Eclesiastes 7

1 A good name

3 Sorrow

4 The heart of the wise

6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so

7 Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

8 Better

9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

10 Say not thou, What is

11 Wisdom

12 For wisdom

13 Consider the work of God: for who can make

14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.

15 All

16 Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

17 Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

19 Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty

20 For

21 Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:

22 For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.

23 All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it

24 That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?

25 I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason

26 And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart

27 Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher,

28 Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.

29 Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.