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ECCLESIASTES
CHAPTER SEVEN:
PROVERBS FOR A WORTHWHILE LIFE
Summary
Various proverbs for coping with life wisely. The best things in life are compared to those of the stupid.
Ecclesiastes 7:1-10 – The Better Things in Life
EC7:1 A good reputation is better than costly perfume.
The day one dies is better than the day of birth.
| 156 | A good reputation is better than costly perfume: Or, BAS: A good name is better than oil of great price. All persons acquire a “name”
during their life times, whether good or bad. People and their reputations are known by their neighbors or within their community. [Proverbs 10:7; 22:1] However, there is Another who has a log of accounts in which each human’s name is inscribed for good
or bad. [Luke 10:20; Revelation 20:11-13] |
| 157 | The day one dies is better than the day of birth: Or, BAS: and the day of death than the day of birth. Compare Ecclesiastes 7:8. A person is born without a reputation or record of good and bad. If a person uses life in a godly manner as a spiritually-centered person then at death such a person has a good name with God. It is clear that the day Christ died was considerably better than the day of his birth. [1 Corinthians 11:26] |
EC7:2 It is better to attend a memorial service than go to a house party.
For such is the finality of all humanity, and the bereaved living should give it heartfelt consideration.
| 158 | It is better to attend a memorial service than go to a house party: Or, BAS: It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting; TAY: it is better to spend your time at funerals than at festivals. If one has a choice the wise person will know which is best. Some will find this strange advice, but the reason is explained in the following phrase. [Proverbs 14:13; Isaiah 5:12; Matthew 5:4; James 4:9] It is a sad truism that one thinks less of God during happy times. |
| 159 | For such is the finality of all humanity, and the bereaved living should give it heartfelt consideration: Or, BAS: in that that is the end of all men, and the living taketh it to heart; DAR: for that is the end of all men, and the living will lay it to his heart; BAG: the living will improve his understanding; BER: the living should take it to heart; MOF: the living should keep that in mind. At a banquet the heart turns to happiness and forgets about God and mortality. At a funeral the atmosphere is sober and conducive to thinking about mortality and how God may figure into that finality. The sober, serious mind is more inclined to serious thinking. |
EC7:3 Mournful grief is better than laughter because a sad countenance is good for the heart.
| 160 | Mournful grief is better than laughter because a sad countenance is good for the heart: Or, BAS: Vexation is better than laughter;
for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better; JPS: Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart will be made better; LXX: Sorrow is better than joy; when the face is sad the mind gets better; TAY: sadness
has a refining influence on us. The superiority of the grieving heart is that it causes sober and godly thought, while laughter and joy often turn thoughts away from God. Sorrow will cause the heart to meditate on more worthwhile and lasting attitudes and actions. [Psalm 119:71; Luke 6:21] |
EC7:4 The wise heart visits the house of mourning, while the stupid person is visiting the house of merriment.
| 161 | The wise heart visits the house of mourning, while the stupid person is visiting the house of merriment: Or, BAS: The heart of the
wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools in the house of mirth; DAR: The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth; LXX: The hearts of the wise are in the house of weeping; but the hearts
of the foolish are in the house of joy. If you wish to meet wise people attend a funeral. If you wish to meet fools go to a party. [Proverbs 21:17] Some people are afraid to be alone with their thoughts and so they are in a constant search for mirth and attend
any party they can find. |
EC7:5 It is best to hear a wise person reprove you than to listen to the songs of the stupid.
| 162 | It is best to hear a wise person reprove you than to listen to the songs of the stupid: Or, BAS: It is better for a man to hear the
rebuke of the wise, than to hear the song of fools; LXX: It is better to take note of the protest of the wise, than for a man to give ear to the song of the foolish. Most people reject the reproof of the wise, particularly during good times at a party. At a funeral or house of mourning people are more inclined to listen to words of wisdom. It is a sad observation that much of Christian youth are drawn to the party disposition than to sober thinking. [Psalm 141:5; Proverbs 15:31] A “disciple’ is a person who is willing to accept “discipline.” [Revelation 3:19] |
EC7:6 Because the laughter of the stupid is like thorns cracking under a cooking pot. All of this is absolute futility.
