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Ecclesiastes (Translated) (view source)
Revision as of 03:42, January 23, 2010
, 03:42, January 23, 2010Completed an editing pass through 9
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|For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.
|For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.
|I decided in my hear to say all of this because this is true; I The righteous, the wise, and their works are in the hands of God: no man knows love or hatred from all of those who came before him.
|I decided in my heart to say all of this because this is true; that the righteous, the wise, and their works are in the hands of God: no man knows love or hatred based on what is around him.
|Please don't just change this back, the old way doesn't really work in modern English.
|Please don't just change this back, the old way doesn't really work in modern English.
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|All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
|All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
|All things come in the same way to all: one even occurs to the righteous and the wicked both; to the good, the clean, and the unclean; to the man that sacrifices, and the man who does not sacrifice; to the good, and to the sinner; to the man who swears, and the man who fears an oath.
|All things come in the same way to all: the same event occurs to the righteous and to the wicked both; to the good and the clean, and to the unclean; to the man that sacrifices, and to the man who does not sacrifice; as it is for the good, so it is for the sinner; as it is for the man who swears, so it is for the man who fears to swear.
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|This seems to state that it ''seems'' unfair when bad things happen to good people, and vice-versa
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|This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
|This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
|It is evil that there is one event on earth that happens to all: the heart of sons of men is full of evil, madness is in their hearts while they live, and after that they are dead.
|This is an evil common to all things done in this world, that events happen in the same way for all: yes, and sin also lies in the hearts of all men, it torments their hearts while they live, and after that they are dead.
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|Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.
|Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.
|Their love, their hatred, and their envy perishes with them; and they will never again receive a portion of the work done here on earth.
|Their love, their hatred, and their envy perishes with them; and they will never again play a part in anything done here on Earth.
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|Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.
|Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.
|Wear white garments; and anoint your head.
|Let your clothing always be clean; and let your head be well-groomed.
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|Putting ointment on one's head back then was a way to control odors with a pleasant scent. Grooming isn't literal, but it makes more sense to modern readers
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|Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.
|Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.
|Live joyfully with your wife, whom you love, all the days of the life of your vanity, He gave this to you here on earth, all the days of your vanity: that is your portion in this life, and in the labor you do here on earth.
|Live joyfully with your wife, whom you love all the days of your life, which He has given to you here on earth, all the days of your life: for that is your portion of this existence, and in your works while here on Earth.
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|Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
|Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
|Whatever your hands find to do, do it with all of your strength. There is no work, no device, no insight, nor any wisdom in the grave, where you are going.
|Whatever your hands find to do, do it with all of your strength. There is no work, no device, no insight, nor wisdom in the grave, where you are going.
|"What every you are be a good one" (I think that was Abe Lincoln)
|"What every you are be a good one" (I think that was Abe Lincoln)
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|I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
|I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
|I returned, and saw that the race is not to the swift, and that the battle is not to the strong, bread does not go to the wise, riches do not find the man of understanding, and favor does not go the the man of skill; time and chance happen to them all.
|I returned, and saw that in life the race is not always won by the swift, and that the battle are not always won by the strong, bread does not always go to the wise, riches do not always go to the smartest, nor does favor always go to the skilled; time and chance happen to them all.
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|For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
|For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
|A man doesn't know his time: just like the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when suddenly it falls upon them.
|A man doesn't know his time: just like fish that are taken in an evil net, and birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when suddenly it falls upon them.
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|This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:
|This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:
|I have seen this wisdom here on earth, and it seems great to me.
|I have observed this wisdom living here on earth, and it seemed profound to me.
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|Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
|Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
|Found there was a poor but wise man, who delivered the city with his wisdom; na man remembered the poor man though.
|Now there lived in that city a poor but wise man, who saved the city through his wisdom; yet that poor man was remembered by no one.
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|Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
|Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
|Then I said, Wisdom is better than strength; However, A poor mans wisdom is ignored, his words are not heard.
|Then I said, "Wisdom is better than strength; however, a poor mans wisdom is despised, and his words are ignored".
|Best of the public reference?
|Best of the public reference?
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|The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
|The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
|When it is quiet the words of wise men are heard more than the Cry of one who rules among fools.
|The words of wise men spoken softly are heard more that the cry of one who rules among fools.
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|Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.
|Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.
|Wisdom is better than the weapons of war: One sinner can destroy much good.
|Wisdom is better than the weapons of war: but one sinner can destroy much good.
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