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Obey Rulers | ||||
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| 1 Who is like the wise man and who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man's wisdom illumines him and causes his stern face to beam. | 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. | 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 hardness of his face is changed. | 1 The wisdom of a man shineth in his countenance, and the most mighty will change his face. | 1 Who is as the wise? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? The wisdom of man causeth his face to shine, and the hardness of his face is changed. | 2 I say, "Keep the command of the king because of the oath before God. | 2 I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God. | 2 I counsel thee , Keep the king's command, and that in regard of the oath of God. | 2 I observe the mouth of the king, and the commandments of the oath of God. | 2 I pray thee, the commandment of a king keep, even for the sake of the oath of God. | 3 "Do not be in a hurry to leave him. Do not join in an evil matter, for he will do whatever he pleases." | 3 Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him. | 3 Be not hasty to go out of his presence; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him. | 3 Be not hasty to depart from his face, and do not continue in an evil work: for he will do all that pleaseth him: | 3 Be not troubled at his presence, thou mayest go, stand not in an evil thing, for all that he pleaseth he doth. | 4 Since the word of the king is authoritative, who will say to him, "What are you doing?" | 4 Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou? | 4 For the king's word hath power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou? | 4 And his word is full of power: neither can any man say to him: Why dost thou so? | 4 Where the word of a king is power is, and who saith to him, 'What dost thou?' | 5 He who keeps a royal command experiences no trouble, for a wise heart knows the proper time and procedure. | 5 Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment. | 5 Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man's heart discerneth time and judgment: | 5 He that keepeth the commandments shall find no evil. The heart of a wise man understandeth time and answer. | 5 Whoso is keeping a command knoweth no evil thing, and time and judgment the heart of the wise knoweth. | NASB | KJV | ASV | DRB | YLT |
| 6 For there is a proper time and procedure for every delight, though a man's trouble is heavy upon him. | 6 Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him. | 6 for to every purpose there is a time and judgment; because the misery of man is great upon him: | 6 There is a time and opportunity for every business, and great affliction for man: | 6 For to every delight there is a time and a judgment, for the misfortune of man is great upon him. | 7 If no one knows what will happen, who can tell him when it will happen? | 7 For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be? | 7 for he knoweth not that which shall be; for who can tell him how it shall be? | 7 Because he is ignorant of things past, and things to come he cannot know by any messenger. | 7 For he knoweth not that which shall be, for when it shall be who declareth to him? | 8 No man has authority to restrain the wind with the wind, or authority over the day of death; and there is no discharge in the time of war, and evil will not deliver those who practice it. | 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. | 8 There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power over the day of death; and there is no discharge in war: neither shall wickedness deliver him that is given to it. | 8 It is not in man's power to stop the spirit, neither hath he power in the day of death, neither is he suffered to rest when war is at hand, neither shall wickedness save the wicked. | 8 There is no man ruling over the spirit to restrain the spirit, and there is no authority over the day of death, and there is no discharge in battle, and wickedness delivereth not its possessors. | 9 All this I have seen and applied my mind to every deed that has been done under the sun wherein a man has exercised authority over another man to his hurt. | 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. | 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 hath power over another to his hurt. | 9 All these things I have considered, and applied my heart to all the works that are done under the sun. Sometimes one man ruleth over another to his own hurt. | 9 All this I have seen so as to give my heart to every work that hath been done under the sun; a time that man hath ruled over man to his own evil. | 10 So then, I have seen the wicked buried, those who used to go in and out from the holy place, and they are soon forgotten in the city where they did thus. This too is futility. | 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. | 10 So I saw the wicked buried, and they came to the grave ; and they that had done right went away from the holy place, and were forgotten in the city: this also is vanity. | 10 I saw the wicked buried: who also when they were yet living were in the holy place, and were praised in the city as men of just works: but this also is vanity. | 10 And so I have seen the wicked buried, and they went in, even from the Holy Place they go, and they are forgotten in the city whether they had so done. This also is vanity. | NASB | KJV | ASV | DRB | YLT |
| 11 Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed quickly, therefore the hearts of the sons of men among them are given fully to do evil. | 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. | 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. | 11 For because sentence is not speedily pronounced against the evil, the children of men commit evils without any fear. | 11 Because sentence hath not been done on an evil work speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of man is full within them to do evil. | 12 Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and may lengthen his life, still I know that it will be well for those who fear God, who fear Him openly. | 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 God, which fear before him: | 12 Though a sinner do evil a hundred times, and prolong his days , yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, that fear before him: | 12 But though a sinner do evil a hundred times, and by patience be borne withal, I know from thence that it shall be well with them that fear God, who dread his face. | 12 Though a sinner is doing evil a hundred times, and prolonging himself for it, surely also I know that there is good to those fearing God, who fear before Him. | 13 But it will not be well for the evil man and he will not lengthen his days like a shadow, because he does not fear God. | 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 God. | 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 God. | 13 But let it not be well with the wicked, neither let his days be prolonged, but as a shadow let them pass away that fear not the face of the Lord. | 13 And good is not to the wicked, and he doth not prolong days as a shadow, because he is not fearing before God. | 14 There is futility which is done on the earth, that is, there are righteous men to whom it happens according to the deeds of the wicked. On the other hand, there are evil men to whom it happens according to the deeds of the righteous. I say that this too is futility. | 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. | 14 There is a vanity which is done upon the earth, that there are righteous men unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there are wicked men to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity. | 14 There is also another vanity, which is done upon the earth. There are just men to whom evils happen, as though they had done the works of the wicked: and there are wicked men, who are as secure, as though they had the deeds of the just: but this also I judge most vain. | 14 There is a vanity that hath been done upon the earth, that there are righteous ones unto whom it is coming according to the work of the wicked, and there are wicked ones unto whom it is coming according to the work of the righteous. I have said that this also is vanity. | 15 So I commended pleasure, for there is nothing good for a man under the sun except to eat and to drink and to be merry, and this will stand by him in his toils throughout the days of his life which God has given him under the sun. | 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 God giveth him under the sun. | 15 Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be joyful: for that shall abide with him in his labor all the days of his life which God hath given him under the sun. | 15 Therefore I commended mirth, because there was no good for a man under the sun, but to eat, and drink, and be merry, and that he should take nothing else with him of his labour in the days of his life, which God hath given him under the sun. | 15 And I have praised mirth because there is no good to man under the sun except to eat and to drink, and to rejoice, and it remaineth with him of his labour the days of his life that God hath given to him under the sun. | NASB | KJV | ASV | DRB | YLT |
| 16 When I gave my heart to know wisdom and to see the task which has been done on the earth (even though one should never sleep day or night), | 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:) | 16 When I applied my 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), | 16 And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to understand the distraction that is upon earth: for there are some that day and night take no sleep with their eyes. | 16 When I gave my heart to know wisdom and to see the business that hath been done on the earth, (for there is also a spectator in whose eyes sleep is not by day and by night), | 17 and I saw every work of God, I concluded that man cannot discover the work which has been done under the sun. Even though man should seek laboriously, he will not discover; and though the wise man should say, "I know," he cannot discover. | 17 Then I beheld all the work of God, 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 farther; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it. | 17 then I beheld all the work of God, that man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because however much a man labor to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea moreover, though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it. | 17 And I understood that man can find no reason of all those works of God that are done under the sun: and the more he shall labour to seek, so much the less shall he find: yea, though the wise man shall say, that he knoweth it, he shall not be able to find it. | 17 then I considered all the work of God, that man is not able to find out the work that hath been done under the sun, because though man labour to seek, yet he doth not find; and even though the wise man speak of knowing he is not able to find. |
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