| 163 | Because the laughter of the stupid is like thorns cracking under a cooking pot. All of this is absolute futility: Or, BAS: For as
the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity; JPS: As the sound of thorns under a caldron, so is the laughter of fools; LXX: and this again is to no purpose. When a thorn explodes in a fire it causes a loud pop and
can startle the unprepared. The cracking sound serves no useful purpose nor contributes to the cooking of the meal. The sound distracts everyone. Return to Ecclesiastes 2:2. |
EC7:7 For oppressive
extortion drives even a wise person crazy,
and a bribe corrupts the best heartfelt motives.
| 164 | For oppressive extortion drives even a wise person crazy: Or, BAS: Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; LXX: The wise are troubled
by the ways of the cruel; ASV: surely extortion maketh the wise man foolish; KNX: oppression bewilders even a wise man’s wits. Opinions are divided on the exact meaning. The meaning may be that even a wise person can finally be driven crazy by oppressive
people. Or, the wise person is driven crazy by trying to figure out why people are so selfish. Even Moses was provoked into error by the Israelites. |
| 165 | A bribe corrupts the best heartfelt motives: Or, BAS: a gift destroyeth the heart; LXX: the giving of money is the destruction of the heart; BER: a bribe corrupts the heart. There are open and deliberate bribes, and then
there is that subtle use of money to buy something unspoken. It is a sad thing that some times rich Christians think they are buying something when they show charity to another. [Exodus 23:8; Deuteronomy 16:19; Proverbs 15:27; 17:23] Before accepting a gift
the wise person ponders whether there is a hidden agenda behind it. |
EC7:8 The end result of something is better than its origins.
A patient disposition is much better than an arrogant attitude.
| 166 | The end result of something is better than its origins: Or, BAS: The end result of something is better than its origins; JPS: The
end of a matter is better than the beginning thereof; LXX: The end of a thing is better than its start. [Or, “the last word is better than the first one.”] [Psalm 126:6; James 5:11] Compare Ecclesiastes 7:1. |
| 167 | A patient disposition is much better than an arrogant attitude: Or, BAS: better is a patient spirit than a proud spirit; LXX: and a gentle spirit [PNEUMATI]
is better than pride; LAM: the patient man in humbleness; NEB: better patience than pride. The principle of the finale better than the beginning is seen in the person who is humble and patient. Starting with such a disposition will end up in a better position
than the one who begins with arrogance. [Psalm 138:6; Proverbs 13:10] |
EC7:9 Do not let your indignant attitude cause you to have an impulsive disposition, because impulsive indignation is characteristic of the stupid person.
| 168 | Do not let your indignant attitude cause you to have an impulsive disposition, because impulsive indignation is characteristic of the
stupid person: Or, BAS: Be not hasty in thy spirit to be vexed; for vexation resteth in the bosom of fools; LXX: Be not quick to let your spirit be angry; because wrath is in the heart of the foolish; NEB: do not be quick to show resentment, for resent
is nursed by fools. [Proverbs 14:17; 16:32; 29:11; James 1:19] |
EC7:10 Never say, “why were the good old days were better than these times,”
because it is not wisdom on your part to make such a statement. | 169 | The good old days were better than these times: Or, BAS: How is it that the former days were better than these; JPS: What has happened, that the former days were better than these; LXX: Why were the days which have gone
by better than these. |
| 170 | Because it is not wisdom on your part to make such a statement: Or, NAB: it is not in wisdom that you ask about this; JB: for that is not a question prompted by wisdom. |
Ecclesiastes 7:11-14 – Wisdom Is Better than Money
EC7:11 Just like an inheritance wisdom is something helpful for it benefits others who experience life under the sun.
| 171 | Just like an inheritance wisdom is something helpful for it benefit others who experience life under the sun: Or, BAS: Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, and profitable to them that see the sun; LXX: Wisdom together with a heritage is good, and a profit to those who see the sun; NEB: wisdom is better than possessions and an advantage. |
EC7:12 Wisdom is a good defense just like money protects.
