Ecclesiastes 8 (kjv)

Who is as the wise^H2450 man? and who knoweth^H3045 the interpretation^H6592 of a thing^H1697? a man's^H120 wisdom^H2451 maketh his face^H6440 to shine^H215, and the boldness^H5797 of his face^H6440 shall be changed^H8132.

²I counsel thee to keep^H8104 the king's^H4428 commandment^H6310, and that in regard^H1700 of the oath^H7621 of God^H430.³Be not hasty^H926 to go out^H3212 of his sight^H6440: stand^H5975 not in an evil^H7451 thing^H1697; for he doeth^H6213 whatsoever pleaseth^H2654 him.⁴Where the word^H1697 of a king^H4428 is, there is power^H7983: and who may say^H559 unto him, What doest^H6213 thou?⁵Whoso keepeth^H8104 the commandment^H4687 shall feel^H3045 no evil^H7451 thing^H1697: and a wise man's^H2450 heart^H3820 discerneth^H3045 both time^H6256 and judgment^H4941.

⁶Because to every purpose^H2656 there is^H3426 time^H6256 and judgment^H4941, therefore the misery^H7451 of man^H120 is great^H7227 upon him.⁷For he knoweth^H3045 not that which shall be: for who can tell^H5046 him when it shall be?⁸There is no man^H120 that hath power^H7989 over the spirit^H7307 to retain^H3607 the spirit^H7307; neither hath he power^H7983 in the day^H3117 of death^H4194: and there is no discharge^H4917 in that war^H4421; neither shall wickedness^H7562 deliver^H4422 those that are given^H1167 to it.⁹All this have I seen^H7200, and applied^H5414 my heart^H3820 unto every work^H4639 that is done^H6213 under the sun^H8121: there is a time^H6256 wherein one man^H120 ruleth^H7980 over another to his own hurt^H7451.¹⁰And so^H3651 I saw^H7200 the wicked^H7563 buried^H6912, who had come^H935 and gone^H1980 from the place^H4725 of the holy^H6918, and they were forgotten^H7911 in the city^H5892 where they had so done^H6213: this is also vanity^H1892.¹¹Because sentence^H6599 against an evil^H7451 work^H4639 is not executed^H6213 speedily^H4120, therefore the heart^H3820 of the sons^H1121 of men^H120 is fully set^H4390 in them to do^H6213 evil^H7451.

¹²Though a sinner^H2398 do^H6213 evil^H7451 an hundred times^H3967, and his days be prolonged^H748, yet surely I know^H3045 that it shall be well^H2896 with them that fear^H3373 God^H430, which fear^H3372 before^H6440 him:¹³But it shall not be well^H2896 with the wicked^H7563, neither shall he prolong^H748 his days^H3117, which are as a shadow^H6738; because he feareth^H3373 not before^H6440 God^H430.¹⁴There is^H3426 a vanity^H1892 which is done^H6213 upon the earth^H776; that there be just^H6662 men, unto whom it happeneth^H5060 according to the work^H4639 of the wicked^H7563; again, there be^H3426 wicked^H7563 men, to whom it happeneth^H5060 according to the work^H4639 of the righteous^H6662: I said^H559 that this also^H1571 is vanity^H1892.¹⁵Then I commended^H7623 mirth^H8057, because a man^H120 hath no better thing^H2896 under the sun^H8121, than to eat^H398, and to drink^H8354, and to be merry^H8055: for that shall abide^H3867 with him of his labour^H5999 the days^H3117 of his life^H2416, which God^H430 giveth^H5414 him under the sun^H8121.

¹⁶When I applied^H5414 mine heart^H3820 to know^H3045 wisdom^H2451, and to see^H7200 the business^H6045 that is done^H6213 upon the earth^H776: (for also there is that neither day^H3117 nor night^H3915 seeth^H7200 sleep^H8142 with his eyes^H5869:)¹⁷Then I beheld^H7200 all the work^H4639 of God^H430, that a man^H120 cannot^H3201 find out^H4672 the work^H4639 that is done^H6213 under the sun^H8121: because^H834 though^H7945 a man^H120 labour^H5998 to seek it out^H1245, yet he shall not find^H4672 it; yea further; though a wise^H2450 man think^H559 to know^H3045 it, yet shall he not be able^H3201 to find^H4672 it.