{"ch":7,"vss":[{"v":1,"w":[{"t":"A [good] name is better than precious oil; and the day of death, than the day of one`s birth."}]},{"v":2,"w":[{"t":"It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart."}]},{"v":3,"w":[{"t":"Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made glad."}]},{"v":4,"w":[{"t":"The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth."}]},{"v":5,"w":[{"t":"It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools."}]},{"v":6,"w":[{"t":"For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity."}]},{"v":7,"w":[{"t":"Surely extortion maketh the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroyeth the understanding."}]},{"v":8,"w":[{"t":"Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof; [and] the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit."}]},{"v":9,"w":[{"t":"Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools."}]},{"v":10,"w":[{"t":"Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this."}]},{"v":11,"w":[{"t":"Wisdom is as good as an inheritance; yea, more excellent is it for them that see the sun."}]},{"v":12,"w":[{"t":"For wisdom is a defence, even as money is a defence; but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom preserveth the life of him that hath it."}]},{"v":13,"w":[{"t":"Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?"}]},{"v":14,"w":[{"t":"In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yea, God hath made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything [that shall be] after him."}]},{"v":15,"w":[{"t":"All this have I seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth [his life] in his evil-doing."}]},{"v":16,"w":[{"t":"Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself overwise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?"}]},{"v":17,"w":[{"t":"Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?"}]},{"v":18,"w":[{"t":"It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from that withdraw not thy hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth from them all."}]},{"v":19,"w":[{"t":"Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers that are in a city."}]},{"v":20,"w":[{"t":"Surely there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not."}]},{"v":21,"w":[{"t":"Also take not heed unto all words that are spoken, lest thou hear thy servant curse thee;"}]},{"v":22,"w":[{"t":"for oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others."}]},{"v":23,"w":[{"t":"All this have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me."}]},{"v":24,"w":[{"t":"That which is, is far off and exceeding deep; who can find it out?"}]},{"v":25,"w":[{"t":"I turned about, and my heart [was set] to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the reason [of things], and to know that wickedness is folly, and that foolishness is madness."}]},{"v":26,"w":[{"t":"And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, [and] whose hands are bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her."}]},{"v":27,"w":[{"t":"Behold, this have I found, saith the Preacher, [laying] one thing to another, to find out the account;"}]},{"v":28,"w":[{"t":"which my soul still seeketh, but I have not found: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found."}]},{"v":29,"w":[{"t":"Behold, this only have I found: that God made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions."}]}]}