However, the advantage of experiential knowledge is because wisdom results in life to the one who possesses it.
| 172 | Wisdom is a good defense just like money protects: Or, DAR: For wisdom is a defence, even as money is a defence; LXX: Wisdom keeps
a man from danger even as money does; GDS: for in the protection of wisdom is the protection of money; NEB: wisdom protects as wealth protects. [Proverbs 10:15; Luke 16:9] Money manifest in riches and wealth provide some sense of security and safeguard against
misfortune. However, it is by no means absolute. The word “defense” is from the Hebrew for “shadow.” |
| 173 |
The advantage of experiential knowledge is because wisdom results in life to the one who possesses it: Or, JPS: and the excellence of the knowledge of wisdom will give life to him that has it; LXX: the value of knowledge [GNOSEOS] is that wisdom [SOPHIAS]
gives life to its owner; BER: the advantage lies with knowledge; NEB: better have wisdom behind you than money; wisdom profits men by giving life to those who know her. [Proverbs 3:18; 8:35; 9:11] |
EC7:13 Compare
the work of The God, for who can straighten what The God has bent?
| 174 | Compare the work of The God, for who can straighten what The God has bent: Or, BAS: Consider the work of God; for who can make straight
what he hath made crooked; LXX: Give thought to the work of God [TOU THEOU]. Who will make straight what he [HO THEOS] has made bent. |
EC7:14 Be glad and satisfied during times of prosperity.
However, during trying times of hardship The God causes a degree of equality to befall each person.
For what person can predict what will happen in the future? Nobody! | 175 | Be glad and satisfied during times of prosperity: Or, BAS: In the day of prosperity enjoy good; DAR: In the day of prosperity be joyful; JPS: In the day of prosperity live joyfully; NAB: on
a good day enjoy good things; LXX: In the day of wealth have joy. Life on earth under the sun is hard for most people, but there are times of prosperity for many. The godly person should be happy for these periods of time, for they may not last. |
| 176 | However, during trying times of hardship The God causes a degree of equality to befall each person: Or, BAS: and in the day of adversity
consider: God hath also set the one beside the other; DAR: and in the day of adversity consider; God hath made even the one as well as the other; LXX: but in the day of evil take thought: God has put the one against the other. Possibly: “whether the times or good or bad God has permitted both.” There are lessons to be learned from adversity and hard times. [Deuteronomy 8:3] Compare Job 2:10; Isaiah 45:7. |
| 177 | For what person can predict what will happen in the future? Nobody: Or, DAR: to the end that man should find nothing after him; LXX: so that man may not be certain what will be after him. Compare Ecclesiastes 9:11. [Proverbs 27:1; James 4:14] Tomorrow may bring either prosperity or adversity. Note the Nazarene’s Saying at Matthew 6:35. |
Ecclesiastes 7:15-18 – Pride and Self-righteousness
EC7:15 I have noticed everything during these times of absolute futility. One law-abiding and righteous person perishes in an untimely manner despite righteousness.
On the other hand, there is a lawless and unrighteous person who survives a long time despite being wicked.
| 178 | I have noticed everything during these times of absolute futility. One law-abiding and righteous person perishes in an untimely manner
despite righteousness: Or, DAR: All things have I seen in the days of my vanity; there is a righteous man that perisheth in his righteousness; BAG: I took a view of all classes; LXX: These two have I seen in my life which is to no purpose: a good [DIKAIOS]
man coming to his end in his righteousness [DIKAIO]. Righteousness is defined as that which is law-abiding. Such observance of God’s Law or human law does not assure continued life. Some perish because of their righteous course. [Matthew 23:34; John 16:2] |
| 179 | On the other hand, there is a lawless and unrighteous person who survives a long time despite being wicked: Or, DAR: and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his evil-doing; JPS: and there is an ungodly man remaining in his wickedness; LXX: and an evil man [ASEBES] whose days are long in his evil-doing. “Evil” here is actually the “ungodly” person – that person who has no fear of God. [Job 21:7; Psalm 73:12; Jeremiah 12:1] |
EC7:16 Do not display yourself as overly righteous,
nor give the impression that you are wiser than anyone else. Why should you ruin your own life?
