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Therefore, no one can discover anything about their future. <a href="/nlt/ecclesiastes/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> Enjoy prosperity while you can, but when hard times strike, realize that both come from God. Remember that nothing is certain in this life. <a href="/esv/ecclesiastes/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider: God has made the one as well as the other, so that man may not find out anything that will be after him. <a href="/bsb/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him. <a href="/kjv/ecclesiastes/7.htm">King James Bible</a> In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him. <a href="/nkjv/ecclesiastes/7.htm">New King James Version</a> In the day of prosperity be joyful, But in the day of adversity consider: Surely God has appointed the one as well as the other, So that man can find out nothing that will come after him. <a href="/nasb_/ecclesiastes/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> On the day of prosperity be happy, But on the day of adversity consider: God has made the one as well as the other So that a person will not discover anything that will come after him. <a href="/nasb/ecclesiastes/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> In the day of prosperity be happy, But in the day of adversity consider— God has made the one as well as the other So that man will not discover anything that will be after him. <a href="/nasb77/ecclesiastes/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> In the day of prosperity be happy, But in the day of adversity consider— God has made the one as well as the other So that man may not discover anything that will be after him. <a href="/lsb/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> In the day when there is good be of good cheer, But in the day when there is evil see— God has made the one as well as the other So that man will not find out anything that will be after him. <a href="/amp/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> In the day of prosperity be joyful, But in the day of adversity consider that God has made the one as well as the other, So that man will not find out anything that will be after him. <a href="/csb/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider: God has made the one as well as the other, so that no one can discover anything that will come after him. <a href="/hcsb/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider: God has made the one as well as the other, so that man cannot discover anything that will come after him. <a href="/asv/ecclesiastes/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yea, God hath made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything that shall be after him. <a href="/cev/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> When times are good, you should be cheerful; when times are bad, think about what it means. God makes them both to keep us from knowing what will happen next. <a href="/erv/ecclesiastes/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider: God hath even made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out any thing that shall be after him. <a href="/gwt/ecclesiastes/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> When times are good, be happy. But when times are bad, consider this: God has made the one time as well as the other so that mortals cannot predict their future. <a href="/gnt/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> When things are going well for you, be glad, and when trouble comes, just remember: God sends both happiness and trouble; you never know what is going to happen next. <a href="/isv/ecclesiastes/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> When times are good, be joyful; when times are bad, consider this: God made the one as well as the other, so people won't seek anything outside of his best. <a href="/msb/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him. <a href="/net/ecclesiastes/7.htm">NET Bible</a> In times of prosperity be joyful, but in times of adversity consider this: God has made one as well as the other, so that no one can discover what the future holds. <a href="/nheb/ecclesiastes/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yes, God has made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything after him. <a href="/wbt/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him. <a href="/web/ecclesiastes/7.htm">World English Bible</a> In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yes, God has made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything after him. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> In a day of prosperity be in gladness, "" And in a day of calamity consider: God has also made this alongside of that, "" To the intent that man does not find anything after him. <a href="/ylt/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> In a day of prosperity be in gladness, And in a day of evil consider. Also this over-against that hath God made, To the intent that man doth not find anything after him. <a href="/slt/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> In the day of good, be in good; and in the day of evil, see thou: also God made this over against this, to the end that man shall not find anything after him.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> In the good day enjoy good things, and beware beforehand of the evil day: for God hath made both the one and the other, that man may not find against him any just complaint. <a href="/cpdv/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> <V 7:15>In good times, enjoy good things, but beware of an evil time. For just as God has establish the one, so also the other, in order that man may not find any just complaint against him. <a href="/nabre/ecclesiastes/7.htm">New American Bible</a> On a good day enjoy good things, and on an evil day consider: Both the one and the other God has made, so that no one may find the least fault with him. <a href="/nrsvce/ecclesiastes/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; God has made the one as well as the other, so that mortals may not find out anything that will come after them.