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======= Ecclesiastes 7:1 ============
Ecl 7:1 A good name is better than a good ointment, And the day of one's death is better than the day of one's birth. (nasb)
Ecl 7:1 A good name is better than precious ointment, And the day of death than the day of one's birth; (nkjv)
Ecl 7:1 Ein guter Ruf ist besser denn gute Salbe, und der Tag des Todes denn der Tag der Geburt.(dhs)
Ecl 7:1 ἀγαθὸν ὄνομα ὑπὲρ ἔλαιον ἀγαθὸν καὶ ἡμέρα τοῦ θανάτου ὑπὲρ ἡμέραν γενέσεως αὐτοῦ (lxx)

======= Ecclesiastes 7:2 ============
Ecl 7:2 It is better to go to a house of mourning Than to go to a house of feasting, Because that is the end of every man, And the living takes it to heart. (nasb)
Ecl 7:2 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 take it to heart. (nkjv)
Ecl 7:2 Es ist besser in das Klagehaus gehen, denn in ein Trinkhaus; in jenem ist das Ende aller Menschen, und der Lebendige nimmt's zu Herzen.(dhs)
Ecl 7:2 ἀγαθὸν πορευθῆναι εἰς οἶκον πένθους ἢ ὅτι πορευθῆναι εἰς οἶκον πότου καθότι τοῦτο τέλος παντὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου καὶ ὁ ζῶν δώσει εἰς καρδίαν αὐτοῦ (lxx)

======= Ecclesiastes 7:3 ============
Ecl 7:3 Sorrow is better than laughter, For when a face is sad a heart may be happy. (nasb)
Ecl 7:3 Sorrow is better than laughter, For by a sad countenance the heart is made better. (nkjv)
Ecl 7:3 Es ist Trauern besser als Lachen; denn durch Trauern wird das Herz gebessert.(dhs)
Ecl 7:3 ἀγαθὸν θυμὸς ὑπὲρ γέλωτα ὅτι ἐν κακίᾳ προσώπου ἀγαθυνθήσεται καρδία (lxx)

======= Ecclesiastes 7:4 ============
Ecl 7:4 The mind of the wise is in the house of mourning, While the mind of fools is in the house of pleasure. (nasb)
Ecl 7:4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, But the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. (nkjv)
Ecl 7:4 Das Herz der Weisen ist im Klagehause, und das Herz der Narren im Hause der Freude.(dhs)
Ecl 7:4 καρδία σοφῶν ἐν οἴκῳ πένθους καὶ καρδία ἀφρόνων ἐν οἴκῳ εὐφροσύνης (lxx)

======= Ecclesiastes 7:5 ============
Ecl 7:5 It is better to listen to the rebuke of a wise man Than for one to listen to the song of fools. (nasb)
Ecl 7:5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise Than for a man to hear the song of fools. (nkjv)
Ecl 7:5 Es ist besser hören das Schelten der Weisen, denn hören den Gesang der Narren.(dhs)
Ecl 7:5 ἀγαθὸν τὸ ἀκοῦσαι ἐπιτίμησιν σοφοῦ ὑπὲρ ἄνδρα ἀκούοντα ᾆσμα ἀφρόνων (lxx)

======= Ecclesiastes 7:6 ============
Ecl 7:6 For as the crackling of thorn bushes under a pot, So is the laughter of the fool; And this too is futility. (nasb)
Ecl 7:6 For like the crackling of thorns under a pot, So is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity. (nkjv)
Ecl 7:6 Denn das Lachen der Narren ist wie das Krachen der Dornen unter den Töpfen; und das ist auch eitel.(dhs)
Ecl 7:6 ὅτι ὡς φωνὴ τῶν ἀκανθῶν ὑπὸ τὸν λέβητα οὕτως γέλως τῶν ἀφρόνων καί γε τοῦτο ματαιότης (lxx)