| 180 | Do not display yourself as overly righteous: Or, BAS: Be not righteous overmuch; JPS: Be not very just; RHM: so very righteous; SPR:
over-righteous; MOF: over-good; NET: excessively righteous; LXX: Be not given overmuch to righteousness [DIKAIOS POLY]. The Hebrew construct may suggest “self-righteousness” or a deliberate display of such righteousness. [Isaiah 65:5] Compare the
Nazarene at Matthew 6:1; 23:23; Luke 18:9. See notes on Romans 10:3; Colossians 2:23. Religion is filled with such self-righteous persons. Self-righteousness may be characterized by the person who sets their own rules or laws and expects other to observe them
even though they may not. |
| 181 | Nor give the impression that you are wiser than anyone else. Why should you ruin your
own life: Or, BAS: neither make thyself overwise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself; JPS: neither be very wise: lest thou be confounded; RHM: wise beyond measure; MOF: be not over-wise; wise expose yourself to trouble; LXX: and be not over-wise [SOPHIZOU
PERISSA]. Why let destruction come on you. [Proverbs 3:7; Romans 12:3; 1 Corinthians 3:18] People soon tire of the overly-righteous and overly-wise and it will not be long before someone plots against their welfare. Some have wrong motives or hidden agendas
in their attempts to become “wise” or knowledgeable. They do not learn for the purposes of education, but instead to impress or belittle others. |
EC7:17 Do not reveal yourself as completely lawless nor behave stupidly. Why should you die before your time?
| 182 | Do not reveal yourself as completely lawless nor behave stupidly. Why should you die before your time: Or, BAS: Be not overmuch wicked,
neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time; JPS: Be not very wicked; and be not stubborn: lest thou shouldest die before thy time; SPR: neither be thou over-faulty amongst the multitude; why expose yourself to trouble. [James 1:21; 2 Peter
2:14] Lawless [or, wickedness] is almost always that which is harmful to others. There are degrees of sin and evil and though the righteous person is not perfectly so, neither should such persons feel they can indulge in a habitual practice of wrong. See notes
on First John regarding “sin” and “righteousness.” The beloved apostle makes two points: a] be habitually righteous; and, b] be not habitually lawless. |
EC7:18 Do not
pay more attention to the one [principle] than the other, for the person who really fears The God will be neither [overly righteous or overly wise]. | 183 | Do not pay more attention to the one [principle] than the other, for the person who really fears The God will be neither [overly righteous or overly wise: Or, BAS: It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from that withdraw not thy hand: for he that feareth God cometh forth from them all; DAR: It is good that thou shouldest take hold of the one; yea, also from the other withdraw not thy hand; for he that feareth God shall discharge himself of them all; LXX: It is good to take this in your hand and not to keep your hand from that; he who has the fear of God [PHOBOUMENOS TON THEON] will be free of the two. It is likely Solomon has in mind righteousness and wisdom and not some balance between good and evil. Righteousness or wisdom alone will not protect a person. Both may be needed. The person who fears The God must flee from wickedness and embrace righteousness. Perhaps some thoughts of the Nazarene will help in this matter. [Matthew 11:19; 12:1; Luke 16:9] |
Ecclesiastes 7:19-22 – All Sin
EC7:19 Wisdom results in a wise person becoming more powerful than ten men of authority in a town.
| 184 | Wisdom results in a wise person becoming more powerful than ten men of authority in a town: Or, DAR: Wisdom is a stronghold to the
wise man more than ten rulers that are in a city; LXX: Wisdom makes a wise man stronger than ten rulers in a town. Compare Ecclesiastes 9:16. [Proverbs 21:22; 24:5] “Wisdom is the most important thing,” Solomon writes, and not muscle or authority. |
EC7:20 For there is not a single [completely] righteous person in the earth
[Romans 3:10] –
someone that is always good and never sins.
