Who is as the wise man ? and whoknoweththe interpretationof a thing? a man's wisdommaketh his faceto shine, and the boldnessof his faceshall be changed. I counsel thee to keepthe king's commandment, and that in regardof the oathof God. Be nothastyto goout of his sight: standnotin an evilthing; forhe doethwhatsoeverpleasethhim. Wherethe wordof a king is, there is power: and whomay sayunto him, Whatdoestthou? Whoso keepeththe commandmentshall feelnoevilthing: and a wise man's heartdiscernethboth timeand judgment. Becauseto everypurposethere istimeand judgment, thereforethe miseryof man is greatuponhim. Forhe knowethnotthatwhich shall be: forwhocan tellhim whenit shall be? There is nomanthat hath powerover the spiritto retainthe spirit; neither hath he powerin the dayof death: and there is nodischargein that war; neithershall wickednessdeliverthose that are givento it. Allthishave I seen, and appliedmy heartunto everyworkthatis doneunderthe sun: there is a timewhereinone manruleth overanotherto his own hurt. And soI sawthe wickedburied, who had comeand gonefrom the placeof the holy, and they were forgottenin the citywherethey had sodone: this is alsovanity. Becausesentence againstan evilworkis notexecutedspeedily, thereforethe heartof the sonsof menis fully setin them to doevil. Thougha sinnerdoevila hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yetsurelyIknowthatit shall bewellwith them that fearGod, whichfearbeforehim: But it shall notbewellwith the wicked, neithershall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; becausehe fearethnotbeforeGod. There isa vanitywhichis doneuponthe earth; thatthere bejust men , unto whomit happenethaccording to the workof the wicked; again, there bewicked men , towhom it happenethaccording to the workof the righteous: I saidthat this also is vanity. Then Icommendedmirth, becausea manhath nobetterthing underthe sun, thanto eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for thatshall abidewith him of his laborthe daysof his life, whichGodgivethhim underthe sun. WhenI appliedmine heartto knowwisdom, and to seethe businessthatis doneuponthe earth: ( foralso there is that neitherdaynor nightseethsleepwith his eyes:) Then I beheldallthe workof God, thata mancannotfind outthe workthatis doneunderthe sun: becausethougha manlaborto seek it out, yet he shall notfind it ; yeafurther; thougha wise man thinkto know it , yet shall he notbe ableto find it .