007:013 Consider the work of God, for who can make that straight, which he has made crooked? 007:014 In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yes, God has made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything after him. 007:015 All this have I seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who lives long in his evil-doing. 007:016 Don't be overly righteous, neither make yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself? 007:017 Don't be too wicked, neither be foolish. Why should you die before your time? 007:018 It is good that you should take hold of this. Yes, also from that don't withdraw your hand; for he who fears God will come forth from them all. 007:019 Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city. 007:020 Surely there is not a righteous man on earth, who does good and doesn't sin. 007:021 Also don't take heed to all words that are spoken, lest you hear your servant curse you; 007:022 for often your own heart knows that you yourself have likewise cursed others. 007:023 All this have I proved in wisdom. I said, "I will be wise;" but it was far from me. 007:024 That which is, is far off and exceedingly deep. Who can find it out? 007:025 I turned around, and my heart sought to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know that wickedness is stupidity, and that foolishness is madness. 007:026 I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and traps, whose hands are chains. Whoever pleases God shall escape from her; but the sinner will be ensnared by her. 007:027 Behold, this have I found, says the Preacher, one to another, to find out the scheme; 007:028 which my soul still seeks; but I have not found: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found. 007:029 Behold, this only have I found: that God made man upright; but they search for many schemes. 008:001 Who is like the wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed. 008:002 I say, "Keep the king's command!" because of the oath to God. 008:003 Don't be hasty to go out of his presence. Don't persist in an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him, 008:004 for the king's word is supreme. Who can say to him, "What are you doing?" 008:005 Whoever keeps the commandment shall not come to harm, and his wise heart will know the time and procedure. 008:006 For there is a time and procedure for every purpose, although the misery of man is heavy on him.