Today's Date: 1 ׃9 כִּ֣י אֶת־כָּל־זֶ֞ה נָתַ֤תִּי אֶל־לִבִּי֙ וְלָב֣וּר אֶת־כָּל־זֶ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר הַצַּדִּיקִ֧ים וְהַחֲכָמִ֛ים וַעֲבָדֵיהֶ֖ם בְּיַ֣ד הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים גַּֽם־אַהֲבָ֣ה גַם־שִׂנְאָ֗ה אֵ֤ין יוֹדֵ֙עַ֙ הָֽאָדָ֔ם הַכֹּ֖ל לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ Ecclesiastes Ecl 9:1 For I have taken all this to my heart and explain it that righteous men, wise men, and their deeds are in the hand of God. Man does not know whether it will be love or hatred; anything awaits him. (nasb) ======= Ecclesiastes 9:2 ============ Ecc 9:2 All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.(KJV) Ecclesiastes 9:2 All things come alike to all: and the same condition is to the iust and to the wicked, to the good and to the pure, and to the polluted, and to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner, he that sweareth, as he that feareth an othe.(Geneva) Ecclésiaste 9:2 Tout arrive également à tous; même sort pour le juste et pour le méchant, pour celui qui est bon et pur et pour celui qui est impur, pour celui qui sacrifie et pour celui qui ne sacrifie pas; il en est du bon comme du pécheur, de celui qui jure comme de celui qui craint de jurer.(FR) 2 ׃9 הַכֹּ֞ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר לַכֹּ֗ל מִקְרֶ֨ה אֶחָ֜ד לַצַּדִּ֤יק וְלָרָשָׁע֙ לַטּוֹב֙ וְלַטָּה֣וֹר וְלַטָּמֵ֔א וְלַזֹּבֵ֔חַ וְלַאֲשֶׁ֖ר אֵינֶ֣נּוּ זֹבֵ֑חַ כַּטּוֹב֙ כַּֽחֹטֶ֔א הַנִּשְׁבָּ֕ע כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר שְׁבוּעָ֥ה יָרֵֽא׃ Ecclesiastes Ecl 9:2 It is the same for all. There is one fate for the righteous and for the wicked; for the good, for the clean and for the unclean; for the man who offers a sacrifice and for the one who does not sacrifice. As the good man is, so is the sinner; as the swearer is, so is the one who is afraid to swear. (nasb) ======= Ecclesiastes 9:3 ============ Ecc 9:3 This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.(KJV) Ecclesiastes 9:3 This is euill among all that is done vnder the sunne, that there is one condition to all, and also the heart of the sonnes of men is full of euill, and madnes is in their heartes whiles they liue, and after that, they goe to the dead.(Geneva) Ecclésiaste 9:3 Ceci est un mal parmi tout ce qui se fait sous le soleil, c'est qu'il y a pour tous un même sort; aussi le coeur des fils de l'homme est-il plein de méchanceté, et la folie est dans leur coeur pendant leur vie; après quoi, ils vont chez les morts. Car, qui est excepté?(FR) 3 ׃9 זֶ֣ה ׀ רָ֗ע בְּכֹ֤ל אֲשֶֽׁר־נַעֲשָׂה֙ תַּ֣חַת הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ כִּֽי־מִקְרֶ֥ה אֶחָ֖ד לַכֹּ֑ל וְגַ֣ם לֵ֣ב בְּֽנֵי־הָ֠אָדָם מָלֵא־רָ֨ע וְהוֹלֵל֤וֹת בִּלְבָבָם֙ בְּחַיֵּיהֶ֔ם וְאַחֲרָ֖יו אֶל־הַמֵּתִֽים׃ Ecclesiastes Ecl 9:3 This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one fate for all men. Furthermore, the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil and insanity is in their hearts throughout their lives. Afterwards they go to the dead. (nasb) ======= Ecclesiastes 9:4 ============ Ecc 9:4 For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.