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The Value of Practical Wisdom
A good name is better than precious ointment,
And the day of death than the day of one’s birth;
A good name is better than precious ointment,
And the day of death than the day of one’s birth;
Wisdom
A good name is better than fine perfume,
and the day of death better than the day of birth.
A good name is better than fine perfume,
and the day of death better than the day of birth.
Better to go to the house of mourning
Than to go to the house of feasting,
For that is the end of all men;
And the living will take it to heart.
Than to go to the house of feasting,
For that is the end of all men;
And the living will take it to heart.
It is better to go to a house of mourning
than to go to a house of feasting,
for death is the destiny of everyone;
the living should take this to heart.
than to go to a house of feasting,
for death is the destiny of everyone;
the living should take this to heart.
Frustration is better than laughter,
because a sad face is good for the heart.
because a sad face is good for the heart.
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,
But the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
But the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,
but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.
but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.
It is better to heed the rebuke of a wise person
than to listen to the song of fools.
than to listen to the song of fools.
Like the crackling of thorns under the pot,
so is the laughter of fools.
This too is meaningless.
so is the laughter of fools.
This too is meaningless.
Extortion turns a wise person into a fool,
and a bribe corrupts the heart.
and a bribe corrupts the heart.
The end of a thing is better than its beginning;
The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
The end of a matter is better than its beginning,
and patience is better than pride.
and patience is better than pride.
Do not hasten in your spirit to be angry,
For anger rests in the bosom of fools.
For anger rests in the bosom of fools.
Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit,
for anger resides in the lap of fools.
for anger resides in the lap of fools.
Do not say,
“Why were the former days better than these?”
For you do not inquire wisely concerning this.
“Why were the former days better than these?”
For you do not inquire wisely concerning this.
Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?”
For it is not wise to ask such questions.
For it is not wise to ask such questions.
Wisdom is good with an inheritance,
And profitable to those who see the sun.
And profitable to those who see the sun.
Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing
and benefits those who see the sun.
and benefits those who see the sun.
Wisdom is a shelter
as money is a shelter,
but the advantage of knowledge is this:
Wisdom preserves those who have it.
as money is a shelter,
but the advantage of knowledge is this:
Wisdom preserves those who have it.
Consider the work of God;
For who can make straight what He has made crooked?
For who can make straight what He has made crooked?
Consider what God has done:
Who can straighten
what he has made crooked?
Who can straighten
what he has made crooked?
When times are good, be happy;
but when times are bad, consider this:
God has made the one
as well as the other.
Therefore, no one can discover
anything about their future.
but when times are bad, consider this:
God has made the one
as well as the other.
Therefore, no one can discover
anything about their future.
I have seen everything in my days of vanity:
There is a just man who perishes in his righteousness,
And there is a wicked man who prolongs life in his wickedness.
There is a just man who perishes in his righteousness,
And there is a wicked man who prolongs life in his wickedness.
In this meaningless life of mine I have seen both of these:
the righteous perishing in their righteousness,
and the wicked living long in their wickedness.
the righteous perishing in their righteousness,
and the wicked living long in their wickedness.
Do not be overly righteous,
Nor be overly wise:
Why should you destroy yourself?
Nor be overly wise:
Why should you destroy yourself?
Do not be overrighteous,
neither be overwise —
why destroy yourself?
neither be overwise —
why destroy yourself?
Do not be overly wicked,
Nor be foolish:
Why should you die before your time?
Nor be foolish:
Why should you die before your time?
Do not be overwicked,
and do not be a fool —
why die before your time?
and do not be a fool —
why die before your time?
Wisdom strengthens the wise
More than ten rulers of the city.
More than ten rulers of the city.
Wisdom makes one wise person more powerful
than ten rulers in a city.
than ten rulers in a city.
For there is not a just man on earth who does good
And does not sin.
And does not sin.
Indeed, there is no one on earth who is righteous,
no one who does what is right and never sins.
no one who does what is right and never sins.
Also do not take to heart everything people say,
Lest you hear your servant cursing you.
Lest you hear your servant cursing you.
Do not pay attention to every word people say,
or you may hear your servant cursing you —
or you may hear your servant cursing you —
For many times, also, your own heart has known
That even you have cursed others.
That even you have cursed others.
for you know in your heart
that many times you yourself have cursed others.
that many times you yourself have cursed others.
All this I tested by wisdom and I said,
“I am determined to be wise” —
but this was beyond me.
“I am determined to be wise” —
but this was beyond me.
As for that which is far off and exceedingly deep,
Who can find it out?
Who can find it out?
Whatever exists is far off and most profound —
who can discover it?
who can discover it?
I applied my heart to know,
To search and seek out wisdom and the reason of things,
To know the wickedness of folly,
Even of foolishness and madness.
To search and seek out wisdom and the reason of things,
To know the wickedness of folly,
Even of foolishness and madness.
So I turned my mind to understand,
to investigate and to search out wisdom and the scheme of things
and to understand the stupidity of wickedness
and the madness of folly.
to investigate and to search out wisdom and the scheme of things
and to understand the stupidity of wickedness
and the madness of folly.
I find more bitter than death
the woman who is a snare,
whose heart is a trap
and whose hands are chains.
The man who pleases God will escape her,
but the sinner she will ensnare.
the woman who is a snare,
whose heart is a trap
and whose hands are chains.
The man who pleases God will escape her,
but the sinner she will ensnare.
“Here is what I have found,” says the Preacher,
“Adding one thing to the other to find out the reason,
“Adding one thing to the other to find out the reason,
Which my soul still seeks but I cannot find:
One man among a thousand I have found,
But a woman among all these I have not found.
One man among a thousand I have found,
But a woman among all these I have not found.
while I was still searching
but not finding —
I found one upright man among a thousand,
but not one upright woman among them all.
but not finding —
I found one upright man among a thousand,
but not one upright woman among them all.