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> In the day of prosperity be joyful, but look after yourself in the day of adversity. God also has made one thing opposite to another, to the end that man should know nothing after he is gone. <a href="/hpbt/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> In the day of goodness be in prosperity, and in the day of evil look after your soul; God also makes this one opposite that one, so that a son of man will not find anything to say after him<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ecclesiastes/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; God hath made even the one as well as the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him. <a href="/sep/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> In the day of prosperity live joyfully, and consider in the day of adversity: consider, I say, God also has caused the one to agree with the other for this reason, that man should find nothing after him. <a href="/parallel/ecclesiastes/7-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8-2fxj-VcEg?start=1262" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ecclesiastes/7.htm">The Value of Wisdom</a> …13Consider the work of God: Who can straighten what He has bent? 14<a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yō·wm (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">In the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·w·ḇāh (N-fs) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">of prosperity,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hĕ·yêh (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">be</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ḇə·ṭō·wḇ (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">joyful,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: ū·ḇə·yō·wm (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">but in the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā·‘āh (N-fs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">of adversity,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rə·’êh (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">consider this:</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">has made</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: zeh (Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">one of these</a> <a href="/hebrew/5980.htm" title="5980: lə·‘um·maṯ- (Prep-l) -- Close by, side by side with. From amam; conjunction, i.e. Society; mostly adverb or preposition, near, beside, along with.">along with</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: zeh (Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">the other,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">so that</a> <a href="/hebrew/1700.htm" title="1700: diḇ·raṯ (N-fsc) -- A cause, reason, manner. Feminine of dabar; a reason, suit or style."></a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: hā·’ā·ḏām (Art:: N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: šel·lō (Pro-r:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: yim·ṣā (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To attain to, find. ">discover</a> <a href="/hebrew/3972.htm" title="3972: mə·’ū·māh (N-ms) -- Anything. Apparently a form of m'uwm; properly, a speck or point, i.e. something; with negative, nothing.">anything</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">that will come after him.</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a> And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose. <a href="/james/1-2.htm">James 1:2-4</a> Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds, / because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. / Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. <a href="/philippians/4-11.htm">Philippians 4:11-13</a> I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances. / I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. In any and every situation I have learned the secret of being filled and being hungry, of having plenty and having need. / I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. <a href="/job/2-10.htm">Job 2:10</a> “You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said. <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-18.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:18</a> Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. <a href="/proverbs/16-9.htm">Proverbs 16:9</a> A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps. <a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">2 Corinthians 12:9-10</a> But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. / That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. <a href="/genesis/50-20.htm">Genesis 50:20</a> As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people. <a href="/psalms/31-15.htm">Psalm 31:15</a> My times are in Your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me. <a href="/isaiah/45-7.htm">Isaiah 45:7</a> I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things. <a href="/lamentations/3-37.htm">Lamentations 3:37-38</a> Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it? / Do not both adversity and good come from the mouth of the Most High? <a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm">Deuteronomy 8:2-3</a> Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments. / He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. <a href="/1_peter/1-6.htm">1 Peter 1:6-7</a> In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials / so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. <a href="/habakkuk/3-17.htm">Habakkuk 3:17-18</a> Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls, / yet I will exult in the LORD; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation! <a href="/matthew/6-34.htm">Matthew 6:34</a> Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also has set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.the day<a href="/ecclesiastes/3-4.