(KJV) Ecclesiastes 9:4 Surely whosoeuer is ioyned to all ye liuing, there is hope: for it is better to a liuing dog, then to a dead lyon.(Geneva) Ecclésiaste 9:4 Pour tous ceux qui vivent il y a de l'espérance; et même un chien vivant vaut mieux qu'un lion mort.(FR) 4 ׃9 כִּי־מִי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר *יבחר **יְחֻבַּ֔ר אֶ֥ל כָּל־הַחַיִּ֖ים יֵ֣שׁ בִּטָּח֑וֹן כִּֽי־לְכֶ֤לֶב חַי֙ ה֣וּא ט֔וֹב מִן־הָאַרְיֵ֖ה הַמֵּֽת׃ Ecclesiastes Ecl 9:4 For whoever is joined with all the living, there is hope; surely a live dog is better than a dead lion. (nasb) ======= Ecclesiastes 9:5 ============ Ecc 9:5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.(KJV) Ecclesiastes 9:5 For the liuing knowe that they shall dye, but the dead knowe nothing at all: neither haue they any more a rewarde: for their remembrance is forgotten.(Geneva) Ecclésiaste 9:5 Les vivants, en effet, savent qu'ils mourront; mais les morts ne savent rien, et il n'y a pour eux plus de salaire, puisque leur mémoire est oubliée.(FR) 5 ׃9 כִּ֧י הַֽחַיִּ֛ים יוֹדְעִ֖ים שֶׁיָּמֻ֑תוּ וְהַמֵּתִ֞ים אֵינָ֧ם יוֹדְעִ֣ים מְא֗וּמָה וְאֵֽין־ע֤וֹד לָהֶם֙ שָׂכָ֔ר כִּ֥י נִשְׁכַּ֖ח זִכְרָֽם׃ Ecclesiastes Ecl 9:5 For the living know they will die; but the dead do not know anything, nor have they any longer a reward, for their memory is forgotten. (nasb) ======= Ecclesiastes 9:6 ============ Ecc 9:6 Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.(KJV) Ecclesiastes 9:6 Also their loue, and their hatred, and their enuie is now perished, and they haue no more portion for euer, in all that is done vnder the sunne.(Geneva) Ecclésiaste 9:6 Et leur amour, et leur haine, et leur envie, ont déjà péri; et ils n'auront plus jamais aucune part à tout ce qui se fait sous le soleil.(FR) 6 ׃9 גַּ֣ם אַהֲבָתָ֧ם גַּם־שִׂנְאָתָ֛ם גַּם־קִנְאָתָ֖ם כְּבָ֣ר אָבָ֑דָה וְחֵ֨לֶק אֵין־לָהֶ֥ם עוֹד֙ לְעוֹלָ֔ם בְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶֽׁר־נַעֲשָׂ֖ה תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ Ecclesiastes Ecl 9:6 Indeed their love, their hate and their zeal have already perished, and they will no longer have a share in all that is done under the sun. (nasb) ======= Ecclesiastes 9:7 ============ Ecc 9:7 Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.(KJV) Ecclesiastes 9:7 Goe, eate thy bread with ioy, & drinke thy wine with a cheerefull heart: for God nowe accepteth thy workes.(Geneva) Ecclésiaste 9:7 Va, mange avec joie ton pain, et bois gaiement ton vin; car dès longtemps Dieu prend plaisir à ce que tu fais.(FR) 7 ׃9 לֵ֣ךְ אֱכֹ֤ל בְּשִׂמְחָה֙ לַחְמֶ֔ךָ וּֽשֲׁתֵ֥ה בְלֶב־ט֖וֹב יֵינֶ֑ךָ כִּ֣י כְבָ֔ר רָצָ֥ה הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶֽת־מַעֲשֶֽׂיךָ׃ Ecclesiastes Ecl 9:7 Go then, eat your bread in happiness and drink your wine with a cheerful heart; for God has already approved your works. (nasb) ======= Ecclesiastes 9:8 ============ Ecc 9:8 Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.