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Ps.115.3. Is.55.9. Mat.6.9. let thy. ver.3,7. Pr.10.19.2 Ch.11.21. Es.5.11. Ps.127.4,5. Pr.17.6.
Mat.6.7. Ja.3.2.

3 a fool's. ch.10.12..14. Pr.10.19.-15.2.

4 vowest. Ge.28.20.-35.1,3. Nu.30.2. De.23.21..23. Ps.50.14.76.11.-119.106, Is.19.21. Mat.5.33. for. Ps. 147.10,11. Mal.1.10. He.10.6. pay. Ps.66.13,14.-116. 14,16. 18. Jon.2.9.

5 De.23.22. Pr.20.25. Ac.5.4.

6 thy mouth. ver.1,2. Ja.1.26.-3.2. before. Or, before the messenger,' hammalach, the priest whose business it was to take cognizance of vows and offerings. See Le.5.4,5. Ge.48.16. Ho.12.4,5. Mal. 2.7.-3.1. Ac.7.30..35. 1 Co.11.10. 1 Ti.5.21. He.1.14. it was. Le 5.4..6.-27.9,10. destroy. Hag.1.9..11.-2. 14..17. 1 Co.3.13..15. 2 Jn°.8. 7 in the, ver 3. Mat.12.36. 13. Pr.23.17. Is.50.10,11.

but. ch.7.18.-8.12.-12.

8 thou seest. ch.3.16.-4.1. Ps.12.5.-55.9.-58.11. Pr. 8.17. Hab.1.2,3,13. marvel. Zec.8.6. 1Jn.3.13. Re. 17.6,7. matter. Heb. will, or purpose. Is.10.5.7,12. 46.10,11. Hab.1.12. Ac.4.27,28. Ro.11.33. for. Is.57. 15. Lu.1.32,35,76. regardeth, 1 Ki 21.19,20. Job 20. 19..29.-27.8..23. Ps.10.17,18.-12.5.-58.10,11.-82.1.83.18.-140.11,12. Is.3.15.-5.7.-59.13..16. Je 22.17..19. Eze. 22.6..14. Am.5.12.-6.2..6,12.-8.4.7. Mi.2.1..3,9.3.1..4,9..12.-6.10..13. Zec.7.9..13. Mal.3.5. Ja.2.13.-5.

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Ge.47.9. and also, 2 K1.9.35. Es.7.10-6.34,1 19,20. Je.22.19.-36.30. that an, ch.4.3. 205& 58.8. Mat.26.24.

4 his name. Ps.109.13.

5 this. Job 3.10..13.-14.1. P.53.8.-90.7.4) 6 though. Ge.5.5,23,24. Is.65.22, get, ver Ps.4.6,7.-34.12. 18.65.20. Je.17.6. do. ch.3 Job 1.21.-30.23. He.9.27.

7 the labour. Ge.3.17..19. Pr.16. MA 27. 1 T1.6.6..8. appetite. Hed, soul, ver

Lu.12.19.

wend

8 what hath the wise. ch.2.14.16-511 Ge.17.1. P.101.2.-116.9. Pr.19.1. Lu.16.1 9 Better. ch.2.24.-3.12,13.-5.18. the desire. Heb. walking of the soul. Job 15,16. Je.2.20. this. ver.2. ch.1.2,14-211

10 which, ch.1.9..11.-3.15. and it. be Job 14.1..4. Ps.39.6.-82.6,7.-103.15. 3,4,32-33.13.-40.2. Is.45.9,10. Je 4.19. Kas 11 ch.1.6..9,17,18.-2.3.11.-3.19.-4.1.4 Ps.73.6. Ho.12.1.

12 who knoweth. ch.2.3.-12.13. P.4& 15.-47.4. La 324.27. ML6.8. the dea

life. Heb, the number of the days of the vanity. ch.8.13.-9.6. 1 Ch 29.15. Job 8.3-1 5,6.-9.47.-90.10..12-102.11.–109.23-1444 for who can, ch.3.22.-8.7. Job 14.21. CHAP. VII.

Remedies against vanity are, a good to tification, 2-6; patience, 7-10; The difficulty of wisdom, 23-29.

1 name. Pr.15.30.-22.1. I8.56.5. 1.

