전도서 7장 Contemporary English Version (2006)

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1	The Best in Life A good reputation at the time of death is better than loving care at the time of birth.	A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.
2	It's better to go to a funeral than to attend a feast; funerals remind us that we all must die.	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.
3	Choose sorrow over laughter because a sad face may hide a happy heart.	Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
4	A sensible person mourns, but fools always laugh.	The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
5	Correction from someone wise is better by far than praise from fools.	It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
6	Foolish laughter is stupid. It sounds like thorns crackling in a fire.	For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
7	Corruption makes fools of sensible people, and bribes can ruin you.	Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
8	Something completed is better than something just begun; patience is better than too much pride.	Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
9	Only fools get angry quickly and hold a grudge.	Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
10	It isn't wise to ask, “Why is everything worse than it used to be?”	Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.
11	Having wisdom is better than an inheritance.	Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.
12	Wisdom will protect you just like money; knowledge with good sense will lead you to life.	For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
13	Think of what God has done! If God makes something crooked, can you make it straight?	Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?
14	When times are good, you should be cheerful; when times are bad, think about what it means. God makes them both to keep us from knowing what will happen next.	In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
15	Some of Life's Questions I have seen everything during this senseless life of mine. I have seen good citizens die for doing the right thing, while criminals live and prosper.	All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.
16	So don't destroy yourself by being too good or acting too smart!	Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
17	Don't die before your time by being too evil or acting like a fool.	Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
18	Keep to the middle of the road. You can do this if you truly respect God.	It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.
19	Wisdom will make you stronger than the ten most powerful leaders in your city.	Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
20	No one in this world always does right.	For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
21	Don't listen to everything that everyone says, or you might hear your servant cursing you.	Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:
22	Haven't you cursed many others?	For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
23	I told myself that I would be smart and try to understand all this, but it was too much for me.	All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
24	The truth is beyond us. It's far too deep.	That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?
25	So I decided to learn everything I could and become wise enough to discover what life is all about. At the same time, I wanted to understand why it's stupid and senseless to be an evil fool.	I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:
26	Here is what I discovered: A bad woman is worse than death. She is a trap, reaching out with body and soul to catch you. But if you obey God, you can escape. If you don't obey, you are done for.	And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
27	With all my wisdom I have tried to find out how everything fits together,	Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:
28	but so far I have not been able to. I do know there is one good man in a thousand, but never have I found a good woman.	Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.
29	I did learn one thing: We were completely honest when God created us, but now we have twisted minds.	Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.