(KJV) Ecclesiastes 9:8 At all times let thy garments be white, and let not oyle be lacking vpon thine head.(Geneva) Ecclésiaste 9:8 Qu'en tout temps tes vêtements soient blancs, et que l'huile ne manque point sur ta tête.(FR) 8 ׃9 בְּכָל־עֵ֕ת יִהְי֥וּ בְגָדֶ֖יךָ לְבָנִ֑ים וְשֶׁ֖מֶן עַל־רֹאשְׁךָ֥ אַל־יֶחְסָֽר׃ Ecclesiastes Ecl 9:8 Let your clothes be white all the time, and let not oil be lacking on your head. (nasb) ======= Ecclesiastes 9:9 ============ Ecc 9:9 Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.(KJV) Ecclesiastes 9:9 Reioyce with the wife whom thou hast loued all the dayes of the life of thy vanitie, which God hath giuen thee vnder the sunne all the dayes of thy vanitie: for this is thy portion in the life, and in thy trauaile wherein thou labourest vnder the sunne.(Geneva) Ecclésiaste 9:9 Jouis de la vie avec la femme que tu aimes, pendant tous les jours de ta vie de vanité, que Dieu t'a donnés sous le soleil, pendant tous les jours de ta vanité; car c'est ta part dans la vie, au milieu de ton travail que tu fais sous le soleil.(FR) 9 ׃9 רְאֵ֨ה חַיִּ֜ים עִם־אִשָּׁ֣ה אֲשֶׁר־אָהַ֗בְתָּ כָּל־יְמֵי֙ חַיֵּ֣י הֶבְלֶ֔ךָ אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָֽתַן־לְךָ֙ תַּ֣חַת הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֣י הֶבְלֶ֑ךָ כִּ֣י ה֤וּא חֶלְקְךָ֙ בַּֽחַיִּ֔ים וּבַעֲמָ֣לְךָ֔ אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּ֥ה עָמֵ֖ל תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ Ecclesiastes Ecl 9:9 Enjoy life with the woman whom you love all the days of your fleeting life which He has given to you under the sun; for this is your reward in life and in your toil in which you have labored under the sun. (nasb) ======= Ecclesiastes 9:10 ============ Ecc 9:10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.(KJV) Ecclesiastes 9:10 All that thine hand shall finde to doe, doe it with all thy power: for there is neither worke nor inuention, nor knowledge, nor wisedome in the graue whither thou goest.(Geneva) Ecclésiaste 9:10 Tout ce que ta main trouve à faire avec ta force, fais-le; car il n'y a ni oeuvre, ni pensée, ni science, ni sagesse, dans le séjour des morts, où tu vas.(FR) 10 ׃9 כֹּ֠ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר תִּמְצָ֧א יָֽדְךָ֛ לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת בְּכֹחֲךָ֖ עֲשֵׂ֑ה כִּי֩ אֵ֨ין מַעֲשֶׂ֤ה וְחֶשְׁבּוֹן֙ וְדַ֣עַת וְחָכְמָ֔ה בִּשְׁא֕וֹל אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתָּ֖ה הֹלֵ֥ךְ שָֽׁמָּה׃ ס Ecclesiastes Ecl 9:10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going. (nasb) ======= Ecclesiastes 9:11 ============ Ecc 9:11 I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.(KJV) Ecclesiastes 9:11 I returned, and I sawe vnder the sunne that the race is not to the swift, nor the battell to the strong, nor yet bread to the wise, nor also riches to men of vnderstanding, neither yet fauour to men of knowledge: but time and chance commeth to them all.