Mine unfinished substance, thine eyes beheld, and, in thy book, all the parts thereof were written, - the days they should be fashioned! while yet there was not one among them.

And see if there be any idol-way in me, and lead me in a way age-abiding.

May there be dropped on them live coals, - Into the fire, may they be let fall, into watery pits from which they shall not rise.

Look to the right hand and see, that there is none that, for me, hath regard, - Escape is lost to me, There is no one to care for my life.

Thy lot, shalt thou cast into our midst, One purse, shall there be, for us all.

When cometh as a crashing your dread, and, your calamity, as a storm-wind, overtaketh, when there come upon you, distress and anguish.

For this cause, suddenly cometh his doom, in a moment, shall he be torn in pieces and there be no mending.

When there was no resounding deep, I had been brought forth, when there were no fountains, abounding with water;

When he prepared the heavens, there, was I! When he decreed a vault upon the face of the resounding deep;

For, by me, shall be multiplied - thy days, and there be added to thee - the years of life.

But he knoweth not, that the shades are there; In the depths of hades, are her guests.

In the multitude of words, there wanteth not transgression, but, he that restraineth his lips, sheweth prudence.

When it is, well with the righteous, the city, exulteth, When the lawless perish, there is a shout of triumph.

There is who scattereth, and increaseth yet more, and who withholdeth of what is due, only to come to want.

He that keepeth back corn, the populace will curse him, but there is, a blessing, for the head of him that selleth.

There is who babbleth, as with thrusts of a sword, but, the tongue of the wise, hath healing.

There is who feigneth himself rich, yet hath nothing at all, who pleadeth poverty, yet hath great substance.

Much food, is in the fallow ground of the poor, but there is that is swept away, for want of justice.

A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and there is none, but, knowledge, to the discerning, is easy.

There is a way that enticeth a man, but, at the latter end thereof, are the ways of death!

By all labour, there will be abundance, but, the talk of the lips, tendeth only to want.

There is, grievous correction, for him that forsaketh the right path, He that hateth rebuke, shall die.

Better is an allowance of herbs, and love, there, than a fatted ox, and hatred therewith.

There is a way that enticeth a man, but, at the latter end thereof, are the ways of death.

Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a dullard? that he who is without sense, may acquire wisdom.

A man having many friends, shall come to ruin, but there is a loving one, who sticketh closer than a brother.

All the brethren of a poor man, hate him, how much more have, his friends, gone far from him, he may hunt up promises - there are none.

Correct thy son, because there is hope, yet, not so as to slay him, let thy passion be excited.

By reason of the autumn, a sluggard will not plough, therefore shall he beg in harvest, and there be nothing.

There are gold, and an abundance of corals, but, precious jewels, are the lips of knowledge.

There is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel, to confront Yahweh.

A deep chasm, is the mouth of strange women, he with whom Yahweh is indignant, falleth there.

For surely there is a future, and, thine expectation, shall not be cut off.

Thus, take knowledge of wisdom, for thine own soul; If thou find it, then there is a future, and, thine expectation, shall not be cut off.

For there shall be no future for the wicked, The lamp of the lawless, shall go out.

And lo! there had come up all over it - thorns, there had covered the face thereof - thistles, and, the stone fence thereof, had been thrown down.

Remove the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth, to the refiner, a vessel:

Clouds and wind, when rain there is none, is the man who boasteth himself of a pretended gift.

Without wood a fire is quenched, and, where there is no tattler, strife is hushed.

There are, lambs, for thy clothing, and, for the price of thy field, there are he-goats;

In the exulting of the righteous, there is great glorying, but, when the lawless arise, a man must be sought for.

He that being often reproved stiffeneth his neck, suddenly shall be hurt, and there be no healing.

A wise man pleading with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no settlement.

Where there is no vision, a people is let loose, but, he that keepeth instruction, how happy is he!

By words, a servant will not be corrected, though he perceiveth, yet is there no answer.

Thou hast seen a man hasty in his words, - there is, more hope of a dullard, than of him.

The vampire, hath two daughters, Give! Give! Three, there are will not be satisfied, four, have not said, Enough!

Three, things there are, too difficult for me, yea, four, which I do not understand:

Four, things there are, the small of the earth, - yet, they, are wiser than the wise:

King, is there none, to, the locusts, - yet go forth in swarms, do they all;

Three, things there are which step along well, ye, four, which excel in going:

That which hath been, is the same that shall be, and, that which hath been done, is the same that shall be done, - and there is, nothing new, under the sun.

Is there a thing, of which it can be said, See here, it is, new? Already, hath it been, for ages, it is something which was before us.

There is, no remembrance, of the thing before, - nor, even of the things after, which shall be, will there be any remembrance, with them who shall come after.

When, I, looked upon all my works, which my hands had made, and on my toil, whereon I had toilsomely wrought, then lo! all, was vanity, and feeding on wind, and there was no profit under the sun.

For there is no remembrance of a wise man, more than of a dullard, unto times age-abiding, - seeing that, already, in the days to come, all hath been forgotten, how then cometh it that the wise man dieth equally with the dullard?

There was nothing more blessed for Man than that he should eat and drink, and see his desireth for blessedness in his toil, - even this, saw, I myself, that, from the hand of God, it was.

For, every thing, there is a season, - and a time for every pursuit, under the heavens: -

I know that there is no blessedness in them, - save to be glad, and to do well with one's life.

