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class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7#h=64:0-66:0"><span class="altsize">8-10</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li><li class="L2"><p>Advantage of wisdom <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7#h=66:0-67:0"><span class="altsize">11, 12</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li><li class="L2"><p>Good days and bad days <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7#h=67:0-69:0"><span class="altsize">13-15</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li><li class="L2"><p>Avoid going to extremes <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7#h=69:0-72:0"><span class="altsize">16-22</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li><li class="L2"><p>Observations by the congregator <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7#h=72:0-74:0"><span class="altsize">23-29</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-7-1" data-section-citation="021007001021007001"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 7:1</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-54"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p172" data-pid="172">Or “A good reputation.” Lit., “A name.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/129" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-130"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 10:7; 22:1; Isa 56:5; Lu 10:20</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-130" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-130" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p200" data-pid="200" class="se"></p> <p id="p201" data-pid="201" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/193/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> pp. 209,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/194/0"> 468</a></p> <p id="p202" data-pid="202" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/195/0"><em>Remain in God’s Love,</em> pp. 177-178</a></p> <div id="p203" data-pid="203"><p data-pid="203" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/196/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="203" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/196/0">4/15/2008, p. 25</a></p><p data-pid="203" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/197/0">8/15/2003, p. 3</a></p><p data-pid="203" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/198/0">11/15/1998, p. 32</a></p><p data-pid="203" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/199/0">4/15/1997, p. 27</a></p><p data-pid="203" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/200/0">2/15/1997, pp. 12-13</a></p> </div><p id="p204" data-pid="204" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/201/0"><em>Daniel’s Prophecy,</em> pp. 313-314</a></p> <p id="p205" data-pid="205" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p70" data-pid="70" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/68/0">it-2 209,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/68/2"> 468;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/68/4"> lvs 177-178;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/68/6"> w08 4/15 25;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/68/8"> w03 8/15 3;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/68/10"> dp 313-314;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/68/12"> w98 11/15 32;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/68/14"> w97 2/15 12;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/68/16"> w97 4/15 27;</a></p> <p id="p71" data-pid="71" class="sx"></p> <p id="p114" data-pid="114" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/112/0">w81 2/15 20-22,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/112/4"> 24,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/112/6"> 30;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/112/8"> g81 12/22 14-15;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/112/10"> w80 7/15 31;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/112/13"> w80 9/15 6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/112/15"> g80 12/22 24;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/112/17"> g79 12/8 4;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/112/19"> g78 8/8 4-5;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/112/21"> w77 378;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/112/23"> g75 12/22 28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/112/25"> ts 15-16;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/112/27"> w72 517;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/112/29"> w71 387;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/112/31"> w71 646;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/112/33"> ad 1033,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/112/34"> 1203;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/112/35"> w68 434;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/112/36"> w63 197;</a><span class="ni"> g63 3/8 7,</span><span class="ni"> 22;</span><span class="ni"> ns 7;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/112/40"> w59 503;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/112/41"> w58 495;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/112/42"> w57 471</a></p> <p id="p115" data-pid="115" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-7-2" data-section-citation="021007002021007002"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 7:2</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/130" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-131"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Isa 5:11, 12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-131" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-131" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p205" data-pid="205" class="se"></p> <p id="p206" data-pid="206" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/202/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 209</a></p> <div id="p207" data-pid="207"><p data-pid="207" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/203/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="207" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/203/0">3/22/2003, p. 21</a></p><p data-pid="207" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/204/0">9/8/1994, pp. 21-22</a></p> </div><div id="p208" data-pid="208"><p data-pid="208" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/205/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="208" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/205/0">6/1/2002, p. 4</a></p><p data-pid="208" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/206/0">10/15/1990, p. 31</a></p> </div><p id="p209" data-pid="209" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p71" data-pid="71" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/69/0">it-2 209;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/69/2"> g03 3/22 21;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/69/4"> w02 6/1 4;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/69/6"> g94 9/8 21-22;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/69/8"> w90 10/15 31;</a></p> <p id="p72" data-pid="72" class="sx"></p> <p id="p115" data-pid="115" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/113/0">w81 2/15 20-21;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/113/3"> w78 6/1 7;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/113/5"> w77 344,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/113/7"> 346;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/113/9"> w77 378;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/113/11"> g75 7/22 15;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/113/13"> ts 15-16;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/113/15"> g74 12/8 27-28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/113/17"> ad 1033;</a><span class="ni"> g66 7/22 6;</span><span class="ni"> g62 1/22 13;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/113/20"> w58 495;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/113/21"> w57 471</a></p> <p id="p116" data-pid="116" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-7-3" data-section-citation="021007003021007003"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 7:3</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/131" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-132"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 119:71; Lu 6:21</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-132" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-132" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/132" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-133"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Co 7:10; Heb 12:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-133" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-133" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p209" data-pid="209" class="se"></p> <p id="p210" data-pid="210" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/207/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 209</a></p> <p id="p211" data-pid="211" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p72" data-pid="72" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/70/0">it-2 209;</a></p> <p id="p73" data-pid="73" class="sx"></p> <p id="p116" data-pid="116" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/114/0">w81 2/15 21;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/114/2"> w77 378-379;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/114/4"> g75 7/22 15;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/114/6"> g74 12/8 27-28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/114/9"> g72 1/8 4;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/114/11"> ad 1033;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/114/12"> w61 420;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/114/13"> w57 472</a></p> <p id="p117" data-pid="117" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-7-4" data-section-citation="021007004021007004"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 7:4</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-55"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p173" data-pid="173">Or “amusement.