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:4</a> A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;<a href="/deuteronomy/28-47.htm">Deuteronomy 28:47</a> Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;<a href="/psalms/30-11.htm">Psalm 30:11,12</a> Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; … but<a href="/deuteronomy/8-3.htm">Deuteronomy 8:3</a> And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.<a href="/1_kings/8-47.htm">1 Kings 8:47</a> Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;<a href="/1_kings/17-17.htm">1 Kings 17:17,18</a> And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him… set<a href="/ecclesiastes/12-8.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:8,13</a> Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity… <a href="/hosea/2-6.htm">Hosea 2:6,7</a> Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/25-19.htm">Adversity</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-14.htm">Bad</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-13.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-9.htm">Discover</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-8.htm">End</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-19.htm">Find</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-25.htm">Future</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-11.htm">Good</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-3.htm">Happy</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-17.htm">Joyful</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-6.htm">Prosperity</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/4-15.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/1-11.htm">Times</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-2.htm">Wealth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/8-22.htm">Adversity</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-3.htm">Bad</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-3.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-24.htm">Discover</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-15.htm">End</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-24.htm">Find</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-7.htm">Future</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-15.htm">Good</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-17.htm">Happy</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-15.htm">Joyful</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-27.htm">Prosperity</a> <a href="/songs/2-9.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-22.htm">Times</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-19.htm">Wealth</a><div class="vheading2">Ecclesiastes 7</div>1. <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-1.htm">remedies against vanity are, a good name</a> 2. <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-2.htm">mortification</a> 7. <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-7.htm">patience</a> 11. <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-11.htm">wisdom</a> 23. <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-23.htm">The difficulty of wisdom</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Biblically, prosperity is often seen as a blessing from God, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28:1-14</a>, where obedience leads to blessings. Joy in prosperity is a theme echoed in the Psalms, such as <a href="/psalms/126-3.htm">Psalm 126:3</a>, which speaks of the Lord doing great things for His people, resulting in joy. The cultural context of ancient Israel valued communal celebrations during harvests and festivals, reflecting gratitude for God's provision.but in the day of adversity, consider this: Adversity is a common theme throughout Scripture, often seen as a time for reflection and growth. <a href="/james/1-2.htm">James 1:2-4</a> speaks of trials producing perseverance and maturity. The phrase suggests a shift from joy to contemplation, urging believers to seek understanding and wisdom during difficult times. Historically, Israel faced numerous adversities, from captivity to exile, which were seen as opportunities for repentance and reliance on God.God has made one of these along with the other, This acknowledges God's sovereignty over both prosperity and adversity. Theologically, it reflects the belief that God is in control of all circumstances, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/45-7.htm">Isaiah 45:7</a>, where God declares He forms light and creates darkness. This duality is part of the divine plan, teaching reliance on God rather than on circumstances. The balance of prosperity and adversity is a recurring theme in the wisdom literature, emphasizing the unpredictability of life and the need for trust in God.so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him. This phrase highlights human limitations in understanding the future, a theme prevalent in Ecclesiastes. It echoes the sentiment in <a href="/james/4-14.htm">James 4:14</a>, which speaks of life as a mist, here today and gone tomorrow. The inability to predict the future underscores the need for faith and dependence on God. In a broader biblical context, it points to the mystery of God's plans, as seen in <a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Romans 11:33-34</a>, where God's judgments and ways are described as unsearchable and beyond tracing out.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a> - Traditionally considered the author of Ecclesiastes, Solomon was the son of King David and known for his wisdom. He reflects on the meaning of life and the human experience. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> - The nation to which Solomon belonged, often experiencing cycles of prosperity and adversity throughout its history. 3. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> - The Creator who is sovereign over all circumstances, both prosperity and adversity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/j/joy_in_prosperity.htm">Joy in Prosperity</a> Recognize and celebrate the blessings God provides. Prosperity is a gift from God, and we are called to be joyful and thankful during these times. <a href="/topical/r/reflection_in_adversity.htm">Reflection in Adversity</a> Use times of difficulty to reflect on God's purpose and sovereignty. Adversity can be a tool for growth and deeper reliance on God. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> Understand that God is in control of both good and bad times. This knowledge should lead to trust and peace, knowing that God has a purpose for everything. <a href="/topical/c/contentment_in_all_circumstances.htm">Contentment in All Circumstances</a> Develop a heart of contentment, learning to trust God regardless of life's circumstances. This aligns with the biblical call to be content in both abundance and need. <a href="/topical/t/the_uncertainty_of_the_future.htm">The Uncertainty of the Future</a> Accept that the future is unknown to us, but known to God. This should encourage us to live by faith, trusting in God's plan and timing.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ecclesiastes_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ecclesiastes 7</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_good_and_evil.htm">What defines the knowledge of good and evil?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_eccles._12_7_align_with_science.htm">In Ecclesiastes 12:7, how can the phrase 'the spirit returns to God' be reconciled with scientific understandings of consciousness and death?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_psalm_66_9_address_suffering.htm">How does Psalm 66:9 reconcile the belief that God preserves life with the reality of widespread human suffering?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_nahash_in_the_bible.htm">How can one persistently strive to achieve their goals?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) Ecclus. 14:14, 33. The first clause may be more closely rendered, "In the good day be of good cheer." As a consolation in time of adversity the thought <a href="/job/2-10.htm" title="But he said to her, You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.">Job 2:10</a> is offered. The last clause connects itself with the first, the idea being that of <a href="/ecclesiastes/3-22.htm" title="Why I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?">Ecclesiastes 3:22</a>; "take the present enjoyment which God gives, seeing that man cannot tell what shall be after him."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 14. - In the day of prosperity be joyful; literally, in the day of good be in good i.e. when things go well with you, be cheerful (<a href="/ecclesiastes/9-7.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:7</a>; <a href="/esther/8-17.htm">Esther 8:17</a>); accept the situation and enjoy it. The advice is the same as that which runs through the book, viz. to make the best of the present. So Ben-Sire says, "Defraud not thyself of the good day, and let not a share in a good desire pass thee by" (Ecclus. 14:14). Septuagint Ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἀγαθωσύνης ζῆθι ἐν αγαθῷ, "In a day of good live in (an atmosphere of) good;" Vulgate, in die bona fruere bonis, "In a good day enjoy your good things." But in the day of adversity consider; in the evil day look well. The writer could not conclude this clause so as to make it parallel with the other, or he would have had to say, "In the ill day take it ill," which would be far from his meaning; so he introduces a thought which may help to make one resigned to adversity. The reflection follows. Septuagint, Καὶ ἴδε ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κακίας ἴδε κ.τ.λ..; Vulgate, Et malam diem praecave, "Beware of the evil day." But, doubtless, the object of the verb is the following clause. God also hath set the one over against the other; or, God hath made the one corresponding to the other; i.e. he hath made the day of evil as well as the day of good. The light and shade in man's life are equally under God's ordering and permission. "What?" cries Job (<a href="/job/2-10.htm">Job 2:10</a>), "shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?" Corn. Lapide quotes a saying of Plutarch to this effect: the harp gives forth sounds acute and grave, and both combine to form the melody; so in man's life the mingling of prosperity and adversity yields a well-adjusted harmony. God strikes all the strings of our life's harp, and we ought, not only patiently, but cheerfully, to listen to the chords produced by this Divine Performer. To the end that man should find nothing after him. This clause gives Koheleth's view of God's object in the admixture of good and evil; but the reason has been variously interpreted, the explanation depending on the sense assigned to the term "after him" (אַתַרָיו). The Septuagint gives ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ, which is vague; the Vulgate, contra eum, meaning that man may have no occasion to complain against God. Cheyne ('Job and Solomon') considers that Koheleth here implies that death closes the scene, and that there is then nothing more to fear, rendering the clause, "On the ground that man is to experience nothing at all hereafter." They who believe that the writer held the doctrine of a future life cannot acquiesce in this view. The interpretation of Delitzsch is this - God lets man pass