======= Ecclesiastes 7:7 ============
Ecl 7:7 For oppression makes a wise man mad, And a bribe corrupts the heart. (nasb)
Ecl 7:7 Surely oppression destroys a wise man's reason, And a bribe debases the heart. (nkjv)
Ecl 7:7 Ein Widerspenstiger macht einen Weisen unwillig und verderbt ein mildtätiges Herz.(dhs)
Ecl 7:7 ὅτι ἡ συκοφαντία περιφέρει σοφὸν καὶ ἀπόλλυσι τὴν καρδίαν εὐτονίας αὐτοῦ (lxx)

======= Ecclesiastes 7:8 ============
Ecl 7:8 The end of a matter is better than its beginning; Patience of spirit is better than haughtiness of spirit. (nasb)
Ecl 7:8 The end of a thing is better than its beginning; The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. (nkjv)
Ecl 7:8 Das Ende eines Dinges ist besser denn sein Anfang. Ein geduldiger Geist ist besser denn ein hoher Geist.(dhs)
Ecl 7:8 ἀγαθὴ ἐσχάτη λόγων ὑπὲρ ἀρχὴν αὐτοῦ ἀγαθὸν μακρόθυμος ὑπὲρ ὑψηλὸν πνεύματι (lxx)

======= Ecclesiastes 7:9 ============
Ecl 7:9 Do not be eager in your heart to be angry, For anger resides in the bosom of fools. (nasb)
Ecl 7:9 Do not hasten in your spirit to be angry, For anger rests in the bosom of fools. (nkjv)
Ecl 7:9 Sei nicht schnellen Gemütes zu zürnen; denn Zorn ruht im Herzen eines Narren.(dhs)
Ecl 7:9 μὴ σπεύσῃς ἐν πνεύματί σου τοῦ θυμοῦσθαι ὅτι θυμὸς ἐν κόλπῳ ἀφρόνων ἀναπαύσεται (lxx)

======= Ecclesiastes 7:10 ============
Ecl 7:10 Do not say, "Why is it that the former days were better than these?" For it is not from wisdom that you ask about this. (nasb)
Ecl 7:10 Do not say, "Why were the former days better than these?" For you do not inquire wisely concerning this. (nkjv)
Ecl 7:10 Sprich nicht: Was ist's, daß die vorigen Tage besser waren als diese? denn du fragst solches nicht weislich.(dhs)
Ecl 7:10 μὴ εἴπῃς τί ἐγένετο ὅτι αἱ ἡμέραι αἱ πρότεραι ἦσαν ἀγαθαὶ ὑπὲρ ταύτας ὅτι οὐκ ἐν σοφίᾳ ἐπηρώτησας περὶ τούτου (lxx)

======= Ecclesiastes 7:11 ============
Ecl 7:11 Wisdom along with an inheritance is good And an advantage to those who see the sun. (nasb)
Ecl 7:11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance, And profitable to those who see the sun. (nkjv)
Ecl 7:11 Weisheit ist gut mit einem Erbgut und hilft, daß sich einer der Sonne freuen kann.(dhs)
Ecl 7:11 ἀγαθὴ σοφία μετὰ κληροδοσίας καὶ περισσεία τοῖς θεωροῦσιν τὸν ἥλιον (lxx)

======= Ecclesiastes 7:12 ============
Ecl 7:12 For wisdom is protection just as money is protection, But the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the lives of its possessors. (nasb)
Ecl 7:12 For wisdom is a defense as money is a defense, But the excellence of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to those who have it. (nkjv)
Ecl 7:12 Denn die Weisheit beschirmt, so beschirmt Geld auch; aber die Weisheit gibt das Leben dem, der sie hat.(dhs)
Ecl 7:12 ὅτι ἐν σκιᾷ αὐτῆς ἡ σοφία ὡς σκιὰ τοῦ ἀργυρίου καὶ περισσεία γνώσεως τῆς σοφίας ζωοποιήσει τὸν παρ᾽ αὐτῆς (lxx)

