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Ecclesiastes is the name given to the book of Holy Scripture which usually follows the Proverbs; the Hebrew Qoheleth probably has the same meaning. The word preacher, however, is not meant to suggest a congregation nor a public speech, but only the solemn announcement of sublime truths [hqhyl, passive nqhl, Latin congregare, 1 Kings 8:1-2; bqhl, in publico, palam, Proverbs 5:14; 26:26; qhlh to be taken either as a feminine participle, and would then be either a simple abstract noun, præconium, or in a poetic sense, tuba clangens, or must be taken as the name of a person, like the proper nouns of similar formation, Ezra 2:55-57; corresponding to its use, the word is always used as masculine, except vii, 27]. Solomon, as the herald of wisdom, proclaims the most serious truths. His teaching may be divided as follows.[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05244b.htm]

Ecclesiastes is the name given to the book of Holy Scripture which usually follows the Proverbs; the Hebrew Qoheleth probably has the same meaning. The word preacher, however, is not meant to suggest a congregation nor a public speech, but only the solemn announcement of sublime truths [hqhyl, passive nqhl, Latin congregare, 1 Kings 8:1-2; bqhl, in publico, palam, Proverbs 5:14; 26:26; qhlh to be taken either as a feminine participle, and would then be either a simple abstract noun, præconium, or in a poetic sense, tuba clangens, or must be taken as the name of a person, like the proper nouns of similar formation, Ezra 2:55-57; corresponding to its use, the word is always used as masculine, except vii, 27]. Solomon, as the herald of wisdom, proclaims the most serious truths. His teaching may be divided as follows.[https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05244b.htm]

==Chapter .1==

==Chapter .1==

[1] The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.  

[1] The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.  

a time for war, and a time for peace.

a time for war, and a time for peace.

[9] What gain has the worker from his toil?

[9] What gain has the worker from his toil?

[10]  

[10] I have seen the business that God has given to the sons of men to be busy with.  

 

I have seen the business that God has given to the sons of men to be busy with.  

[11] He has made everything beautiful in its time; also he has put eternity into man's mind, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.  

[11] He has made everything beautiful in its time; also he has put eternity into man's mind, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.  

[12] I know that there is nothing better for them than to be happy and enjoy themselves as long as they live;  

[12] I know that there is nothing better for them than to be happy and enjoy themselves as long as they live;  

[13] also that it is God's gift to man that every one should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil.  

[13] also that it is God's gift to man that every one should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil.  

[14] I know that whatever God does endures for ever; nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it; God has made it so, in order that men should fear before him.  

[14] <u>I know that whatever God does endures for ever; nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it;</u> God has made it so, in order that men should fear before him.

[15] That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already has been; and God seeks what has been driven away.  

[15] That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already has been; and God seeks what has been driven away.  

[16]  

[16] Moreover I saw under the sun that in the place of justice, even there was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness, even there was wickedness.  

 

Moreover I saw under the sun that in the place of justice, even there was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness, even there was wickedness.  

[17] I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked, for he has appointed a time for every matter, and for every work.  

[17] I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked, for he has appointed a time for every matter, and for every work.  

[18] I said in my heart with regard to the sons of men that God is testing them to show them that they are but beasts.  

[18] I said in my heart with regard to the sons of men that God is testing them to show them that they are but beasts.  

[19] For the fate of the sons of men and the fate of beasts is the same; as one dies, so dies the other. They all have the same breath, and man has no advantage over the beasts; for all is vanity.  

[19] For the fate of the sons of men and the fate of beasts is the same; as one dies, so dies the other. They all have the same breath, and man has no advantage over the beasts; for all is vanity.  

[20] All go to one place; all are from the dust, and all turn to dust again.  

[20] <u>All go to one place; all are from the dust, and all turn to dust again.</u>

[21] Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of the beast goes down to the earth?  

[21] Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of the beast goes down to the earth?  

[22] So I saw that there is nothing better than that a man should enjoy his work, for that is his lot; who can bring him to see what will be after him?  

[22] So I saw that there is nothing better than that a man should enjoy his work, for that is his lot; who can bring him to see what will be after him?

 

==Chapter .4==

==Chapter .4==

[1] Again I saw all the oppressions that are practiced under the sun. And behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had no one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power, and there was no one to comfort them.  

[1] Again I saw all the oppressions that are practiced under the sun. And behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had no one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power, and there was no one to comfort them.  

[5] The fool folds his hands, and eats his own flesh.  

[5] The fool folds his hands, and eats his own flesh.  

[6] Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind.  

[6] <u>Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind.</u>

[7] Again, I saw vanity under the sun:  

[7] Again, I saw vanity under the sun:  

[8] Better is the end of a thing than its beginning;

[8] Better is the end of a thing than its beginning;

and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

[9] Be not quick to anger,

[9] <u>Be not quick to anger,

for anger lodges in the bosom of fools.

for anger lodges in the bosom of fools.</u>

[10] Say not, "Why were the former days better than these?"

[10] Say not, "Why were the former days better than these?"

For it is not from wisdom that you ask this.

For it is not from wisdom that you ask this.

[13] Consider the work of God;

[13] Consider the work of God;

who can make straight what he has made crooked?

who can make straight what he has made crooked?

[14]  

[14] In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; God has made the one as well as the other, so that man may not find out anything that will be after him.  

 

In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; God has made the one as well as the other, so that man may not find out anything that will be after him.  

 

In my vain life I have seen everything; there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who prolongs his life in his evil-doing.  

[15] In my vain life I have seen everything; there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who prolongs his life in his evil-doing.  