| 185 | For there is not a single [completely] righteous person in the earth: Or, BAS: Surely there is not a righteous man upon earth; KJV:
there is not a just man on earth; GDS: for there is no man on earth so righteous that he; LXX: There is no man on earth of such righteousness that he. There is an echo at Romans 3:10. The statement is qualified by the following phrase. Righteousness as degrees
even as evil, and though a person may be called “righteous” it is understood that this is not perfectly so. [2 Chronicles 6:36; Psalm 130:3; 143:2; Proverbs 20:9; Romans 3:23; James 3:2; 1 John 1:8] |
| 186 | Someone that is always good and never sins: Or, JPS: who will do good, and not sin; LXX: of such righteousness that he does good and is free from sin all his days; GDS: does good and never fails; KNX: so exact over his duties that he does ever the right, never commits a fault; NEB: do right always and never do wrong. Though this is a fact it is never an excuse not to continue to embrace righteousness and reject lawlessness. |
EC7:21 Do not believe everything people say, for you might even hear your own servant slander you.
| 187 | Do not believe everything people say, for you might even hear your own servant slander you: Or, JPS: Also take no heed to all the
words which ungodly men shall speak; lest thou hear thy servant cursing thee; LXX: Do not give ear to all the words which men say, for fear of hearing the curses of your servant. The “servant” is someone close to the household and would be expected
to speak well of his/her master. It is a fact of life that many people will speak ill of another, so one should not be overly concerned about every little word said. The next phrase explains why. |
EC7:22 Because
you know very well that in your own heart you have spoken ill of others. | 188 | Because you know very well that in your own heart you have spoken ill of others: Or, BAS: hast cursed others; YLT: reviled; LXX: Your heart has knowledge how frequently others have been cursed
by you. [James 3:2, 9] Compare the Nazarene’s stern warning at Matthew 12:35-37. |
Ecclesiastes 7:23-29 – A Summary
EC7:23 I have carefully thought about all of this wisely. I told myself, “I will learn about everything,” but it was all beyond me.
| 189 | I have carefully thought about all of this wisely. I told myself, “I will learn about everything,” but it was all beyond me: Or, BAS: All this have I tried by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me; LAM: wisdom was far off; it all had depth beyond depth; LXX: All this I have put to the test by wisdom; I said, I will be wise, but it was far from me. [Deuteronomy 29:29; Job 28:12] |
EC7:24 Everything that has happened is beyond comprehension. It is so very deep that no one can really fathom it all.
| 190 | Everything that has happened is beyond comprehension. It is so very deep that no one can really fathom it all: Or, DAR: That which
is far off, and exceeding deep; who can find it out; BER: what exists is beyond reach and unfathomable; who can master it; LXX: Far off is true existence, and very deep [BATHY BATHOS]; who may have knowledge of it. The greater my knowledge, the greater my ignorance. [Job 11:7; Psalm 36:6; 139:6; Romans 11:33] |
EC7:25 So I made a heartfelt determination to know, experience, and search out every kind of wisdom to reach some conclusion for the reason of everything,
including to try and understand the stupidity of lawlessness and the foolishness of crazy actions.
| 191 | So I made a heartfelt determination to know, experience, and search out every kind of wisdom to reach some conclusion for the reason of everything: Or, BAS: I turned, I and my heart, to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom and reason; DAR: I turned about, and applied my heart to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the reason of things; GDS: seeking wisdom and substance; MOF: I cast about in my mind to know and survey and discover wisdom and the reason for things; NEB: I went on to reflect; LXX: I gave my mind [KARDIA] to knowledge [GNONAI] and to searching for wisdom and the reason of things. [Job 38:3; 42:2; Proverbs 2:4] Return to Ecclesiastes 1:13, 17; 2:3. |
| 192 | Including to try and understand the stupidity of lawlessness and the foolishness of crazy actions: Or, BAS: and to know wickedness to be folly, and foolishness to be madness; JPS: to know the folly and trouble and madness of the ungodly man; MOF: finding that wickedness is folly and folly madness; NEB: only to discover that it is folly to be wicked and madness to act like a fool; LXX: and to the discovery that sin is foolish, and that to be foolish [ASEBOUS] is to be without one’s senses [APHROSYNEN]. That is, unthinking or thoughtless. Compare Ecclesiastes 2:12; 9:3. [Proverbs 11:29] |
EC7:26 For a certainty I realized that the snares of a woman’s heart was more bitter than death itself.