(Geneva) Ecclésiaste 9:11 J'ai encore vu sous le soleil que la course n'est point aux agiles ni la guerre aux vaillants, ni le pain aux sages, ni la richesse aux intelligents, ni la faveur aux savants; car tout dépend pour eux du temps et des circonstances.(FR) 11 ׃9 שַׁ֜בְתִּי וְרָאֹ֣ה תַֽחַת־הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ כִּ֣י לֹא֩ לַקַּלִּ֨ים הַמֵּר֜וֹץ וְלֹ֧א לַגִּבּוֹרִ֣ים הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה וְ֠גַם לֹ֣א לַחֲכָמִ֥ים לֶ֙חֶם֙ וְגַ֨ם לֹ֤א לַנְּבֹנִים֙ עֹ֔שֶׁר וְגַ֛ם לֹ֥א לַיֹּדְעִ֖ים חֵ֑ן כִּי־עֵ֥ת וָפֶ֖גַע יִקְרֶ֥ה אֶת־כֻּלָּֽם׃ Ecclesiastes Ecl 9:11 I again saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift and the battle is not to the warriors, and neither is bread to the wise nor wealth to the discerning nor favor to men of ability; for time and chance overtake them all. (nasb) ======= Ecclesiastes 9:12 ============ Ecc 9:12 For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.(KJV) Ecclesiastes 9:12 For neither doth man knowe his time, but as the fishes which are taken in an euill net, and as the birdes that are caught in the snare: so are the children of men snared in the euill time when it falleth vpon them suddenly.(Geneva) Ecclésiaste 9:12 L'homme ne connaît pas non plus son heure, pareil aux poissons qui sont pris au filet fatal, et aux oiseaux qui sont pris au piège; comme eux, les fils de l'homme sont enlacés au temps du malheur, lorsqu'il tombe sur eux tout à coup.(FR) 12 ׃9 כִּ֡י גַּם֩ לֹֽא־יֵדַ֨ע הָאָדָ֜ם אֶת־עִתּ֗וֹ כַּדָּגִים֙ שֶׁנֶּֽאֱחָזִים֙ בִּמְצוֹדָ֣ה רָעָ֔ה וְכַ֨צִּפֳּרִ֔ים הָאֲחֻז֖וֹת בַּפָּ֑ח כָּהֵ֗ם יֽוּקָשִׁים֙ בְּנֵ֣י הָֽאָדָ֔ם לְעֵ֣ת רָעָ֔ה כְּשֶׁתִּפּ֥וֹל עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם פִּתְאֹֽם׃ Ecclesiastes Ecl 9:12 Moreover, man does not know his time: like fish caught in a treacherous net and birds trapped in a snare, so the sons of men are ensnared at an evil time when it suddenly falls on them. (nasb) ======= Ecclesiastes 9:13 ============ Ecc 9:13 This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:(KJV) Ecclesiastes 9:13 I haue also seene this wisedome vnder the sunne, and it is great vnto me.(Geneva) Ecclésiaste 9:13 J'ai aussi vu sous le soleil ce trait d'une sagesse qui m'a paru grande.(FR) 13 ׃9 גַּם־זֹ֛ה רָאִ֥יתִי חָכְמָ֖ה תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ וּגְדוֹלָ֥ה הִ֖יא אֵלָֽי׃ Ecclesiastes Ecl 9:13 Also this I came to see as wisdom under the sun, and it impressed me. (nasb) ======= Ecclesiastes 9:14 ============ Ecc 9:14 There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:(KJV) Ecclesiastes 9:14 A litle citie and fewe men in it, and a great King came against it, and compassed it about, and builded fortes against it.(Geneva) Ecclésiaste 9:14 Il y avait une petite ville, avec peu d'hommes dans son sein; un roi puissant marcha sur elle, l'investit, et éleva contre elle de grands forts.(FR) 14 ׃9 עִ֣יר קְטַנָּ֔ה וַאֲנָשִׁ֥ים בָּ֖הּ מְעָ֑ט וּבָֽא־אֵלֶ֜יהָ מֶ֤לֶךְ גָּדוֹל֙ וְסָבַ֣ב אֹתָ֔הּ וּבָנָ֥ה עָלֶ֖יהָ מְצוֹדִ֥ים גְּדֹלִֽים׃ Ecclesiastes Ecl 9:14 There was a small city with few men in it and a great king came to it, surrounded it and constructed large siegeworks against it. (nasb) ======= Ecclesiastes 9:15 ============ Ecc 9:15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.