======= Ecclesiastes 7:13 ============
Ecl 7:13 Consider the work of God, For who is able to straighten what He has bent? (nasb)
Ecl 7:13 Consider the work of God; For who can make straight what He has made crooked? (nkjv)
Ecl 7:13 Siehe an die Werke Gottes; denn wer kann das schlicht machen, was er krümmt?(dhs)
Ecl 7:13 ἰδὲ τὰ ποιήματα τοῦ θεοῦ ὅτι τίς δυνήσεται τοῦ κοσμῆσαι ὃν ἂν ὁ θεὸς διαστρέψῃ αὐτόν (lxx)

======= Ecclesiastes 7:14 ============
Ecl 7:14 In the day of prosperity be happy, But in the day of adversity consider-- God has made the one as well as the other So that man will not discover anything that will be after him. (nasb)
Ecl 7:14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, But in the day of adversity consider: Surely God has appointed the one as well as the other, So that man can find out nothing that will come after him. (nkjv)
Ecl 7:14 Am guten Tage sei guter Dinge, und den bösen Tag nimm auch für gut; denn diesen schafft Gott neben jenem, daß der Mensch nicht wissen soll, was künftig ist.(dhs)
Ecl 7:14 ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἀγαθωσύνης ζῆθι ἐν ἀγαθῷ καὶ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κακίας ἰδέ καί γε σὺν τοῦτο σύμφωνον τούτῳ ἐποίησεν ὁ θεὸς περὶ λαλιᾶς ἵνα μὴ εὕρῃ ὁ ἄνθρωπος ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ μηδέν (lxx)

======= Ecclesiastes 7:15 ============
Ecl 7:15 I have seen everything during my lifetime of futility; there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness and there is a wicked man who prolongs his life in his wickedness. (nasb)
Ecl 7:15 I have seen everything in my days of vanity: There is a just man who perishes in his righteousness, And there is a wicked man who prolongs life in his wickedness. (nkjv)
Ecl 7:15 Allerlei habe ich gesehen in den Tagen meiner Eitelkeit. Da ist ein Gerechter, und geht unter mit seiner Gerechtigkeit; und ein Gottloser, der lange lebt in seiner Bosheit.(dhs)
Ecl 7:15 σὺν τὰ πάντα εἶδον ἐν ἡμέραις ματαιότητός μου ἔστιν δίκαιος ἀπολλύμενος ἐν δικαίῳ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔστιν ἀσεβὴς μένων ἐν κακίᾳ αὐτοῦ (lxx)

======= Ecclesiastes 7:16 ============
Ecl 7:16 Do not be excessively righteous and do not be overly wise. Why should you ruin yourself? (nasb)
Ecl 7:16 Do not be overly righteous, Nor be overly wise: Why should you destroy yourself? (nkjv)
Ecl 7:16 Sei nicht allzu gerecht und nicht allzu weise, daß du dich nicht verderbest.(dhs)
Ecl 7:16 μὴ γίνου δίκαιος πολὺ καὶ μὴ σοφίζου περισσά μήποτε ἐκπλαγῇς (lxx)

======= Ecclesiastes 7:17 ============
Ecl 7:17 Do not be excessively wicked and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time? (nasb)
Ecl 7:17 Do not be overly wicked, Nor be foolish: Why should you die before your time? (nkjv)
Ecl 7:17 Sei nicht allzu gottlos und narre nicht, daß du nicht sterbest zur Unzeit.(dhs)
Ecl 7:17 μὴ ἀσεβήσῃς πολὺ καὶ μὴ γίνου σκληρός ἵνα μὴ ἀποθάνῃς ἐν οὐ καιρῷ σου (lxx)

======= Ecclesiastes 7:18 ============
Ecl 7:18 It is good that you grasp one thing and also not let go of the other; for the one who fears God comes forth with both of them. (nasb)
Ecl 7:18 It is good that you grasp this, And also not remove your hand from the other; For he who fears God will escape them all. (nkjv)
Ecl 7:18 Es ist gut, daß du dies fassest und jenes auch nicht aus deiner Hand lässest; denn wer Gott fürchtet, der entgeht dem allem.(dhs)
Ecl 7:18 ἀγαθὸν τὸ ἀντέχεσθαί σε ἐν τούτῳ καί γε ἀπὸ τούτου μὴ ἀνῇς τὴν χεῖρά σου ὅτι φοβούμενος τὸν θεὸν ἐξελεύσεται τὰ πάντα (lxx)