Her heart was nothing but a trap, and her arms like a ball and chain.
However, the man who is pleasing to The God will escape her, but she surely captivates the man habitually sinning.
| 193 | For a certainty I realized that the snares of a woman’s heart was more bitter than death itself: Or, BAS: and I found more bitter than death the woman whose heart is nets and snares; KNX: death itself is not so cruel as woman’s heart that wheedles and beguiles; LXX: And I saw a thing more bitter than death, even the woman whose heart is full of tricks and nets. Some use “this kind of woman” and not indicating women in general. Note the plural indicating that this is a habitual practice, a moral characteristic of this type of woman. Sin has had its own affect upon male and female in different ways. See the work The Biblical Woman. |
| 194 | Her heart was nothing but a trap, and her arms like a ball and chain: Or, DAR: and her hands as bands; BER: hands are chains; KNX: as woman’s clutches that release their captive never; NAB: prison bonds. The wrong kind of woman – manipulating, conniving, deceitful – can lead to a fate worse than death, or to imprisonment itself. An example would be Delilah. [Judges 16:21] Compare Proverbs 7:22. |
| 195 | However, the man who is pleasing to The God will escape her, but she surely captivates the man habitually sinning: Or, BAS: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be caught by her; DAR: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her; JPS: he that is good in the sight of God shall be delivered from her; LXX: He with whom God is pleased will get free from her. [Proverbs 5:14; 7:23, 26; 22:14] |
EC7:27 Look, I have discovered this – says the Public Speaker – considering every single matter to reach a conclusive decision
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| 196 | Look, I have discovered this – says the Public Speaker – considering every single matter to reach a conclusive decision:
Or, BAS: See this which I have found, saith the Preacher, searching one by one to find out the reason; LXX: Look! this I have seen, said the Preacher, taking one thing after another to get the true account. Return to Ecclesiastes 1:1, 12. Compare Ecclesiastes
7:25. |
EC7:28 though my soul kept searching for it I only discovered one man out of a thousand, but a single woman I never found.
| 197 | Though my soul kept searching for it I only discovered one man out of a thousand, but a single woman I never found: Or, BAS: which
my soul yet seeketh, and I have not found: one man among a thousand have I found, but a woman among all those have I not found; SPR: one righteous man amongst a thousand I have found; but a righteous woman amongst all these have I not found; NEB: I have found
one man in a thousand worth the name, but I have not found one woman among them all; LXX: For which my soul [PSYCHE] is still searching, but I have it not; one man [ANTHROPON HENA] among a thousand have I seen; but a woman among all these I have not seen. What kind of woman does Solomon mean? It seems fair he describes the type of woman he has described above rather than making a general statement about women. Some – judging from the phrase that follows – Solomon speaks abstractly of all humankind. Out of all humanity only one man [Christ] is found. The number one-thousand interests some because that was the total given earlier of Solomon’s wives and mistresses. [Ecclesiastes 2:8] These women were ultimately Solomon’s down fall into apostasy. [1 Kings 11:1-8] Solomon admits he speaks of his own experience and as a husband of one thousand women he had a bit of knowledge on the subject. |
EC7:29 However, acknowledge this – as I have discovered – The God made humankind morally upright but they themselves have explored considerable [false]
reasoning.
[James 1:22]| 198 | The God made humankind morally upright but they themselves have explored considerable [false] reasoning: Or, BAS: that
God made man [ADAM] upright, but they have sought out many devices; DAR: many inventions; NAB: calculations; GDS: contrivances; NET: evil schemes; LXX: all sorts of inventions [LOGISMOUS POLLOUS]. [Genesis 1:26, 31; Deuteronomy 32:4] Adam and Eve sinned
and passed their defective DNA on to their offspring. However, all sin cannot be blamed on one’s parents as Solomon here shows. [Romans 5:12; James 1:13-15, 22] The LXX Greek uses LOGISMOUS. Compare related words at Matthew 15:19; Mark 2:6-8; 7:21; Romans
1:21; 1 Corinthians 3:20; 2 Corinthians 10:5; James 1:22. |
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