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WhoH4310 is as the wiseH2450 man? and whoH4310 knowsH3045 the interpretationH6592 of a thing?H1697 a man'sH120 wisdomH2451 makes his faceH6440 to shine,H215 and the boldnessH5797 of his faceH6440 shall be changed.H8132
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I counsel you to keepH8104 the king'sH4428 commandment,H6310 and that in regardH5921 H1700 of the oathH7621 of God.H430
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Be not hastyH926 to goH3212 out of his sight:H6440 standH5975 not in an evilH7451 thing;H1697 for he doesH6213 whateverH3605 H834 pleasesH2654 him.
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WhereH834 the wordH1697 of a kingH4428 is, there is power:H7983 and whoH4310 may sayH559 to him, WhatH4100 doH6213 you?
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Whoever keepsH8104 the commandmentH4687 shall feelH3045 noH3808 evilH7451 thing:H1697 and a wiseH2450 man's heartH3820 discernsH3045 both timeH6256 and judgment.H4941
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BecauseH3588 to everyH3605 purposeH2656 there is timeH6256 and judgment,H4941 therefore the miseryH7451 of manH120 is greatH7227 on him.
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For he knowsH3045 not that whichH4100 shall be: for who can tellH5046 him whenH3588 H834 it shall be?
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There is noH369 manH120 that has powerH7989 over the spiritH7307 to retainH3607 the spirit;H7307 neitherH369 has he powerH7983 in the dayH3117 of death:H4194 and there is noH369 dischargeH4917 in that war;H4421 neitherH3808 shall wickednessH7562 deliverH4422 those that are givenH1167 to it.
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AllH3605 thisH2088 have I seen,H7200 and appliedH5414 my heartH3820 to everyH3605 workH4639 that is doneH6213 underH8478 the sun:H8121 there is a timeH6256 whereinH834 one manH120 rulesH7980 over another to his own hurt.H7451
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And soH3651 I sawH7200 the wickedH7563 buried,H6912 who had comeH935 and goneH1980 from the placeH4725 of the holy,H6918 and they were forgottenH7911 in the cityH5892 whereH834 they had soH3651 done:H6213 thisH2088 is alsoH1571 vanity.H1892
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BecauseH834 sentenceH6599 against an evilH7451 workH4639 is not executedH6213 speedily,H4120 thereforeH5921 H3651 the heartH3820 of the sonsH1121 of menH120 is fullyH4390 set in them to doH6213 evil.H7451
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Though a sinnerH2398 doH6213 evilH7451 an hundredH3967 times, and his days be prolonged,H748 yetH3588 surelyH3588 I knowH3045 that it shall be wellH2896 with them that fearH3373 God,H430 whichH834 fearH3372 beforeH6440 him:
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But it shall not be wellH2896 with the wicked,H7563 neitherH3808 shall he prolongH748 his days,H3117 which are as a shadow;H6738 becauseH834 he fearsH3373 not beforeH6440 God.H430
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There is a vanityH1892 whichH834 is doneH6213 on the earth;H776 that there be justH6662 men, to whomH413 it happensH5060 according to the workH4639 of the wicked;H7563 again, there be wickedH7563 men, to whomH413 it happensH5060 according to the workH4639 of the righteous:H6662 I saidH559 that thisH2088 alsoH1571 is vanity.H1892
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Then I commendedH7623 mirth,H8057 becauseH834 a manH120 has noH369 betterH2896 thing underH8478 the sun,H8121 thanH3588 H518 to eat,H398 and to drink,H8354 and to be merry:H8055 for that shall abideH3867 with him of his laborH5999 the daysH3117 of his life,H2416 whichH834 GodH430 givesH5414 him underH8478 the sun.H8121
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WhenH834 I appliedH5414 my heartH3820 to knowH3045 wisdom,H2451 and to seeH7200 the businessH6045 that is doneH6213 on the earth:H776 (for alsoH1571 there is that neitherH1571 H369 dayH3117 nor nightH3915 seesH7200 sleepH8142 with his eyes:H5869)
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Then I beheldH7200 allH3605 the workH4639 of God,H430 that a manH120 cannotH3808 H3201 findH4672 out the workH4639 that is doneH6213 underH8478 the sun:H8121 becauseH834 thoughH834 a manH120 laborH5998 to seekH1245 it out, yet he shall not findH4672 it; yesH1571 farther; thoughH518 a wiseH2450 man thinkH559 to knowH3045 it, yet shall he not be ableH3201 to findH4672 it.