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/133" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-134"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 25:36; Pr 21:17</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-134" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-134" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p211" data-pid="211" class="se"></p> <p id="p212" data-pid="212" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/208/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> pp. 209,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/209/0"> 447</a></p> <div id="p213" data-pid="213"><p data-pid="213" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/210/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="213" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/210/0">4/15/2008, p. 22</a></p> </div><p id="p214" data-pid="214" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p73" data-pid="73" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/71/0">it-2 209,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/71/2"> 447;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/71/4"> w08 4/15 22;</a></p> <p id="p74" data-pid="74" class="sx"></p> <p id="p117" data-pid="117" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/115/0">w81 2/15 21-22;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/115/2"> w77 379;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/115/5"> ts 15-16;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/115/7"> ad 1033,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/115/8"> 1188;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/115/9"> w58 495;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/115/10"> w57 472</a></p> <p id="p118" data-pid="118" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-7-5" data-section-citation="021007005021007005"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 7:5</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/134" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-135"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 141:5; Pr 15:31</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-135" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-135" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p214" data-pid="214" class="se"></p> <p id="p215" data-pid="215" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/211/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 209</a></p> <p id="p216" data-pid="216" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p74" data-pid="74" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/72/0">it-2 209;</a></p> <p id="p75" data-pid="75" class="sx"></p> <p id="p118" data-pid="118" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/116/0">w81 2/15 22;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/116/2"> w77 379;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/116/5"> yy 132;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/116/7"> w74 304;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/116/9"> ad 1033;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/116/10"> w63 151;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/116/11"> w57 472</a></p> <p id="p119" data-pid="119" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-7-6" data-section-citation="021007006021007006"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 7:6</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/135" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-136"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 2:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-136" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-136" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p216" data-pid="216" class="se"></p> <p id="p217" data-pid="217" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/212/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 209</a></p> <div id="p218" data-pid="218"><p data-pid="218" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/213/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="218" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/213/0">11/1/2006, p. 15</a></p><p data-pid="218" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/214/0">3/15/1996, p. 4</a></p> </div><p id="p219" data-pid="219" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p75" data-pid="75" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/73/0">it-2 209;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/73/2"> w06 11/1 15;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/73/4"> w96 3/15 4;</a></p> <p id="p76" data-pid="76" class="sx"></p> <p id="p119" data-pid="119" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/117/0">w81 2/15 22;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/117/2"> g80 9/8 28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/117/4"> w77 379;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/117/7"> g72 1/8 4;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/117/9"> ad 1033;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/117/10"> w57 472</a></p> <p id="p120" data-pid="120" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-7-7" data-section-citation="021007007021007007"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 7:7</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/136" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-137"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 23:8; De 16:19; 1Sa 8:1-3; Pr 17:23</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-137" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-137" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p219" data-pid="219" class="se"></p> <p id="p220" data-pid="220" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/215/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 291</a></p> <div id="p221" data-pid="221"><p data-pid="221" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/216/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="221" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/216/0">9/1/2010, p. 4</a></p><p data-pid="221" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/217/0">7/1/1992, p. 4</a></p> </div><p id="p222" data-pid="222" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p76" data-pid="76" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/74/0">it-2 291;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/74/2"> w10 9/1 4;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/74/4"> w92 7/1 4;</a></p> <p id="p77" data-pid="77" class="sx"></p> <p id="p120" data-pid="120" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/118/0">g84 11/8 4;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/118/2"> w79 6/15 13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/118/4"> w77 415;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/118/6"> w74 617;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/118/8"> w57 580</a></p> <p id="p121" data-pid="121" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-7-8" data-section-citation="021007008021007008"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 7:8</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/137" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-138"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 13:10; Jas 5:10; 1Pe 5:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-138" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-138" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p222" data-pid="222" class="se"></p> <div id="p223" data-pid="223"><p data-pid="223" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/218/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="223" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/218/0">9/1/2000, p. 4</a></p><p data-pid="223" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/219/0">6/15/1995, pp. 10-11</a></p> </div><p id="p224" data-pid="224" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p77" data-pid="77" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/75/0">w00 9/1 4;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/75/2"> w95 6/15 10-11;</a></p> <p id="p78" data-pid="78" class="sx"></p> <p id="p121" data-pid="121" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/119/0">w80 3/1 3;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/119/2"> w79 3/1 3-4;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/119/4"> bw 15-16;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/119/6"> w78 12/15 6-7;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/119/8"> w77 86;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/119/10"> w77 415-416;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/119/13"> yy 143;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/119/15"> w74 8-9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/119/17"> w73 370;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/119/19"> g73 3/8 3;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/119/21"> w72 68;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/119/23"> w61 203;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/119/24"> w58 643;</a><span class="ni"> w44 245</span></p> <p id="p122" data-pid="122" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-7-9" data-section-citation="021007009021007009"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 7:9</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-56"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p174" data-pid="174">Lit., “hurry in your spirit.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-57"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p175" data-pid="175">Or possibly, “is the mark of a fool.