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King James Bible
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King James Bible 1611
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| 8:1 |
Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed. |
Who is as the Wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a mans wisedome maketh his face to shine, and the boldnes of his face shalbe changed. |
| 8:2 |
I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God. |
I counsell thee, to keepe the kings commandement, and that in regard of the oath of God. |
| 8:3 |
Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him. |
Bee not hastie to goe out of his sight: stand not in an euill thing, for he doeth whatsoeuer pleaseth him. |
| 8:4 |
Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou? |
Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say vnto him, What doest thou? |
| 8:5 |
Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment. |
Whoso keepeth the commandement, shall feele no euill thing: and a wise mans heart discerneth both time and iudgement. |
| 8:6 |
Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him. |
Because to euery purpose there is time, and iudgement; therefore the misery of man is great vpon him. |
| 8:7 |
For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be? |
For hee knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him, when it shall be? |
| 8:8 |
There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it. |
There is no man that hath power ouer the spirit to retaine the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that warre, neither shall wickednesse deliuer those that are giuen to it. |
| 8:9 |
All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt. |
All this haue I seene, and applied my heart vnto euery worke that is done vnder the Sunne: there is a time wherein one man ruleth ouer another to his owne hurt. |
| 8:10 |
And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity. |
And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come, and gone from the place of the Holy, and they were forgotten in the city, where they had so done: this is also vanitie. |
| 8:11 |
Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. |
Because sentence against an euill worke is not executed speedily; therefore the heart of the sonnes of men is fully set in them to doe euill. |
| 8:12 |
Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him: |
Though a sinner doe euill an hundred times, and his dayes be prolonged; yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that feare God, which feare before him. |
| 8:13 |
But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God. |
But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall hee prolong his dayes which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God. |
| 8:14 |
There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity. |
There is a vanitie which is done vpon the earth, that there be iust men vnto whom it happeneth according to the worke of the wicked: againe, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the worke of the righteous: I said, that this also is vanitie. |
| 8:15 |
Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun. |
Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing vnder the Sunne, then to eate and to drinke, and to be merrie: for that shall abide with him of his labour, the dayes of his life, which God giueth him vnder the Sunne. |
| 8:16 |
When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:) |
When I applied mine heart to know wisedome, and to see the busines that is done vpon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleepe with his eyes.) |
| 8:17 |
Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it. |
Then I behelde all the worke of God, that a man cannot finde out the worke that is done vnder the Sunne: because though a man labour to seeke it out, yea further though a wise man thinke to know it, yet shall hee not be able to finde it. |
