Part 3

21:003:011 He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

21:003:012 I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.

21:003:013 And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.

21:003:014 I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.

21:003:015 That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.

21:003:016 And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.

21:003:017 I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.

21:003:018 I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.

21:003:019 For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.

21:003:020 All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.

21:003:021 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

21:003:022 Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?

21:004:001 So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.

21:004:002 Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.

21:004:003 Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

21:004:004 Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

21:004:005 The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

21:004:006 Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.

21:004:007 Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.

21:004:008 There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.

21:004:009 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.

21:004:010 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.

21:004:011 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?

21:004:012 And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

21:004:013 Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.

21:004:014 For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.

21:004:015 I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead.

21:004:016 There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.