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/138" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-139"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 16:32; Jas 1:19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-139" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-139" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/139" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-140"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 4:5; Es 5:9; Pr 14:17, 29; 29:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-140" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-140" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p224" data-pid="224" class="se"></p> <p id="p225" data-pid="225" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/220/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 263</a></p> <div id="p226" data-pid="226"><p data-pid="226" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/221/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="226" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/221/0">8/1/2005, pp. 13-15</a></p><p data-pid="226" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/222/0">2/1/1991, p. 24</a></p> </div><p id="p227" data-pid="227" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/223/0"><em>Book for All,</em> pp. 25-26</a></p> <p id="p228" data-pid="228" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p78" data-pid="78" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/76/0">it-2 263;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/76/2"> w05 8/1 13-15;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/76/4"> ba 25-26;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/76/7"> w91 2/1 24;</a></p> <p id="p79" data-pid="79" class="sx"></p> <p id="p122" data-pid="122" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/120/0">w80 4/1 14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/120/2"> w79 3/1 3-4;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/120/4"> w77 86;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/120/6"> w77 415-416;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/120/9"> w74 104;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/120/11"> w73 370;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/120/13"> w72 68;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/120/15"> w65 306;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/120/16"> w61 203;</a><span class="ni"> g61 1/8 19;</span><span class="ni"> g61 12/22 12;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/120/19"> w60 148;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/120/20"> w57 154;</a><span class="ni"> w47 15;</span><span class="ni"> w44 245</span></p> <p id="p123" data-pid="123" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-7-10" data-section-citation="021007010021007010"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 7:10</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/140" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-141"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Lu 9:62</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-141" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-141" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p228" data-pid="228" class="se"></p> <div id="p229" data-pid="229"><p data-pid="229" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/224/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Study)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="229" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/224/0">11/2020, p. 25</a></p> </div><div id="p230" data-pid="230"><p data-pid="230" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/225/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="230" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/225/0">3/15/2012, pp. 26-27</a></p><p data-pid="230" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/226/0">12/1/2002, p. 32</a></p> </div><div id="p231" data-pid="231"><p data-pid="231" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/227/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="231" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/227/0">12/22/1996, p. 15</a></p> </div><p id="p232" data-pid="232" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p79" data-pid="79" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/77/0">mrt article 39;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/77/2"> w20.11 25;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/77/4"> w12 3/15 26-27;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/77/6"> w02 12/1 32;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/77/8"> g96 12/22 15;</a></p> <p id="p80" data-pid="80" class="sx"></p> <p id="p123" data-pid="123" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/121/0">g79 8/22 9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/121/2"> w77 416;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/121/4"> w77 675-677,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/121/7"> 679;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/121/9"> w73 643</a></p> <p id="p124" data-pid="124" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-7-11" data-section-citation="021007011021007011"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 7:11</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-58"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p176" data-pid="176">That is, those alive.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p232" data-pid="232" class="se"></p> <div id="p233" data-pid="233"><p data-pid="233" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/228/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="233" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/228/0">9/1/2004, p. 28</a></p> </div><p id="p234" data-pid="234" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p80" data-pid="80" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/78/0">w04 9/1 28;</a></p> <p id="p81" data-pid="81" class="sx"></p> <p id="p124" data-pid="124" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/122/0">w77 446-447</a></p> <p id="p125" data-pid="125" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-7-12" data-section-citation="021007012021007012"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 7:12</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/141" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-142"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 4:5, 6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-142" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-142" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/142" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-143"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 10:15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-143" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-143" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/143" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-144"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 3:13, 18; 8:35; 9:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-144" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-144" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p234" data-pid="234" class="se"></p> <p id="p235" data-pid="235" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/229/0"><em>Bible Questions Answered,</em> article 166</a></p> <p id="p236" data-pid="236" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/230/0"><em>Enjoy Life Forever!,</em> lesson 37</a></p> <div id="p237" data-pid="237"><p data-pid="237" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/231/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="237" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/231/0">6/2007, pp. 20-21</a></p><p data-pid="237" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/232/0">9/22/1997, p. 12</a></p> </div><div id="p238" data-pid="238"><p data-pid="238" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/233/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="238" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/233/0">9/1/2004, p. 28</a></p><p data-pid="238" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/234/0">8/1/2003, p. 5</a></p><p data-pid="238" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/235/0">5/15/1998, p. 6</a></p><p data-pid="238" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/236/0">2/15/1993, pp. 8-9</a></p><p data-pid="238" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/237/0">9/15/1987, p. 25</a></p> </div><p id="p239" data-pid="239" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/238/0"><em>God’s Word,</em> p. 164</a></p> <p id="p240" data-pid="240" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p81" data-pid="81" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/79/0">wp24.1 12;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/79/2"> ijwbq article 166;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/79/4"> mrt article 39;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/79/6"> lff lesson 37;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/79/8"> g 6/07 20-21;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/79/11"> w04 9/1 28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/79/13"> w03 8/1 5;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/79/15"> w98 5/15 6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/79/17"> g97 9/22 12;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/79/19"> w93 2/15 8-9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/79/21"> gm 164;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/79/23"> w87 9/15 25;</a></p> <p id="p82" data-pid="82" class="sx"></p> <p id="p125" data-pid="125" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/123/0">w84 5/15 9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/123/2"> w84 7/1 4,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/123/4"> 25;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/123/6"> g81 7/22 18-19;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/123/8"> hp 55-56;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/123/10"> g80 8/22 22;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/123/12"> w79 9/15 5;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/123/14"> g78 10/8 15-16;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/123/16"> w77 446-447;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/123/18"> w76 