Discovery Box| (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?” |
| (1.00) | Ecc 8:9 |
| While applying 1 my mind 2 to everything 3 that happens in this world, 4 I have seen all this: Sometimes one person 5 dominates 6 other people 7 to their harm. 8 |
| (1.00) | Ecc 8:11 |
| When 1 a sentence 2 is not executed 3 at once against a crime, 4 the human heart 5 is encouraged to do evil. 6 |
| (1.00) | Ecc 8:12 |
| Even though a sinner might commit a hundred crimes 1 and still live a long time, 2 yet I know that it will go well with God-fearing people 3 – for they stand in fear 4 before him. |
