V.1 For all this I considered 5414-1 in my heart 3820 even to declare 952-2 all this, that the righteous, 6662 and the wise, 2450 and their works, 5652 [are] in the hand 3027 of God: 430 no man 120 knoweth 3045-6 either 1571 love 160 or 1571 hatred 8135 [by] all [that is] before 6440 them.

9:2 All [things come] alike 834 to all: [there is] one 259 event 4745 to the righteous, 6662 and to the wicked; 7563 to the good 2896 and to the clean, 2889 and to the unclean; 2931 to him that sacrificeth, 2076-6 and to him that sacrificeth 2076-6 not: as [is] the good, 2896 so [is] the sinner; 2398-6 [and] he that sweareth, 7650-12 as [he] that feareth 3373 an oath. 7621

9:3 This [is] an evil 7451 among all [things] that are done 6213-8 under the sun, 8121 that [there is] one 259 event 4745 unto all: yea, also the heart 3820 of the sons 1121 of men 120 is full 4390-1 of evil, 7451 and madness 1947 [is] in their heart 3824 while they live, 2416 and after 310 that [they go] to the dead. 4191-5

9:4 For to him 4310 that is joined 2266-29|977-29-k to all the living 2416 there is 3426 hope: 986 for a living 2416 dog 3611 is better 2896 than a dead 4191-5 lion. 738

9:5 For the living 2416 know 3045-6 that they shall die: 4191-4 but the dead 4191-5 know 3045-6 not any thing, 3972 neither have they any more a reward; 7939 for the memory 2143 of them is forgotten. 7911-8

9:6 Also their love, 160 and their hatred, 8135 and their envy, 7068 is now 3528 perished; 6-1 neither have they any more a portion 2506 for ever 5769 in any [thing] that is done 6213-8 under the sun. 8121

9:7 Go thy way, 3212-3 eat 398-3 thy bread 3899 with joy, 8057 and drink 8354-3 thy wine 3196 with a merry 2896 heart; 3820 for God 430 now 3528 accepteth 7521-1 thy works. 4639

9:8 Let thy garments 899 be always 6256 white; 3836 and let thy head 7218 lack 2637-4 no ointment. 8081

9:9 Live 2416 joyfully 7200-3 with the wife 802 whom thou lovest 157-1 all the days 3117 of the life 2416 of thy vanity, 1892 which he hath given 5414-1 thee under the sun, 8121 all the days 3117 of thy vanity: 1892 for that [is] thy portion 2506 in [this] life, 2416 and in thy labour 5999 which thou takest 6001 under the sun. 8121

9:10 Whatsoever thy hand 3027 findeth 4672-4 to do, 6213-2 do 6213-3 [it] with thy might; 3581 for [there is] no work, 4639 nor device, 2808 nor knowledge, 1847 nor wisdom, 2451 in the grave, 7585 whither thou goest. 1980-6

9:11 I returned, 7725-1 and saw 7200-2 under the sun, 8121 that the race 4793 [is] not to the swift, 7031 nor the battle 4421 to the strong, 1368 neither yet bread 3899 to the wise, 2450 nor yet riches 6239 to men of understanding, 995-12 nor yet favour 2580 to men of skill; 3045-6 but time 6256 and chance 6294 happeneth 7136-4 to them all.

9:12 For man 120 also knoweth 3045-4 not his time: 6256 as the fishes 1709 that are taken 270-12 in an evil 7451 net, 4685 and as the birds 6833 that are caught 270-7 in the snare; 6341 so 1992 [are] the sons 1121 of men 120 snared 3369-94 in an evil 7451 time, 6256 when it falleth 5307-4 suddenly 6597 upon them.

9:13 This 2090 wisdom 2451 have I seen 7200-1 also under the sun, 8121 and it [seemed] great 1419 unto me:

9:14 [There was] a little 6996 city, 5892 and few 4592 men 582 within it; and there came 935-1 a great 1419 king 4428 against it, and besieged 5437-1 it, and built 1129-1 great 1419 bulwarks 4685 against it:

9:15 Now there was found 4672-1 in it a poor 4542 wise 2450 man, 376 and he by his wisdom 2451 delivered 4422-14 the city; 5892 yet no man 120 remembered 2142-1 that same poor 4542 man. 376

9:16 Then said 559-1 I, Wisdom 2451 [is] better 2896 than strength: 1369 nevertheless the poor man's 4542 wisdom 2451 [is] despised, 959-7 and his words 1697 are not heard. 8085- 12

9:17 The words 1697 of wise 2450 [men are] heard 8085-12 in quiet 5183 more than the cry 2201 of him that ruleth 4910-6 among fools. 3684