======= Ecclesiastes 7:19 ============
Ecl 7:19 Wisdom strengthens a wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city. (nasb)
Ecl 7:19 Wisdom strengthens the wise More than ten rulers of the city. (nkjv)
Ecl 7:19 Die Weisheit stärkt den Weisen mehr denn zehn Gewaltige, die in der Stadt sind.(dhs)
Ecl 7:19 ἡ σοφία βοηθήσει τῷ σοφῷ ὑπὲρ δέκα ἐξουσιάζοντας τοὺς ὄντας ἐν τῇ πόλει (lxx)

======= Ecclesiastes 7:20 ============
Ecl 7:20 Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who continually does good and who never sins. (nasb)
Ecl 7:20 For there is not a just man on earth who does good And does not sin. (nkjv)
Ecl 7:20 Denn es ist kein Mensch so gerecht auf Erden, daß er Gutes tue und nicht sündige.(dhs)
Ecl 7:20 ὅτι ἄνθρωπος οὐκ ἔστιν δίκαιος ἐν τῇ γῇ ὃς ποιήσει ἀγαθὸν καὶ οὐχ ἁμαρτήσεται (lxx)

======= Ecclesiastes 7:21 ============
Ecl 7:21 Also, do not take seriously all words which are spoken, so that you will not hear your servant cursing you. (nasb)
Ecl 7:21 Also do not take to heart everything people say, Lest you hear your servant cursing you. (nkjv)
Ecl 7:21 Gib auch nicht acht auf alles, was man sagt, daß du nicht hören müssest deinen Knecht dir fluchen.(dhs)
Ecl 7:21 καί γε εἰς πάντας τοὺς λόγους οὓς λαλήσουσιν μὴ θῇς καρδίαν σου ὅπως μὴ ἀκούσῃς τοῦ δούλου σου καταρωμένου σε (lxx)

======= Ecclesiastes 7:22 ============
Ecl 7:22 For you also have realized that you likewise have many times cursed others. (nasb)
Ecl 7:22 For many times, also, your own heart has known That even you have cursed others. (nkjv)
Ecl 7:22 Denn dein Herz weiß, daß du andern oftmals geflucht hast.(dhs)
Ecl 7:22 ὅτι πλειστάκις πονηρεύσεταί σε καὶ καθόδους πολλὰς κακώσει καρδίαν σου ὅπως καί γε σὺ κατηράσω ἑτέρους (lxx)

======= Ecclesiastes 7:23 ============
Ecl 7:23 I tested all this with wisdom, and I said, "I will be wise," but it was far from me. (nasb)
Ecl 7:23 All this I have proved by wisdom. I said, "I will be wise"; But it was far from me. (nkjv)
Ecl 7:23 Solches alles habe ich versucht mit Weisheit. Ich gedachte, ich will weise sein; sie blieb aber ferne von mir.(dhs)
Ecl 7:23 πάντα ταῦτα ἐπείρασα ἐν τῇ σοφίᾳ εἶπα σοφισθήσομαι (lxx)

======= Ecclesiastes 7:24 ============
Ecl 7:24 What has been is remote and exceedingly mysterious. Who can discover it? (nasb)
Ecl 7:24 As for that which is far off and exceedingly deep, Who can find it out? (nkjv)
Ecl 7:24 Alles, was da ist, das ist ferne und sehr tief; wer will's finden?(dhs)
Ecl 7:24 καὶ αὐτὴ ἐμακρύνθη ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ μακρὰν ὑπὲρ ὃ ἦν καὶ βαθὺ βάθος τίς εὑρήσει αὐτό (lxx)