[16] Be not righteous overmuch, and do not make yourself overwise; why should you destroy yourself?  

[16] Be not righteous overmuch, and do not make yourself overwise; why should you destroy yourself?  

[17] Be not wicked overmuch, neither be a fool; why should you die before your time?  

[17] Be not wicked overmuch, neither be a fool; why should you die before your time?  

[18] It is good that you should take hold of this, and from that withhold not your hand; for he who fears God shall come forth from them all.  

[18] It is good that you should take hold of this, and from that withhold not your hand; for he who fears God shall come forth from them all.  

[19]  

[19] Wisdom gives strength to the wise man more than ten rulers that are in a city.  

 

Wisdom gives strength to the wise man more than ten rulers that are in a city.  

 

Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.  

[20] Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.  

[21]  

[21] Do not give heed to all the things that men say, lest you hear your servant cursing you;  

 

Do not give heed to all the things that men say, lest you hear your servant cursing you;  

[22] your heart knows that many times you have yourself cursed others.  

[22] your heart knows that many times you have yourself cursed others.  

[23]  

[23] All this I have tested by wisdom; I said, "I will be wise"; but it was far from me.  

 

All this I have tested by wisdom; I said, "I will be wise"; but it was far from me.  

[24] That which is, is far off, and deep, very deep; who can find it out?  

[24] That which is, is far off, and deep, very deep; who can find it out?  

[27] Behold, this is what I found, says the Preacher, adding one thing to another to find the sum,  

[27] Behold, this is what I found, says the Preacher, adding one thing to another to find the sum,  

[28] which my mind has sought repeatedly, but I have not found. One man among a thousand I found, but a woman among all these I have not found.  

[28] which my mind has sought repeatedly, but I have not found. One man among a thousand I found, but a woman among all these I have not found.  

[29] Behold, this alone I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many devices.  

[29] Behold, this alone I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many devices.

 

==Chapter .8==

==Chapter .8==

[1] Who is like the wise man?

[1] Who is like the wise man?

[5] For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward; but the memory of them is lost.  

[5] For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward; but the memory of them is lost.  

[6] Their love and their hate and their envy have already perished, and they have no more for ever any share in all that is done under the sun.  

[6] Their love and their hate and their envy have already perished, and they have no more for ever any share in all that is done under the sun.  

[7]  

[7] Go, eat your bread with enjoyment, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already approved what you do.  

 

Go, eat your bread with enjoyment, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already approved what you do.

 

 

Let your garments be always white; let not oil be lacking on your head.  

[9]  

[8] Let your garments be always white; let not oil be lacking on your head.

Enjoy life with the wife whom you love, all the days of your vain life which he has given you under the sun, because that is your portion in life and in your toil at which you toil under the sun.  

[9] Enjoy life with the wife whom you love, all the days of your vain life which he has given you under the sun, because that is your portion in life and in your toil at which you toil under the sun.  

[10] Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.  

[10] <u>Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might;</u> for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.  

Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to the men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.  

[11] Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to the men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.  

[12] For man does not know his time. Like fish which are taken in an evil net, and like birds which are caught in a snare, so the sons of men are snared at an evil time, when it suddenly falls upon them.  

[12] For man does not know his time. Like fish which are taken in an evil net, and like birds which are caught in a snare, so the sons of men are snared at an evil time, when it suddenly falls upon them.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_86#86:1._CHANCE:_GOOD_LUCK_AND_BAD_LUCK]

[13]  

I have also seen this example of wisdom under the sun, and it seemed great to me.  

[13] I have also seen this example of wisdom under the sun, and it seemed great to me.  

[14] There was a little city with few men in it; and a great king came against it and besieged it, building great siegeworks against it.  

[14] There was a little city with few men in it; and a great king came against it and besieged it, building great siegeworks against it.  

[15] But there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that poor man.  

[15] But there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that poor man.  

[16] But I say that wisdom is better than might, though the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heeded.  

[16] But I say that wisdom is better than might, though the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heeded.  

[17]  

[17] The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools.

The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools.  

[18] Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.

==Chapter .10==

==Chapter .10==

[1] Dead flies make the perfumer's ointment give off an evil odor;

[1] Dead flies make the perfumer's ointment give off an evil odor;

==Chapter .11==

==Chapter .11==

[1] Cast your bread upon the waters,

[1] <u>Cast your bread upon the waters,

for you will find it after many days.

for you will find it after many days.</u>

[2] Give a portion to seven, or even to eight,

[2] Give a portion to seven, or even to eight,

for you know not what evil may happen on earth.

for you know not what evil may happen on earth.

[4] He who observes the wind will not sow;

[4] He who observes the wind will not sow;

and he who regards the clouds will not reap.

and he who regards the clouds will not reap.

[5]  

[5] As you do not know how the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything.  

 

As you do not know how the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything.  

 

 

 

Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to behold the sun.  

[6] In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand; for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.  

[8]  

[7] Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to behold the sun.

For if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember that the days of darkness will be many. All that comes is vanity.  

[8] For if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember that the days of darkness will be many. All that comes is vanity.  

[9]  

[9] Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth; walk in the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes. But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.  

 

Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth; walk in the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes. But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.  

 

Remove vexation from your mind, and put away pain from your body; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.  

[10] Remove vexation from your mind, and put away pain from your body; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.

==Chapter .12==

==Chapter .12==

[12] My son, beware of anything beyond these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh.  

[12] My son, beware of anything beyond these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh.  

[13] The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.  

[13] <u>The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.</u>

[14] For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.

[14] For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.