through the whole discipline of good and evil, that when lie dies there may be nothing which he has not experienced. Hitzig and Nowack explain the text to mean that, as God designs that man after his death shall have done with all things, he sends upon him evil as well as good, that he may not have to punish him hereafter - a doctrine opposed to the teaching of a future judgment. Wright deems the idea to be that man may be kept in ignorance of what shall happen to him beyond the grave, that the present life may afford no clue to the future. One does not see why this should be a comfort, nor how it is compatible with God's known counsel of making the condition of the future life dependent upon the conduct of this. Other explanations being more or less unsatisfactory, many modern commentators see in the passage an assertion that God intermingle8 good and evil in men's lives according to laws with which they are unacquainted, in order that they may not disquiet themselves by forecasting the future, whether in this life or after their death, but may be wholly dependent upon God, casting all their care upon him, knowing that he careth for them (<a href="/1_peter/5-7.htm">1 Peter 5:7</a>). We may safely adopt this explanation (comp. <a href="/ecclesiastes/3-22.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:22</a>; <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-12.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:12</a>). The paragraph then con-rains the same teaching as Horace's oft-quoted ode- "Prudens futuri temporis exitum," etc. (Carm.,' 3:29. 29.) Theognis', 1075 - Πρήγματος ἀπρήκτου χαλεπώτατόν ἐστι τελεντὴν Γνῶναι ὅπως μέλλει τοῦτο Θεὸς τελέσαι Ορφνη γὰρ τέταται πρὸ δὲ τοῦ μέλλοντος ἔσεσθαι Οὐ ξυνετὰ θνητοῖς πείρατ ἀμηχανίης, "The issue of an action incomplete, Tis hard to forecast how God may dispose it; For it is veiled in darkest night, and man In present hour can never comprehend His helpless efforts." Plumptre quotes the lines in Cleanthes's hymn to Zeus, vers. 18-21 ('Poet. Gnom.,' p. 24) - Ἀλλὰ σὺ καὶ τὰ περισσά κ.τ.λ. "Thou alone knowest how to change the odd To even, and to make the crooked straight; And things discordant find accent in thee. Thus in one whole thou blendest ill with good, So that one law works on for evermore." Ben-Sira has evidently borrowed the idea in Ecclus. 33: (36.) 13-15 from our passage; after speaking of man being like clay under the potter's hand, he proceeds, "Good is set over against evil, and life over against death; so is the godly against the sinner, and the sinner against the godly. So look upon all the works of the Mast High: there are two and two, one against the ether." <a href="/commentaries/ecclesiastes/7-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>In the day בְּי֤וֹם (bə·yō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day of prosperity טוֹבָה֙ (ṭō·w·ḇāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> Pleasant, agreeable, good be הֱיֵ֣ה (hĕ·yêh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be joyful, בְט֔וֹב (ḇə·ṭō·wḇ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> Pleasant, agreeable, good but in the day וּבְי֥וֹם (ū·ḇə·yō·wm) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day of adversity, רָעָ֖ה (rā·‘āh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil consider this: רְאֵ֑ה (rə·’êh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see God הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative has made עָשָׂ֣ה (‘ā·śāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make one [of these] זֶ֤ה (zeh) Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that along with לְעֻמַּת־ (lə·‘um·maṯ-) Preposition-l <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5980.htm">Strong's 5980: </a> Society, near, beside, along with the other, זֶה֙ (zeh) Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that so that עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against a man הָֽאָדָ֛ם (hā·’ā·ḏām) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> Ruddy, a human being cannot שֶׁלֹּ֨א (šel·lō) Pronoun - relative | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no discover יִמְצָ֧א (yim·ṣā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present anything מְאֽוּמָה׃ (mə·’ū·māh) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3972.htm">Strong's 3972: </a> A speck, point, nothing that will come after him. אַחֲרָ֖יו (’a·ḥă·rāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> The hind or following part <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ecclesiastes/7-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:14 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ecclesiastes/7-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:14 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ecclesiastes/7-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:14 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ecclesiastes/7-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:14 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ecclesiastes/7-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:14 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ecclesiastes/7-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:14 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ecclesiastes/7-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:14 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ecclesiastes/7-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:14 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ecclesiastes/7-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:14 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ecclesiastes/7-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:14 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-14.htm">OT Poetry: Ecclesiastes 7:14 In the day of prosperity be joyful (Ecclesiast. 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