10 He that. The more he gets, the more he would get; for Crescit amor nummi, quantum ipsa pecunia crescit, The love of money increases, in proportion as money itself increases." ch.4.8.-6.7. Ps.52.1,7.- 39. precious. ch.10.1. Ps.133.2. Pr 62.10. Pr.30.15,16. Hab.2.5.7. Mat.6.19,24. Lu.12.15. Jn.12.3. the day. ch.4.2. Job 3.17.1 1 Ti.6.10. this. ch.1.17.-2.11,17,18,26.-3.19.-4.4.,8,16. | 1,8. Phi.1.21..23. Ke.14.13. 11 they. Ge.12.16.-13.2.5.7. 1 Ki.4.22,23.-5.13.16. Ne.5.17,18. Ps.119.36,37. what. ch.6.9.-11.9. Jos.7. 21..25. Pr.23.5. Je.17.11. Hab.2.13. 1 Jn.2.16. 12 Ps.4.8.-127.2. Pr.3.24. Je 31.26.

13 a sore, ch.4.8.- 6.1,2. riches. ch.8.9. Ge.13.5.11. -14.16.-19.14,26,31, &c. Pr.1.11.13,19,32.-11.4,24,25. 18.2.20-32.6..8. Zep.1.18. Lu.12.16..21.-16.1..13,19,22, 23.-18.22,23.-19.8.1 T1.6.9, 10. Ja.2.5..7.-5.1..4. 14 those. ch.2.26. Job 5.5.-20.15..29.-27.16,17. Ps. 39.6. Pr.23.5. Hag.1.9.-2.16,17. Mat.6.19,20. 1 Sa.2.6..8,36, 1 K1.14.26. Ps.109.9..12.

15 Job 1.21. Ps.49.17. Lu.12.20. 1 T1.6.7.

and he.

16 a sore. ver. 13. ch.2.22,23. what. 1 Sa.12.21. Je.2. 8. Mar.8.36. for. ch.1.3. Pr.11.29. 18.26.18. Ho.8.7. Jn2.6.27.

17 he eateth, Ge.3.17. 1 Ki.17.12. Job 21.25. Ps.78.33. -102.9.--127.2. Eze.4.16,17. much. 2 Ki.1.2,6.-5.27. 2 Ch.16.10..12. 21.24,25. Ps.90.7..11. Pr.1.27..29. Ac. 12.23. 1 Co.11.30.32.

18 it is good and comely. Heb. there is a good which is comely, &c. ch.2.24.-3.12,13,22.-8.15.-9.7. -11.9. 1 Ti.6.17. the days. Heb. the number of the days. it is his. ch.2.10.-3.22. Je.52.34.

19 to whom, ch.2.24.3.13.-6.2. De.8.18. 1 Ki.3.13. this is. ch.2.24..26.

20 For he shall not much remember, or, Though he give not much, yet he remembereth, &e. Ps.37.16. because. De.28.8..12,47. Ps.4.6,7. Is.64.5.-65.13,14,21.. 24. Ro.5.1..5,11.

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2 better. Ge.48.1, &e.-49.2, &c.-50. 5. Is.5.11,12.-22.12.14. Am. 63, 6. MA 1 Pe.4.3,4. that. Nu.23.10. De as 3.19. He.9.27. living. De 32.46. la marg. Mal 2.2.

3 Sorrow, or, Anger. is better. PLINE 5,6. Je.31.8,9,15..20-50.4,5. Da 9.3. kni Zec.12.10..14. Lu.6.21,25. Jn2.16.20.2 Ja 4.8..10. by. Ro.5.3,4. 2Co 4.17. Hel 1.2.4.

4 heart. Ne.2.2..5. Is.53.3,4. Mat.8.14 &c. Lu.7.12,13. Jn.11.31.35, the heart 16. 2 Sa.13.28. 1 Ki.20.16. Is 21.4. Je 51 2 30. Ho.7.3. Na.1.10. Mar.6.21, &c.

5 better. Ps.141.5. Pr.9.8. 13.13-15 -27.6. Re.3.19. the song. Ps.69.12.

6 as. ch.2.2. Ps.58.9.-118.12. 1.65.3 Lu.6.25.-16.25. 2 Pe 2.13.17. Jude 12,13 Heb. sound. the laughter. Pr.29.9. 7 oppression. De 24.33,34,65. 16.19. 1 Sa.8.3.-12.3. Pr.17.23. 19.150

8 Better. Ps.126.5,6. 18.10.24,25,28,34, 18 5.11. 1 Pe.1.13. the patient. Pr.13.10-14 -16.32.-28.25. Lu.21.19. Ro.275. Hal 1 Pe.2.20,21.-5.5,6.

9 harty. 1 Sa.25.21,22. 2 Sa. 19.43. E£35) -16.32. Jon.4.9. Ep.4.26,27. Jals 8.-34.7,8,25,26,30,31. Sa 13.22,NE I Mar.6.19,24.