I know, that, whatsoever God doeth, the same, shall be age-abiding, unto it, there is nothing to add, and, from it, there is nothing to take away, - and, God, hath done it, that men should stand in awe before him.

Then, again, I saw under the sun, the place of justice, that there was lawlessness, and, the place of righteousness, that there was lawlessness.

Said, I, in my heart, Both the righteous and the lawless, will God judge, - for there will be a time for every pursuit, and concerning every work - there.

So I saw, that there was nothing better than that a man should be glad in his works, for, that, is his portion, - for who can bring him in, to look upon that which shall be after him?

Here is one, without a second, even son or brother, he hath none, yet is there no end to all his toil, even his eye, is not satisfied with riches, - neither saith he For whom, am I toiling, and letting my soul want good? Even this, was vanity, yea a vexatious employment, it was!

There was no end to all the people, to all before whom he came, yet, they who should come later, would not rejoice in him, - surely, even this, was vanity, and a feeding on wind.

When thou vowest a vow unto God, do not defer to pay it, for there is no pleasure in dullards, - what thou vowest, pay!

and those riches perish, by being ill employed, - and though he begetteth a son, yet is there in his hand nothing at all.

Seeing there are things in abundance which make vanity abound, what profit hath man?

Everything, had I seen, in my days of vanity, - Here was a righteous man, perishing in his righteousness, and there was a lawless man, continuing long in his wickedness.

For, as for men, there is none righteous in the earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Where the word of a king is, there is power, - who then may say to him, What wouldst thou do?

For, to every pursuit, there is a time and a manner, - when, the vexation of man, is great concerning it.

For there is no one who knoweth what shall be, for, when it shall be, who will tell him?

No man, hath power over the spirit, to retain the spirit, and, none, hath power over the day of death, and there is no furlough in war, - neither shall lawlessness deliver them who are given thereto.

Here was a vain thing which was done upon the earth - that there were righteous men unto whom it happened according to the work of the lawless, and there were lawless men, unto whom it happened according to the work of the righteous, - I said, that, even this, was vanity.

Then extolled I, gladness, in that there was nothing better for a man, under the sun, than to eat and to drink, and to be glad, - since, that, should tarry with him in his toil, for the days of his life which God had given him under the sun.

When I gave my heart, to know wisdom, and to consider the business that was done upon the earth, then surely, by day and by night, there was one who suffered not his eyes, to sleep.

For, whosoever was united to all the living, for him, there was hope, - -inasmuch as, a living dog, fared better than a dead lion.

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, with thy might, do, - for there is no work nor calculation nor knowledge nor wisdom, in hades, whither, thou, art going.

A little city, and men therein few, - and there came against it a great king, and surrounded it, and built against it large siege-works;

but there was found therein, a man, poor but wise, and, he, delivered the city by his wisdom, - yet, no one, remembered that poor man.

He that diggeth a pit, thereinto, may fall, - and, he that breaketh through a hedge, there may bite him a serpent.

If a serpent will bite, unless he is charmed, then there is nothing better for him that owneth a tongue.

Give a portion to seven, yea even to eight, - for thou canst not know, what there shall be of misfortune, upon the earth.

If the clouds be filled with a downpour, upon the earth, will they empty themselves, and, if a tree fall in the south or in the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there will it be found.

Yea, at what is high, they be in fear, and there be, terrors, in the way, and the almond be rejected, and the grasshopper drag itself along, and desire perish, - for man is going to his age-abiding home, when the wailers shall go round in the streets;

And besides, from them, my son, be admonished, - Of making many books, there is no end, and, much study, is a weariness of the flesh.

Thou art, all over, beautiful, my fair one, and, blemish, is there none in thee.

Thy teeth, are like a flock of sheep which have come up from the washing-place, - whereof, all of them, are twin-bearers, and bereaved, is there none among them:

Threescore, are the queens, and, fourscore, are the concubines, - and, virgins, there are, without number.

Let us get up early to the vineyards, Let us see whether the vine, hath burst forth, the blossom, hath opened, the pomegranates, have bloomed, - There, will I give my caresses to thee.

From the sole of the foot even unto the head, there is in it no soundness, Bruise and stripe and newly-made wound, - They have not been pressed out, nor bound up, nor soothed with oil.

Then shall the strong one become tow, And his work a spark, - And they shall both blaze together And there be none to quench the fire.

So that filled is their land with silver and gold, And there is no end to their treasures, - And filled is theft land with horses, And there is no end to their chariots;

And a pavilion, shall there be For a shade by day, from the heat, - and For a refuge and for a shelter, from storm and from rain.

And I will make it a waste; - It shall be neither pruned nor hoed, But there shall come up briars and thorns, - And upon the clouds, will I lay a charge, That they rain thereon no rain.

Alas for them who join house to house, Field to field, bring they near, - Until there is no room, But ye are left to dwell alone in the midst of the land.

A roar, hath he, like a lioness, - He will roar like wild lions - And will growl, and lay hold on prey, and carry into safety, and there be none to deliver.

Yet still shall there be in it a tenth, Though it again be consumed, - Like an oak and like a terebinth Which when felled, have a stock in them, A holy seed, shall be the stock thereof. Courage.

And it shall some to pass in that day, that, every place wherein there used to be a thousand vines at a thousand pieces of silver, - yea, even for briars and thorns, shall it be.