Ecclesiastes - douay rheims

Chapter 9

¹ All these things have I considered in my heart, that I might carefully understand them: there are just men and wise men, and their works are in the hand of God: and yet man knoweth not whether he be worthy of love, or hatred:
² But all things are kept uncertain for the time to come, because all things equally happen to the just and to the wicked, to the good and to the evil, to the clean and to the unclean, to him that offereth victims, and to him that despiseth sacrifices. As the good is, so also is the sinner: as the perjured, so he also that sweareth truth.
³ This is a very great evil among all things that are done under the sun, that the same things happen to all men: whereby also the hearts of the children of men are filled with evil, and with contempt while they live, and afterwards they shall be brought down to hell.
⁴ There is no man that liveth always, or that hopeth for this: a living dog is better than a dead lion.
⁵ For the living know that they shall die, but the dead know nothing more, neither have they a reward any more: for the memory of them is forgotten.
⁶ Their love also, and their hatred, and their envy are all perished, neither have they any part in this world, and in the work that is done under the sun.
⁷ Go then, and eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with gladness: because thy works please God.
⁸ At all times let thy garments be white, and let not oil depart from thy head.
⁹ Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest, all the days of thy unsteady life, which are given to thee under the sun, all the time of thy vanity: for this is thy portion in life, and in thy labour wherewith thou labourest under the sun.
¹⁰ Whatsoever thy hand is able to do, do it earnestly: for neither work, nor reason, nor wisdom, nor knowledge shall be in hell, whither thou art hastening.
¹¹ I turned me to another thing, and I saw that under the sun, the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the learned, nor favour to the skilful: but time and chance in all.
¹² Man knoweth not his own end: but as fishes are taken with the hook, and as birds are caught with the snare, so men are taken in the evil time, when it shall suddenly come upon them.
¹³ This wisdom also I have seen under the sun, and it seemed to me to be very great:
¹⁴ A little city, and few men in it: there came against it a great king, and invested it, and built bulwarks round about it, and the siege was perfect.
¹⁵ Now there was found in it a man poor and wise, and he delivered the city by his wisdom, and no man afterward remembered that poor man.
¹⁶ And I said that wisdom is better than strength: how then is the wisdom of the poor man slighted, and his words not heard?
¹⁷ The words of the wise are heard in silence, more than the cry of a prince among fools.
¹⁸ Better is wisdom, than weapons of war: and he that shall offend in one, shall lose many good things.

Ecclesiastes - webster

Chapter 9

¹ For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.
² All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
³ This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event to all: yes, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
⁴ For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
⁵ For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
⁶ Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, hath now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.
⁷ Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
⁸ Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.
⁹ Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labor which thou takest under the sun.
¹⁰ Whatever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
¹¹ I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
¹² For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
¹³ This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed to me great:
¹⁴ There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:
¹⁵ Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
¹⁶ Then said I, wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
¹⁷ The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
¹⁸ Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.

Ecclesiastes - world english bible

Chapter 9

¹ all this I laid to my heart, even to explore all this: that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; whether it is love or hatred, man doesn't know it; all is before them.
² things come alike to all. There is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good, to the clean, to the unclean, to him who sacrifices, and to him who doesn't sacrifice. As is the good, so is the sinner; he who takes an oath, as he who fears an oath.
³ is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event to all: yes also, the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
⁴ to him who is joined with all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
⁵ the living know that they will die, but the dead don't know anything, neither do they have any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
⁶ their love, their hatred, and their envy has perished long ago; neither have they any more a portion forever in anything that is done under the sun.
⁷ your way--eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already accepted your works.
⁸ your garments be always white, and don't let your head lack oil.
⁹ joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your life of vanity, which he has given you under the sun, all your days of vanity: for that is your portion in life, and in your labor in which you labor under the sun.
¹⁰ your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, where you are going.
¹¹ returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.
¹² man also doesn't know his time. As the fish that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare, even so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falls suddenly on them.
¹³ have also seen wisdom under the sun in this way, and it seemed great to me.
¹⁴ was a little city, and few men within it; and a great king came against it, besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it.
¹⁵ a poor wise man was found in it, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
¹⁶ I said, "Wisdom is better than strength." Nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
¹⁷ words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him who rules among fools.
¹⁸ is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroys much good.