4;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/123/20"> g76 3/8 13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/123/23"> w74 419;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/123/25"> g74 9/22 10;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/123/27"> w72 419;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/123/29"> g72 9/8 27;</a><span class="ni"> g67 1/8 12;</span><span class="ni"> g65 10/8 6;</span><span class="ni"> g63 3/8 5;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/123/34"> w61 179;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/123/35"> w55 147;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/123/36"> w51 163</a></p> <p id="p126" data-pid="126" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-7-13" data-section-citation="021007013021007013"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 7:13</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/144" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-145"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Job 9:12; Isa 14:27</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-145" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-145" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p240" data-pid="240" class="se"></p> <div id="p241" data-pid="241"><p data-pid="241" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/239/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="241" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/239/0">5/1/1999, p. 29</a></p> </div><p id="p242" data-pid="242" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p82" data-pid="82" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/80/0">w99 5/1 29;</a></p> <p id="p83" data-pid="83" class="sx"></p> <p id="p126" data-pid="126" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/124/0">w77 447</a></p> <p id="p127" data-pid="127" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-7-14" data-section-citation="021007014021007014"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 7:14</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-59"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p177" data-pid="177">Or “calamity.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-60"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p178" data-pid="178">Or “discover.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/145" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-146"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jas 5:13</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-146" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-146" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/146" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-147"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Job 2:10; Isa 45:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-147" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-147" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/147" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-148"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 27:1; Ec 9:11; Jas 4:13, 14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-148" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-148" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p242" data-pid="242" class="se"></p> <div id="p243" data-pid="243"><p data-pid="243" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/240/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="243" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/240/0">5/1/1999, p. 29</a></p> </div><p id="p244" data-pid="244" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p83" data-pid="83" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/81/0">w99 5/1 29;</a></p> <p id="p84" data-pid="84" class="sx"></p> <p id="p127" data-pid="127" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/125/0">w77 447</a></p> <p id="p128" data-pid="128" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-7-15" data-section-citation="021007015021007015"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 7:15</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/148" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-149"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 39:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-149" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-149" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/149" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-150"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 4:8; 1Sa 22:18</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-150" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-150" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/150" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-151"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Job 21:7; Ps 73:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-151" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-151" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p128" data-pid="128" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/126/0">w77 447-448;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/126/2"> w53 62</a></p> <p id="p129" data-pid="129" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-7-16" data-section-citation="021007016021007016"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 7:16</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/151" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-152"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Isa 65:5; Mt 6:1; Ro 10:3; 14:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-152" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-152" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/152" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-153"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 3:7; Ro 12:3</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-153" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-153" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/153" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-154"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 16:18</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-154" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-154" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p244" data-pid="244" class="se"></p> <p id="p245" data-pid="245" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/241/0"><em>Enjoy Life Forever!,</em> lesson 35</a></p> <p id="p246" data-pid="246" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/242/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 1192</a></p> <div id="p247" data-pid="247"><p data-pid="247" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/243/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="247" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/243/0">10/15/2010, p. 9</a></p><p data-pid="247" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/244/0">8/1/1998, p. 11</a></p><p data-pid="247" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/245/0">10/15/1995, p. 31</a></p> </div><p id="p248" data-pid="248" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/246/0"><em>Young People Ask,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 228</a></p> <div id="p249" data-pid="249"><p data-pid="249" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/247/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="249" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/247/0">2/8/1994, pp. 8-9</a></p><p data-pid="249" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/248/0">8/22/1988, p. 12</a></p> </div><p id="p250" data-pid="250" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p84" data-pid="84" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/82/0">lff lessons 35,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/82/2"> 51;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/82/4"> it-2 1192;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/82/6"> w10 10/15 9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/82/8"> yp2 228;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/82/10"> w98 8/1 11;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/82/12"> w95 10/15 31;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/82/14"> g94 2/8 8-9;</a><span class="ni"> om 37;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/82/18"> g88 8/22 12;</a></p> <p id="p85" data-pid="85" class="sx"></p> <p id="p129" data-pid="129" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/127/0">w82 6/1 14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/127/2"> w80 3/15 3;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/127/4"> w77 469-470;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/127/7"> w77 522;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/127/9"> w77 620;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/127/11"> lp 188-189;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/127/13"> w76 563;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/127/15"> w75 707;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/127/17"> w74 575;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/127/19"> w63 273;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/127/20"> w56 344;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/127/21"> w54 419;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/127/22"> w53 62</a></p> <p id="p130" data-pid="130" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-7-17" data-section-citation="021007017021007017"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 7:17</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/154" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-155"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 14:1; Pr 14:9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-155" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-155" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/155" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-156"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 55:23; Pr 