10 What. Ju.6.13. Je.44.17..19. wisdom. Ge.6.11,12. Ps.14 2,3. 18.50.1 3.9..19.

heritance, yea, better too. ch.9.15 18 18 11 good with an inheritance, or, as yo 16.8,9. 1 Ti.6.17..19. them. ch.117.

12 wisdom. Job 1.10.-22.215. PA

Ps.57.1. Is.30.2.-32.2. the excrliency. De 3
47. Pr.3.18.-8.35.-9.11.-11.4. Jn (1217
13 Consider. Job 37.14. Ps.8.3.–107.4 I94
ch.1.15. Job 9.12.-11.10.-12 14.– 34.5
13. 46.10,11. D.4.35. Ro.9.15,19. Ep 119

2 man, ch.5.19. 1 Ki.3.13. 1 Ch.29.25,28. 2 Ch.1.11.19.10,11. Is.33.6. a defence. Heb, assu DR.5.18. so. ch.2.4..10. De.8.7..10. Ju.18.10. Job 21. 9..15. Ps.17.14. 73.7. Lu.12.19,20. yet. A man may possess much earthly goods, and yet have neither the heart nor power to enjoy them. Possession and fruition are not necessarily joined together; and this is also among the vanities of life, and was and still is a very common evil among men.' It belongs to God as much to give the power to enjoy, as it does to give earthly blessings. but. De.25.33,43. Ps.39.6. La.5.2. Ho.7.9. vanity. ch.4.4,8.-5.16.

3 a man. Ge.33.5. 1 Sa.2.20,21. 2 Ki.10.1. 1 Ch.28.5.

14 the day. ch.3.4. De 28.47. Ps.30 11,29.13. Jny.16.22,23. Ja.5.13. but. De 25 17,18. 2 Ch.33.12,13. Job 10.1.9. P Is.22.12..14.26.11.-42.25. Je 2. Mi 5..7. Lu.15.17,18. Ac.14.22. Bet, bied, wal ch.12.8 13. Ho2.6,7.

B. C. 977.

thou upon earth: therefore let thy ds be few.

For a dream cometh through the ttude of business; and a fool's voice by multitude of words. Theo thon rowest a row unto God, get to pay it; for he hath no pleasured pay that which thou hast vowed. w that thou shouldest not vow, tbou shouldest vow and not pay. er not thy mouth to cause thy

neither say thou before the that it was an error: wherefore Ged be angry at thy voice, and te work of thine hands?

the multitude of dreams and rds there are also divers vanities: thou God.

seest the oppression of the volent perverting of judgment ce in a province, marvel not at : for he that is higher than regardeth; and there be they.

er, the profit of the earth is for a hmly is served by the field. that loveth silver shall not be sa

ver; nor he that loveth abunncrease. This is also vanity. gods increase, they are ineat them: and what good is ewners thereof, saving the

a Pr. 10. 19. Mat. 6. 7. 2 Ki. 9. 35..

37. Is.14.19,20. Je, 22. 19. e Nu. 20. 2. De.23.21.23. Ps. 66. 13,14.

He. 10. 38.
Pr. 20. 25.

Ac. 5. 4.

Ps. 58. 8.

g 1Co. 11. 10. He. 1. 14. A Pr. 16. 26. B soul. ch. 12. 13. ch. 3. 16. walking of

the soul. 4 will, or, ритрове. / Ps. 12. 5. 58. 11.

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Ps. 95. 3. Job 40. 2,

Is. 45. 9.

Mat.6.19,24. Ps. 73. 6. Ps. 47. 4. the num ber of the days of the life of his

vanity.
Ps. 102. 11.

Ja. 4. 14.
Pr. 22. 1.

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e riches perish by evil trabe begetteth a son, and there is his hand.

The came forth of his mother's red stall he return to go as he hall take nothing of his labour, ay carry away in his hand.

is also a sore evil, that in abe came, so shall he go: and thath be that hath laboured for

days also he eateth in darkthat much sorrow and wrath Ex Dess

tar which I have seen: Kit amely for one to eat and to to enjoy the good of all his be taketh under the sun A all

his life, which God giveth

his portion.

7 man also to whom God bath and wealth, and hath given To eat thereof, and to take his to rejoice in his labour; this f God.

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an evil which I have seend Pr. 8. 35. sun, and it is common amonge Is. 14. 27. f Job 21. 10,

whom God hath given riches, dhonour, so that he wanteth his soul of all that he desireth, pveth him not power to eat

&c.

Ps. 73. 7.

Lu. 12. 20. made.

a stranger eateth it: this is A Jn. 16. 33. d it is an evil disease. Ac. 14. 22.

man beget an hundred children,

and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he:

4 For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness,

5 Moreover, he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other.

6 Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place

7 All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. 8 For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?

9 Better is the sight of the eyes than they wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

10 That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.

11 Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?