Ecclesiastes - darby

Chapter 9

¹ For all this I laid to my heart and [indeed] to investigate all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; man knoweth neither love nor hatred: all is before them.
² All things [come] alike to all: one event to the righteous and to the wicked, to the good, and to the clean, and to the unclean, to him that sacrificeth and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
³ This is an evil among all that is done under the sun, that one thing befalleth all: yea, also the heart of the children of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live; and after that, [they have to go] to the dead.
⁴ For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
⁵ For the living know that they shall die; but the dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward, for the memory of them is forgotten.
⁶ Their love also, and their hatred, and their envy is already perished; neither have they any more for ever a portion in all that is done under the sun.
⁷ Go, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works.
⁸ Let thy garments be always white, and let not thy head lack oil.
⁹ Enjoy life with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity; for that is thy portion in life, and in thy labour wherein thou art labouring under the sun.
¹⁰ Whatever thy hand findeth to do, do with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, whither thou goest.
¹¹ I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to the intelligent, nor yet favour to men of knowledge; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
¹² For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are taken with the snare, like them are the children of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
¹³ This also have I seen as wisdom under the sun, and it was great unto me.
¹⁴ There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and encompassed it, and built great bulwarks against it:
¹⁵ and there was found in it a poor wise man, who by his wisdom delivered the city; but no man remembered that poor man.
¹⁶ Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength; but the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
¹⁷ The words of the wise are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
¹⁸ Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroyeth much good.

Ecclesiastes - american standard version

Chapter 9

¹ For all this I laid to my heart, even to explore all this: that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; whether it be love or hatred, man knoweth it not; all is before them.
² All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth and to him that sacrificeth not; as is the good, so is the sinner; [and] he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
³ This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea also, the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that [they go] to the dead.
⁴ For to him that is joined with all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
⁵ For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
⁶ As well their love, as their hatred and their envy, is perished long ago; neither have they any more a portion for ever in anything that is done under the sun.
⁷ Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works.
⁸ Let thy garments be always white; and let not thy head lack oil.
⁹ Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of thy life of vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all thy days of vanity: for that is thy portion in life, and in thy labor wherein thou laborest under the sun.
¹⁰ Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do [it] with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, whither thou goest.
¹¹ I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
¹² For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare, even so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
¹³ I have also seen wisdom under the sun on this wise, and it seemed great unto me:
¹⁴ There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it.
¹⁵ Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
¹⁶ Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
¹⁷ The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
¹⁸ Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroyeth much good.

Ecclesiastes - basic english

Chapter 9

¹ All this I took to heart, and my heart saw it all: that the upright and the wise and their works are in the hand of God; and men may not be certain if it will be love or hate; all is to no purpose before them.
² Because to all there is one event, to the upright man and to the evil, to the clean and to the unclean, to him who makes an offering and to him who makes no offering; as is the good so is the sinner; he who takes an oath is as he who has fear of it.
³ This is evil in all things which are done under the sun: that there is one fate for all, and the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil; while they have life their hearts are foolish, and after that--to the dead.
⁴ For him who is joined to all the living there is hope; a living dog is better than a dead lion.
⁵ The living are conscious that death will come to them, but the dead are not conscious of anything, and they no longer have a reward, because there is no memory of them.
⁶ Their love and their hate and their envy are now ended; and they have no longer a part for ever in anything which is done under the sun.
⁷ Come, take your bread with joy, and your wine with a glad heart. God has taken pleasure in your works.
⁸ Let your clothing be white at all times, and let not your head be without oil.
⁹ Have joy with the woman of your love all the days of your foolish life which he gives you under the sun. Because that is your part in life and in your work which you do under the sun.
¹⁰ Whatever comes to your hand to do with all your power, do it because there is no work, or thought, or knowledge, or wisdom in the place of the dead to which you are going.
¹¹ And again I saw under the sun that the reward goes not to him who is quick, or the fruits of war to the strong; and there is no bread for the wise, or wealth for men of learning, or respect for those who have knowledge; but time and chance come to all.
¹² Even man has no knowledge of his time; like fishes taken in an evil net, or like birds taken by deceit, are the sons of men taken in an evil time when it comes suddenly on them.
¹³ This again I have seen under the sun as wisdom and it seemed great to me.
¹⁴ There was a little town and the number of its men was small, and there came a great king against it and made an attack on it, building works of war round about it.
¹⁵ Now there was in the town a poor, wise man, and he, by his wisdom, kept the town safe. But no one had any memory of that same poor man.
¹⁶ Then I said, Wisdom is better than strength, but the poor man's wisdom is not respected, and his words are not given a hearing.
¹⁷ The words of the wise which come quietly to the ear are noted more than the cry of a ruler among the foolish.
¹⁸ Wisdom is better than instruments of war, but one sinner is the destruction of much good.