10:27</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-156" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-156" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p250" data-pid="250" class="se"></p> <div id="p251" data-pid="251"><p data-pid="251" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/249/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="251" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/249/0">10/15/1991, pp. 5-6</a></p> </div><p id="p252" data-pid="252" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p85" data-pid="85" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/83/0">w91 10/15 5-6;</a></p> <p id="p86" data-pid="86" class="sx"></p> <p id="p130" data-pid="130" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/128/0">w77 469-470;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/128/3"> w63 273;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/128/4"> w56 344;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/128/5"> w53 62</a></p> <p id="p131" data-pid="131" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-7-18" data-section-citation="021007018021007018"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 7:18</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/156" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-157"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Php 4:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-157" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-157" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p131" data-pid="131" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/129/0">w77 469-470;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/129/3"> w54 419;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/129/4"> w53 62</a></p> <p id="p132" data-pid="132" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-7-19" data-section-citation="021007019021007019"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 7:19</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/157" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-158"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 21:22; 24:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-158" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-158" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p252" data-pid="252" class="se"></p> <div id="p253" data-pid="253"><p data-pid="253" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/250/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="253" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/250/0">11/1/2006, p. 15</a></p> </div><p id="p254" data-pid="254" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p86" data-pid="86" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/84/0">w06 11/1 15;</a></p> <p id="p87" data-pid="87" class="sx"></p> <p id="p132" data-pid="132" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/130/0">w77 447</a></p> <p id="p133" data-pid="133" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-7-20" data-section-citation="021007020021007020"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 7:20</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/158" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-159"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ch 6:36; Ps 51:5; Ro 3:23; 1Jo 1:8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-159" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-159" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p133" data-pid="133" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/131/0">g77 11/8 4</a></p> <p id="p134" data-pid="134" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-7-21" data-section-citation="021007021021007021"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 7:21</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-61"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p179" data-pid="179">Lit., “cursing.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/159" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-160"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 24:9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-160" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-160" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p254" data-pid="254" class="se"></p> <p id="p255" data-pid="255" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/251/0"><em>Enjoy Life Forever!,</em> lesson 51</a></p> <div id="p256" data-pid="256"><p data-pid="256" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/252/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="256" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/252/0">10/22/2001, p. 14</a></p><p data-pid="256" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/253/0">7/22/1989, p. 19</a></p> </div><p id="p257" data-pid="257" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p87" data-pid="87" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/85/0">lff lesson 51;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/85/2"> g01 10/22 14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/85/4"> g89 7/22 19;</a></p> <p id="p88" data-pid="88" class="sx"></p> <p id="p134" data-pid="134" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/132/0">g84 2/22 22-23;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/132/2"> w77 495;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/132/6"> w76 37-38</a></p> <p id="p135" data-pid="135" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-7-22" data-section-citation="021007022021007022"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 7:22</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/160" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-161"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jas 3:2, 8, 9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-161" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-161" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p257" data-pid="257" class="se"></p> <p id="p258" data-pid="258" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/254/0"><em>Enjoy Life Forever!,</em> lesson 51</a></p> <div id="p259" data-pid="259"><p data-pid="259" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/255/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="259" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/255/0">10/22/2001, p. 14</a></p><p data-pid="259" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/256/0">7/22/1989, p. 19</a></p> </div><p id="p260" data-pid="260" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p88" data-pid="88" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/86/0">lff lesson 51;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/86/2"> g01 10/22 14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/86/4"> g89 7/22 19;</a></p> <p id="p89" data-pid="89" class="sx"></p> <p id="p135" data-pid="135" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/133/0">w77 495;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/133/3"> w76 37</a></p> <p id="p136" data-pid="136" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-7-23" data-section-citation="021007023021007023"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 7:23</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p136" data-pid="136" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/134/0">w77 495</a></p> <p id="p137" data-pid="137" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-7-24" data-section-citation="021007024021007024"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 7:24</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/161" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-162"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 36:6; 139:6; Isa 55:9; Ro 11:33</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-162" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-162" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p137" data-pid="137" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/135/0">w77 495</a></p> <p id="p138" data-pid="138" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-7-25" data-section-citation="021007025021007025"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 7:25</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/162" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-163"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 1:17; 2:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-163" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-163" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p138" data-pid="138" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/136/0">w77 495</a></p> <p id="p139" data-pid="139" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-7-26" data-section-citation="021007026021007026"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 7:26</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/163" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-164"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 39:7-9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-164" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-164" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/164" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-165"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 5:3, 14; 7:22, 23; 22:14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-165" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-165" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p139" data-pid="139" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/137/0">w77 495-496</a></p> <p id="p140" data-pid="140" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-7-27" data-section-citation="021007027021007027"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 7:27</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/165" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-166"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 1:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-166" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-166" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p140" data-pid="140" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/138/0">w77 496;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/138/2"> w57 723;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/138/3"> w53 63</a></p> <p id="p141" data-pid="141" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-7-28" data-section-citation="021007028021007028"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 7:28</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-62"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p180" data-pid="180">Or “my soul.