======= Ecclesiastes 7:25 ============
Ecl 7:25 I directed my mind to know, to investigate and to seek wisdom and an explanation, and to know the evil of folly and the foolishness of madness. (nasb)
Ecl 7:25 I applied my heart to know, To search and seek out wisdom and the reason of things, To know the wickedness of folly, Even of foolishness and madness. (nkjv)
Ecl 7:25 Ich kehrte mein Herz, zu erfahren und erforschen und zu suchen Weisheit und Kunst, zu erfahren der Gottlosen Torheit und Irrtum der Tollen,(dhs)
Ecl 7:25 ἐκύκλωσα ἐγώ καὶ ἡ καρδία μου τοῦ γνῶναι καὶ τοῦ κατασκέψασθαι καὶ ζητῆσαι σοφίαν καὶ ψῆφον καὶ τοῦ γνῶναι ἀσεβοῦς ἀφροσύνην καὶ σκληρίαν καὶ περιφοράν (lxx)

======= Ecclesiastes 7:26 ============
Ecl 7:26 And I discovered more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, whose hands are chains. One who is pleasing to God will escape from her, but the sinner will be captured by her. (nasb)
Ecl 7:26 And I find more bitter than death The woman whose heart is snares and nets, Whose hands are fetters. He who pleases God shall escape from her, But the sinner shall be trapped by her. (nkjv)
Ecl 7:26 und fand, daß bitterer sei denn der Tod ein solches Weib, dessen Herz Netz und Strick ist und deren Hände Bande sind. Wer Gott gefällt, der wird ihr entrinnen; aber der Sünder wird durch sie gefangen.(dhs)
Ecl 7:26 καὶ εὑρίσκω ἐγὼ πικρότερον ὑπὲρ θάνατον σὺν τὴν γυναῖκα ἥτις ἐστὶν θηρεύματα καὶ σαγῆναι καρδία αὐτῆς δεσμοὶ χεῖρες αὐτῆς ἀγαθὸς πρὸ προσώπου τοῦ θεοῦ ἐξαιρεθήσεται ἀπ᾽ αὐτῆς καὶ ἁμαρτάνων συλλημφθήσεται ἐν αὐτῇ (lxx)

======= Ecclesiastes 7:27 ============
Ecl 7:27 "Behold, I have discovered this," says the Preacher, "adding one thing to another to find an explanation, (nasb)
Ecl 7:27 "Here is what I have found," says the Preacher, "Adding one thing to the other to find out the reason, (nkjv)
Ecl 7:27 Schau, das habe ich gefunden, spricht der Prediger, eins nach dem andern, daß ich Erkenntnis fände.(dhs)
Ecl 7:27 ἰδὲ τοῦτο εὗρον εἶπεν ὁ Ἐκκλησιαστής μία τῇ μιᾷ τοῦ εὑρεῖν λογισμόν (lxx)

======= Ecclesiastes 7:28 ============
Ecl 7:28 which I am still seeking but have not found. I have found one man among a thousand, but I have not found a woman among all these. (nasb)
Ecl 7:28 Which my soul still seeks but I cannot find: One man among a thousand I have found, But a woman among all these I have not found. (nkjv)
Ecl 7:28 Und meine Seele sucht noch und hat's nicht gefunden: unter tausend habe ich einen Mann gefunden; aber ein Weib habe ich unter den allen nicht gefunden.(dhs)
Ecl 7:28 ὃν ἔτι ἐζήτησεν ἡ ψυχή μου καὶ οὐχ εὗρον ἄνθρωπον ἕνα ἀπὸ χιλίων εὗρον καὶ γυναῖκα ἐν πᾶσι τούτοις οὐχ εὗρον (lxx)

======= Ecclesiastes 7:29 ============
Ecl 7:29 Behold, I have found only this, that God made men upright, but they have sought out many devices." (nasb)
Ecl 7:29 Truly, this only I have found: That God made man upright, But they have sought out many schemes." (nkjv)
Ecl 7:29 Allein schaue das: ich habe gefunden, daß Gott den Menschen hat aufrichtig gemacht; aber sie suchen viele Künste.(dhs)
Ecl 7:29 πλὴν ἰδὲ τοῦτο εὗρον ὃ ἐποίησεν ὁ θεὸς σὺν τὸν ἄνθρωπον εὐθῆ καὶ αὐτοὶ ἐζήτησαν λογισμοὺς πολλούς (lxx)


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