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  8:1 ¶
Who knows the wise? and who knows the interpretation of a saying? A man's wisdom will lighten his countenance; but a man of shameless countenance will be hated. |
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8:1 ¶
Who°
[is] as the wise°
[man]? and who°
knoweth°°
the interpretation°
of a thing?°
a man's°
wisdom°
maketh his face°
to shine,°°
and the boldness°
of his face°
shall be changed.°° |
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8:2
Observe the commandment of the king, and [that] because of the word of the oath of God. |
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8:2
I°
[counsel thee] to keep°°
the king's°
commandment,°
and [that] in regard°°
of the oath°
of Elohim.° |
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8:3
Be not hasty; thou shalt go forth out of his presence: stand not in an evil matter; for he will do whatsoever he shall please, |
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8:3
Be not°
hasty°°
to go°
out°°
of his sight:°°
stand°°
not°
in an evil°
thing;°
for°
he doeth°°
whatsoever°°
pleaseth°°
him. |
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8:4
even as a king having power: and who will say to him, What doest thou? |
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8:4
Where°
the word°
of a king°
[is, there is] power:°
and who°
may say°°
unto him, What°
doest°°
thou? |
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8:5
He that keeps the commandment shall not know an evil thing: and the heart of the wise knows the time of judgement. |
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8:5
Whoso keepeth°°
the commandment°
shall feel°°
no°
evil°
thing:°
and a wise man's°
heart°
discerneth°°
both time°
and judgment.° |
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8:6 ¶
For to every thing there is time and judgement; for the knowledge of a man is great to him. |
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8:6 ¶
Because°
to every°
purpose°
there is°
time°
and judgment,°
therefore°
the misery°
of man°
[is] great°
upon°
him. |
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8:7
For there is no one that knows what is going to be: for who shall tell him how it shall be? |
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8:7
For°
he knoweth°°
not°
that°
which shall be:°°
for°
who°
can tell°°
him when°
it shall be?° |
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8:8
There is no man that has power over the spirit to retain the spirit; and there is no power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in the day of the battle; neither shall ungodliness save her votary. |
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8:8
[There is] no°
man°
that hath power°
over the spirit°
to retain°°°
the spirit;°
neither°
[hath he] power°
in the day°
of death:°
and [there is] no°
discharge°
in [that] war;°
neither°
shall wickedness°
deliver°°°
those that are given°
to it. |
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8:9
So I saw all this, and I applied my heart to every work that has been done under the sun; all the things wherein man has power over man to afflict him. |
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8:9
All°
this°
have I seen,°°
and applied°°°
my heart°
unto every°
work°
that°
is done°°
under°
the sun:°
[there is] a time°
wherein°
one man°
ruleth°°
over°
another°
to his own hurt.° |
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8:10
And then I saw the ungodly carried into the tombs, and [that] out of the holy place: and they departed, and were praised in the city, because they had done thus: this also is vanity. |
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8:10
And so°
I saw°°
the wicked°
buried,°°
who had come°°
and gone°°
from the place°°
of the holy,°
and they were forgotten°°
in the city°
where°
they had so°
done:°°
this°
[is] also°
vanity.° |
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8:11
Because there is no contradiction made on the part of those who do evil quickly, therefore the heart of the children of men is fully determined in them to do evil. |
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8:11
Because°
sentence°
against°
an evil°
work°
is not°
executed°°
speedily,°
therefore°°
the heart°
of the sons°
of men°
is fully set°°
in them to do°°
evil.° |
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8:12 ¶
He that has sinned has done evil from that time, and long from beforehand: nevertheless I know, that it is well with them that fear God, that they may fear before him: |
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8:12 ¶
Though°
a sinner°°
do°°
evil°
an hundred times,°
and his [days] be prolonged,°°
yet°
surely°
I°
know°°
that°
it shall be°
well°
with them that fear°
Elohim,°
which°
fear°°
before°°
him: |
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8:13
but it shall not be well with the ungodly, and he shall not prolong his days, [which are] as a shadow; forasmuch as he fears not before God. |
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8:13
But it shall not°
be°
well°
with the wicked,°
neither°
shall he prolong°°
[his] days,°
[which are] as a shadow;°
because°
he feareth°°
not°
before°°
Elohim.° |
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8:14
There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there are righteous persons to whom it happens according to the doing of the ungodly; and there are ungodly men, to whom it happens according to the doing of the just: I said, This is also vanity. |
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8:14
There is°
a vanity°
which°
is done°°
upon°
the earth;°
that°
there be°
just°
[men], unto whom°°
it happeneth°°
according to the work°
of the wicked;°
again, there be°
wicked°
[men], to°
whom it happeneth°°°
according to the work°
of the righteous:°
I said°°
that this also°°°
[is] vanity.° |
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8:15
Then I praised mirth, because there is no good for a man under the sun, but to eat, and drink, and be merry: and this shall attend him in his labour all the days of his life, which God has given him under the sun. |
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8:15
Then I°
commended°°°
mirth,°
because°
a man°
hath no°
better°
thing°
under°
the sun,°
than°°
to eat,°°
and to drink,°°
and to be merry:°°
for that°
shall abide°°
with him of his labour°
the days°
of his life,°
which°
Elohim°
giveth°°
him under°
the sun.° |
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8:16 ¶
Whereupon I set my heart to know wisdom, and to perceive the trouble that was wrought upon the earth: for there is that neither by day nor night sees sleep with his eyes. |
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8:16 ¶
When°
I applied°°°
mine heart°
to know°°
wisdom,°
and to see°°°
the business°
that°
is done°°
upon°
the earth:°
(for°
also°
[there is that] neither°
day°
nor night°
seeth°°
sleep°
with his eyes:)° |
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8:17
And I beheld all the works of God, that a man shall not be able to discover the work which is wrought under the sun; whatsoever things a man shall endeavour to seek, however a man may labour to seek it, yet he shall not find it; yea, how much soever a wise man may speak of knowing it, he shall not be able to find it: for I applied all this to my heart, and my heart has seen all this. |
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8:17
Then I beheld°°°
all°
the work°
of Elohim,°
that°
a man°
cannot°°°
find out°°°
the work°
that°
is done°°
under°
the sun:°
because°°
though°°
a man°
labour°°
to seek [it] out,°°
yet he shall not°
find°°
[it]; yea°
further; though°
a wise°
[man] think°°
to know°°
[it], yet shall he not°
be able°°
to find°°
[it]. |