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-63"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p181" data-pid="181">Or “upright man.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p260" data-pid="260" class="se"></p> <div id="p261" data-pid="261"><p data-pid="261" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/257/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="261" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/257/0">1/15/2015, pp. 28-29</a></p><p data-pid="261" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/258/0">1/15/2007, p. 31</a></p><p data-pid="261" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/259/0">9/15/1987, p. 25</a></p> </div><p id="p262" data-pid="262" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p89" data-pid="89" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/87/0">w15 1/15 28-29;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/87/2"> w07 1/15 31;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/87/4"> w87 9/15 25;</a></p> <p id="p90" data-pid="90" class="sx"></p> <p id="p141" data-pid="141" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/139/0">w79 11/15 9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/139/2"> w77 496;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/139/4"> w57 723;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/139/5"> w53 63</a></p> <p id="p142" data-pid="142" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-7-29" data-section-citation="021007029021007029"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 7:29</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/166" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-167"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 1:26, 31</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-167" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-167" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/167" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-168"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 3:6; 6:12; De 32:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-168" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-168" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p262" data-pid="262" class="se"></p> <div id="p263" data-pid="263"><p data-pid="263" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/260/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="263" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/260/0">5/1/1999, pp. 28-29</a></p> </div><p id="p264" data-pid="264" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p90" data-pid="90" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/88/0">w99 5/1 28-29;</a></p> <p id="p91" data-pid="91" class="sx"></p> <p id="p142" data-pid="142" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/140/0">g80 4/8 6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/140/2"> w77 122;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/140/4"> w77 496;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/140/6"> w74 615;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/140/8"> hu 10;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/140/10"> g74 10/8 13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/140/12"> w72 230;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/140/14"> w64 390;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/140/15"> w62 57;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/140/16"> w57 692;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/140/17"> w53 63;</a><span class="ni"> nh 71;</span><span class="ni"> g46 1/2 18</span></p> <p id="p143" data-pid="143" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div> </div> <div id="studyParallel" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section"> <h3 class="title">Parallel Translations</h3> <div class="helpText">Click a verse number to display parallel Bible verses.</div> <div class="parallel"> <div class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div> <div class="extract"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="studyMarginals" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section marginalsGeneral"><h3 class="title"><span class="sectionIcon"></span><span class="scalableui">General</span></h3><div class="content categorizedMarginal"><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/129/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-130-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:1</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 10:7; 22:1; Isa 56:5; Lu 10:20</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-130-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-130-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/130/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-131-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:2</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Isa 5:11, 12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-131-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-131-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/131/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-132-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:3</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 119:71; Lu 6:21</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-132-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-132-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/132/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-133-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:3</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Co 7:10; Heb 12:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-133-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-133-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/133/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-134-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:4</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 25:36; Pr 21:17</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-134-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-134-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/134/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-135-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:5</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 141:5; Pr 15:31</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-135-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-135-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/135/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-136-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:6</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 2:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-136-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-136-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/136/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-137-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:7</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 23:8; De 16:19; 1Sa 8:1-3; Pr 17:23</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-137-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-137-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/137/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-138-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:8</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 13:10; Jas 5:10; 1Pe 5:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-138-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-138-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/138/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-139-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:9</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 16:32; Jas 1:19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-139-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-139-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/139/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-140-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:9</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 4:5; Es 5:9; Pr 14:17, 29; 29:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-140-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-140-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/140/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-141-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:10</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Lu 9:62</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-141-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-141-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/141/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-142-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:12</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 4:5, 6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-142-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-142-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/142/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-143-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:12</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 10:15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-143-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-143-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/143/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-144-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:12</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 3:13, 18; 8:35; 9:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-144-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-144-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/144/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-145-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:13</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Job 9:12; Isa 14:27</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-145-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-145-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/145/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-146-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:14</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jas 5:13</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-146-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-146-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/146/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-147-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:14</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Job 2:10; Isa 45:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-147-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-147-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/147/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-148-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:14</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 27:1; Ec 9:11; Jas 4:13, 14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-148-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-148-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/148/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-149-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:15</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 39:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-149-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-149-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/149/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-150-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:15</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 4:8; 1Sa 22:18</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-150-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-150-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/150/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-151-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:15</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Job 21:7; Ps 73:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-151-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-151-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/151/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-152-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:16</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Isa 65:5; Mt 6:1; Ro 10:3; 14:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-152-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-152-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/152/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-153-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:16</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 3:7; Ro 12:3</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-153-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-153-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/153/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-154-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:16</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 16:18</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-154-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-154-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/154/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-155-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:17</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 14:1; Pr 14:9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-155-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-155-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/155/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-156-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:17</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 55:23; Pr 10:27</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-156-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-156-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/156/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-157-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:18</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Php 4:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-157-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-157-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/157/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-158-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:19</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 21:22; 24:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-158-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-158-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/158/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-159-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:20</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ch 6:36; Ps 51:5; Ro 3:23; 1Jo 1:8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-159-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-159-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/159/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-160-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:21</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 24:9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-160-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-160-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/160/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-161-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:22</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jas 3:2, 8, 9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-161-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-161-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/161/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-162-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:24</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 36:6; 139:6; Isa 55:9; Ro 11:33</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-162-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-162-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/162/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-163-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:25</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 1:17; 2:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-163-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-163-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/163/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-164-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:26</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 39:7-9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-164-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-164-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/164/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-165-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:26</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 5:3, 14; 7:22, 23; 22:14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-165-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-165-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/165/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-166-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:27</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 1:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-166-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-166-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/166/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-167-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:29</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 1:26, 31</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-167-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-167-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/7/167/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-168-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 7:29</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 3:6; 6:12; De 32:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-168-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div 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class="content"> <div class="articlePositioner" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr"> <div id="banner" class="documentBanner showRuby ml-E ms-ROMAN dir-ltr" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr"> </div> <article id="article" class="article bible html5 pub-nwtsty jwac showRuby ml-E ms-ROMAN dir-ltr includeSecondaryNav" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr" role="article"> <div class="scalableui"> <header> <h1>Ecclesiastes</h1> </header> <p id="p62" data-pid="62" class="sb"><span id="v21-7-1-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17546" class="cl vx vp"><strong>7</strong> </a>A good name<a id="footnotesource54" data-fnid="54" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/53">*</a> is better than good oil,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/129" data-bid="130-1" class="b">+</a> and the day of death is better than the day of birth. </span><span id="v21-7-2-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17547" class="vl vx vp">2 </a>Better to go to the house of mourning than to the house of feasting,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/130" data-bid="131-1" class="b">+</a> for that is the end of every man, and the living should take it to heart. </span><span id="v21-7-3-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17548" class="vl vx vp">3 </a>Better is distress than laughter,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/131" data-bid="132-1" class="b">+</a> for the sadness of the face makes the heart better.