Discovery Box| (1.00) | Ecc 5:12 |
| The sleep of the laborer is pleasant – whether he eats little or much – but the wealth of the rich will not allow him to sleep. |
| (1.00) | Ecc 5:13 |
| Here is 1 a misfortune 2 on earth 3 that I have seen: Wealth hoarded by its owner to his own misery. |
| (1.00) | Ecc 5:15 |
| Just as he came forth from his mother's womb, naked will he return as he came, and he will take nothing in his hand that he may carry away from his toil. |
| (1.00) | Ecc 5:16 |
| This is another misfortune: 1 Just as he came, so will he go. What did he gain from toiling for the wind? |
| (1.00) | Ecc 5:18 |
| I have seen personally what is the only beneficial and appropriate course of action for people: 1 to eat and drink, 2 and find enjoyment in all their 3 hard work 4 on earth 5 during the few days of their life which God has given them, for this is their reward. 6 |
| (1.00) | Ecc 5:19 |
| To every man whom God has given wealth, and possessions, he has also given him the ability 1 to eat from them, to receive his reward and to find enjoyment in his toil; these things 2 are the gift of God. |
| (1.00) | Ecc 6:1 |
| Here is 1 another misfortune 2 that I have seen on earth, 3 and it weighs 4 heavily on people: 5 |
| (1.00) | Ecc 6:4 |
| Though the stillborn child 1 came into the world 2 for no reason 3 and departed into darkness, though its name is shrouded in darkness, 4 |
| (1.00) | Ecc 6:7 |
| All of man’s labor is for nothing more than 1 to fill his stomach 2 – yet his appetite 3 is never satisfied! |
| (1.00) | Ecc 6:8 |
| So what advantage does a wise man have over a fool? 1 And what advantage 2 does a pauper gain by knowing how to survive? 3 |
| (1.00) | Ecc 6:11 |
| The more one argues with words, the less he accomplishes. 1 How does that benefit him? 2 |
| (1.00) | Ecc 6:12 |
| For no one knows what is best for a person during his life 1 – during the few days of his fleeting life – for 2 they pass away 3 like a shadow. Nor can anyone tell him what the future will hold for him on earth. 4 |
| (1.00) | Ecc 7:13 |
| Consider the work of God: For who can make straight what he has bent? |
| (1.00) | Ecc 7:18 |
| It is best to take hold of one warning 1 without letting go of the other warning; 2 for the one who fears God will follow 3 both warnings. 4 |
| (1.00) | Ecc 7:21 |
| Also, do not pay attention to everything that people 1 say; otherwise, 2 you might even hear 3 your servant cursing you. |
| (1.00) | Ecc 7:23 |
| I have examined all this by wisdom; I said, “I am determined 1 to comprehend this” 2 – but it was beyond my grasp. 3 |
| (1.00) | Ecc 7:28 |
| What I have continually sought, I have not found; I have found only 1 one upright 2 man among a thousand, but I have not found one upright woman among all of them. |
| (1.00) | Ecc 8:1 |
| Who is 1 a 2 wise person? Who knows the solution 3 to a problem? 4 A person’s wisdom brightens his appearance, 5 and softens 6 his harsh countenance. 7 |
| (1.00) | Ecc 8:3 |
| Do not rush out of the king’s presence in haste – do not delay when the matter is unpleasant, 1 for he can do whatever he pleases. |
| (1.00) | Ecc 8:4 |
| Surely the king’s authority 1 is absolute; 2 no one can say 3 to him, “What are you doing?” |
