">e. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>7:5</b> Pr 13:1</span><br /><span class="ftn">f. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>7:6</b> Ps 58:9; 118:12</span><br /><span class="ftn">g. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>7:7</b> Ec 4:1</span><br /><span class="ftn">h. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>7:7</b> Dt 16:19; Pr 17:8</span><br /><span class="ftn">i. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>7:8</b> Pr 14:29</span><br /><span class="ftn">j. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>7:9</b> Pr 14:17; Jms 1:19</span><br /><span class="ftn">k. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>7:10</b> Jdg 6:13</span><br /><span class="ftn">l. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>7:12</b> Pr 3:18</span><br /><span class="ftn">m. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>7:13</b> Ec 3:11</span><br /><span class="ftn">n. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>7:13</b> Ec 1:15</span><br /><span class="ftn">o. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>7:14</b> Ec 3:22</span><br /><span class="ftn">p. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>7:14</b> Lm 3:38</span><br /><span class="ftn">q. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>7:15</b> Lit <i>days</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">r. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>7:15</b> Ec 6:12; 9:9</span><br /><span class="ftn">s. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>7:15</b> Ec 8:14</span><br /><span class="ftn">t. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>7:15</b> Ec 8:12-13</span><br /><span class="ftn">u. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>7:16</b> Ec 2:15; Rm 12:3</span><br /><span class="ftn">v. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>7:17</b> Jb 22:16; Ps 55:23; Pr 10:27</span><br /><span class="ftn">w. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>7:19</b> Ec 9:13-18</span><br /><span class="ftn">x. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>7:20</b> 1Kg 8:46; Rm 3:23</span><br /><span class="ftn">y. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>7:21</b> Lit <i>Don’t give your heart</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">z. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>7:21</b> Pr 30:10</span><br /><span class="ftn">aa. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>7:24</b> Rm 11:33</span><br /><span class="ftn">ab. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>7:25</b> Ec 1:15,17</span><br /><span class="ftn">ac. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>7:26</b> Pr 5:4</span><br /><span class="ftn">ad. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>7:26</b> Pr 6:25</span><br /><span class="ftn">ae. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>7:28</b> 1Kg 11:3</span><br /><span class="ftn">af. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>7:29</b> Gn 1:27</span><br /></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.bhpublishinggroup.com/">Holman Christian Standard Bible®,<br>Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers.<br>Used by permission.</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../ecclesiastes/6.htm" 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