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/132" data-bid="133-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v21-7-4-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17549" class="vl vx vp">4 </a>The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of the stupid is in the house of rejoicing.<a id="footnotesource55" data-fnid="55" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/54">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/133" data-bid="134-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p63" data-pid="63" class="sb"><span id="v21-7-5-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17550" class="vl vx vp">5 </a>Better to listen to a wise man’s rebuke<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/134" data-bid="135-1" class="b">+</a> than to listen to the song of fools. </span><span id="v21-7-6-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17551" class="vl vx vp">6 </a>For as the crackling of thorns burning under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool;<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/135" data-bid="136-1" class="b">+</a> and this too is futility. </span><span id="v21-7-7-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17552" class="vl vx vp">7 </a>But oppression can drive the wise one into madness, and a bribe corrupts the heart.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/136" data-bid="137-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p64" data-pid="64" class="sb"><span id="v21-7-8-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17553" class="vl vx vp">8 </a>Better is the end of a matter than its beginning. Better to be patient than to be haughty in spirit.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/137" data-bid="138-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v21-7-9-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17554" class="vl vx vp">9 </a>Do not be quick<a id="footnotesource56" data-fnid="56" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/55">*</a> to take offense,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/138" data-bid="139-1" class="b">+</a> for the taking of offense lodges in the bosom of fools.<a id="footnotesource57" data-fnid="57" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/56">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/139" data-bid="140-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p65" data-pid="65" class="sb"><span id="v21-7-10-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17555" class="vl vx vp">10 </a>Do not say, “Why were the former days better than these?” for it is not out of wisdom that you ask this.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/140" data-bid="141-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p66" data-pid="66" class="sb"><span id="v21-7-11-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17556" class="vl vx vp">11 </a>Wisdom together with an inheritance is a good thing and an advantage to those who see the light of day.<a id="footnotesource58" data-fnid="58" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/57">*</a> </span><span id="v21-7-12-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17557" class="vl vx vp">12 </a>For wisdom is a protection<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/141" data-bid="142-1" class="b">+</a> just as money is a protection,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/142" data-bid="143-1" class="b">+</a> but the advantage of knowledge is this: Wisdom preserves the life of its owner.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/143" data-bid="144-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p67" data-pid="67" class="sb"><span id="v21-7-13-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17558" class="vl vx vp">13 </a>Consider the work of the true God, for who can straighten out what he has made crooked?<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/144" data-bid="145-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v21-7-14-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17559" class="vl vx vp">14 </a>On a good day, reflect this goodness,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/145" data-bid="146-1" class="b">+</a> but on the day of adversity,<a id="footnotesource59" data-fnid="59" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/58">*</a> consider that God made the one as well as the other,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/146" data-bid="147-1" class="b">+</a> so that men cannot be certain of<a id="footnotesource60" data-fnid="60" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/59">*</a> anything that will happen to them in the future.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/147" data-bid="148-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p68" data-pid="68" class="sb"><span id="v21-7-15-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17560" class="vl vx vp">15 </a>During my futile life<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/148" data-bid="149-1" class="b">+</a> I have seen everything—from the righteous one who perishes in his righteousness<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/149" data-bid="150-1" class="b">+</a> to the wicked one who lives long despite his badness.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/150" data-bid="151-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p69" data-pid="69" class="sb"><span id="v21-7-16-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17561" class="vl vx vp">16 </a>Do not be overly righteous,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/151" data-bid="152-1" class="b">+</a> nor show yourself excessively wise.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/152" data-bid="153-1" class="b">+</a> Why should you bring ruin to yourself?<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/153" data-bid="154-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v21-7-17-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17562" class="vl vx vp">17 </a>Do not be excessively wicked, nor be foolish.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/154" data-bid="155-1" class="b">+</a> Why should you die before your time?<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/155" data-bid="156-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v21-7-18-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17563" class="vl vx vp">18 </a>It is best to grasp one warning without letting go of the other;<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/156" data-bid="157-1" class="b">+</a> for the one who fears God will heed them both.</span></p> <p id="p70" data-pid="70" class="sb"><span id="v21-7-19-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17564" class="vl vx vp">19 </a>Wisdom makes a wise man more powerful than ten strong men in a city.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/157" data-bid="158-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v21-7-20-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17565" class="vl vx vp">20 </a>For there is no righteous man on earth who always does good and never sins.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/158" data-bid="159-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p71" data-pid="71" class="sb"><span id="v21-7-21-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17566" class="vl vx vp">21 </a>Also, do not take to heart every word that people say;<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/159" data-bid="160-1" class="b">+</a> otherwise, you may hear your servant calling down evil on<a id="footnotesource61" data-fnid="61" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/60">*</a> you; </span><span id="v21-7-22-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17567" class="vl vx vp">22 </a>for you well know in your heart that many times you yourself have called down evil on others.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/160" data-bid="161-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p72" data-pid="72" class="sb"><span id="v21-7-23-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17568" class="vl vx vp">23 </a>All of this I tested with wisdom, and I said: “I will become wise.” But it was beyond me. </span><span id="v21-7-24-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17569" class="vl vx vp">24 </a>What has come to be is out of reach and exceedingly deep. Who can understand it?<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/161" data-bid="162-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v21-7-25-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17570" class="vl vx vp">25 </a>I directed my heart to know and to explore and to search for wisdom and the reason behind things, and to understand the wickedness of stupidity and the folly of madness.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/162" data-bid="163-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v21-7-26-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17571" class="vl vx vp">26 </a>Then I discovered this: More bitter than death is the woman who is like a hunter’s net, whose heart is like dragnets, and whose hands are like prison chains. The one who pleases the true God will escape her,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/163" data-bid="164-1" class="b">+</a> but the sinner is captured by her.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/164" data-bid="165-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p73" data-pid="73" class="sb"><span id="v21-7-27-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17572" class="vl vx vp">27 </a>“See, this is what I found,” says the congregator.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/165" data-bid="166-1" class="b">+</a> “I investigated one thing after another to reach my conclusion, </span><span id="v21-7-28-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17573" class="vl vx vp">28 </a>but what I<a id="footnotesource62" data-fnid="62" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/61">*</a> continually sought, I have not found. 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