(KJV) Ecclesiastes 9:15 And there was founde therein a poore and wise man, and he deliuered the citie by his wisedome: but none remembred this poore man.(Geneva) Ecclésiaste 9:15 Il s'y trouvait un homme pauvre et sage, qui sauva la ville par sa sagesse. Et personne ne s'est souvenu de cet homme pauvre.(FR) 15 ׃9 וּמָ֣צָא בָ֗הּ אִ֤ישׁ מִסְכֵּן֙ חָכָ֔ם וּמִלַּט־ה֥וּא אֶת־הָעִ֖יר בְּחָכְמָת֑וֹ וְאָדָם֙ לֹ֣א זָכַ֔ר אֶת־הָאִ֥ישׁ הַמִּסְכֵּ֖ן הַהּֽוּא׃ Ecclesiastes Ecl 9:15 But there was found in it a poor wise man and he delivered the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man. (nasb) ======= Ecclesiastes 9:16 ============ Ecc 9:16 Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.(KJV) Ecclesiastes 9:16 Then said I, Better is wisdome then stregth: yet the wisedome of the poore is despised, and his wordes are not heard.(Geneva) Ecclésiaste 9:16 Et j'ai dit: La sagesse vaut mieux que la force. Cependant la sagesse du pauvre est méprisée, et ses paroles ne sont pas écoutées.(FR) 16 ׃9 וְאָמַ֣רְתִּי אָ֔נִי טוֹבָ֥ה חָכְמָ֖ה מִגְּבוּרָ֑ה וְחָכְמַ֤ת הַמִּסְכֵּן֙ בְּזוּיָ֔ה וּדְבָרָ֖יו אֵינָ֥ם נִשְׁמָעִֽים׃ Ecclesiastes Ecl 9:16 So I said, "Wisdom is better than strength." But the wisdom of the poor man is despised and his words are not heeded. (nasb) ======= Ecclesiastes 9:17 ============ Ecc 9:17 The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.(KJV) Ecclesiastes 9:17 The wordes of the wise are more heard in quietnes, then the crye of him that ruleth among fooles.(Geneva) Ecclésiaste 9:17 Les paroles des sages tranquillement écoutées valent mieux que les cris de celui qui domine parmi les insensés.(FR) 17 ׃9 דִּבְרֵ֣י חֲכָמִ֔ים בְּנַ֖חַת נִשְׁמָעִ֑ים מִזַּעֲקַ֥ת מוֹשֵׁ֖ל בַּכְּסִילִֽים׃ Ecclesiastes Ecl 9:17 The words of the wise heard in quietness are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools. (nasb) ======= Ecclesiastes 9:18 ============ Ecc 9:18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.(kjv) Ecclesiastes 9:18 Better is wisedome then weapons of warre: but one sinner destroyeth much good.(Geneva) Ecclésiaste 9:18 La sagesse vaut mieux que les instruments de guerre; mais un seul pécheur détruit beaucoup de bien.(FR) 18 ׃9 טוֹבָ֥ה חָכְמָ֖ה מִכְּלֵ֣י קְרָ֑ב וְחוֹטֶ֣א אֶחָ֔ד יְאַבֵּ֥ד טוֹבָ֖ה הַרְבֵּֽה׃ Ecclesiastes Ecl 9:18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good. (nasb) ======= Ecclesiastes 10:1 ============ Ecc 10:1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.(KJV) Ecclesiastes 10:1 Dead flies cause to stinke, & putrifie the ointment of the apoticarie: so doeth a litle follie him that is in estimation for wisedome, and for glorie.(Geneva) Ecclésiaste 10:1 Les mouches mortes infectent et font fermenter l'huile du parfumeur; un peu de folie l'emporte sur la sagesse et sur la gloire.(FR) |
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