12 For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, Call the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun!

CHAP. VII

A GOOD name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.

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 n Sorrow is better than laughter: for" by the sadness of the countenance the beart is made better.

4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning: but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.

7 Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

8 Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof; and the patient in Spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry:

for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

10 Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.

11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance; and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.

12 For wisdom is a p defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdem giveth life to them that have it.

13 Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight which ne hath made crooked!

14 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 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 Be not righteous over-much, neither make thyself over-wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself!

17 Be not over-much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die y before thy time!

B. C. 977.`

a ch. 8. 14.

Jn. 16. 2.
Ac. 7. 59.

Is. 65. 20
Ro. 10. 2.

d Je. 17. 13.
He. 10, 38.
B be deso-
late.

e ch. 12, 12

ƒ Ps. 55. 23.
g Ps. 10. 6.

18 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 strengtheneth the wise morey than ten mighty mex which are in the city. 20 For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

21 Also & take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:

For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast

cursed others.

23 All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

24 That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?

50. 21.

2Pe. 3.3, 4.
not in.
Is. 26. 10.
ch 812, 13.

Mal. 4.2.
4 ch. 7. 15.

9 All this have I seen, and ap heart unto every work that is de the sun there is a time where ruleth over another to his own!

10 And so I saw the wacke who had come and gone from of the boly, and they were 1 the city where they had so dese also vanity.

11 Because sentence acari work is not executed speed 5,1 the heart of the sons of the a in then to do evil.

12 Though a sinner do eti dred times, and his days be yet surely I know that it shal with them that tear God, before him:

13 But it shall not be wed days, which are as a stada, wicked, neither shall be p Is. 3. 10,11. he feareth not before God.

Ps3.19,19.

m2 Ch. 6. 36.
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25 I applied mine heart to know, and P 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 And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: n whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

27 Behold, this have I found, (saith the Preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account;

28 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 Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

CHAP. VIII.

WHO is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a inan's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the A boldness of his face shall be changed.

I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.

give not
thy heart,
Is. 29. 21.
Job 21.7,
&c.
Ps. 73. 14.
Mal. 3. 15.

Ro. 1. 2.
1 Co. 1. 20,

and my

heart com-
passed.
ch. 5. 18.
9.7.

1 Ti. 4.3, 4.
6. 17.
r Pr. 5.3.5.

he that is

good before.
Pr. 14.
weighing
one thing
after an-
other, to
find out

the reason.

Job 5. 9.

Ps. 40. 5.

Ro. 11. 33.
u Ge. 1. 27.

* gave, or,
set to.
Ge. 3. 6, &c.
ch. 12.9,10,
☛ Pr. 1. 5, 6.
A strength,

3 Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doethe whatsoever pleaseth him."

4 Where the word of a king is, there is power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

ch. 8. 14.

Mal. 3. 18 a Ro. 13. 1.6.

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ch. 10. 4. Job 31. 18.

Pr. 30. 31.

Ge, 6. 5.

Je. 17. 9.
Mat. 15, 19.
know.
Ps. 119. 6.

1 Pe. 3. 13.

how.

5 Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment. 6 Because to every purpose there is time and judgment; therefore the misery Job 14, 21. of man is great upon him. 7 For he knoweth not that which shall be:b10, for who can tell him when it shall be?

Is. 63. 16. Ps. 49. 6.

Is. 26. 14.
Ex. 1. 8.

Mat. 2. 20.
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off weapons

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15 Then I commended cứu a man hath no better th sun, than to eat, and to be merry; for that shai ales of his labour the days of tal God giveth him under the su 16 When I applied mine wisdom, and to see the b done upon the earth: (for that neither day nor night with his eyes :)

17 Then I beheld all the wa that a man cannot find out that is done under the sa though a man labour to seek he shall not find it; yea, furt a wise man think to know [he not be able to find i CHAP. IX

FOR

OR all this I considered even to declare all this, tha eous, and the wise, and ther in the hand of God: no either love or hatred by sl. them.

2 All things coms alike') is one event to the righte wicked; to the good, and te and to the unclean; to hara ficeth, and to him that saẾN Is the good, so is the sindeti Sweareth, as he that feareth

3 This is an evil amon, at are done under the sun, that event unto all: yea, so torb sons of men is full of evil, a is in their heart while they that they go to the deal

4 For to him that is joined living there is hope for a better than a dead lion.

5 For the living know that die: but the dead know safe neither have they any [E] for the memory of the 1 6 Also their love, and and their envy, is now jet ther have they any more a

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 thosePs.73.15,&c. ever in any thing that that are given to it.

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