Verse 1
Ecclesiastes 8:1
American Standard Version Byzantine Text
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Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? A man’s wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.
Original Language Text
hebrew
מִ֚י כְּ/הֶ֣/חָכָ֔ם וּ/מִ֥י יוֹדֵ֖עַ פֵּ֣שֶׁר דָּבָ֑ר חָכְמַ֤ת אָדָם֙ תָּאִ֣יר פָּנָ֔י/ו וְ/עֹ֥ז פָּנָ֖י/ו יְשֻׁנֶּֽא
English Translation
Who is like the wise? And who knows the interpretation of a matter? The wisdom of a man makes his face shine, and the strength of his face is changed.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 8 Context
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Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? A man’s wisdom maketh his fac...
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I counsel thee, Keep the king’s command, and that in regard of the oath of God (Elohim).
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Be not hasty to go out of his presence; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatsoever please...
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For the king’s word hath power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou?
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Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man’s heart discerneth time and j...
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for to every purpose there is a time and judgment; because the misery of man is great upon him:
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for he knoweth not that which shall be; for who can tell him how it shall be?
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There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power over the...
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All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a ti...
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So I saw the wicked buried, and they came to the grave; and they that had done right went away from...
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Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of m...
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12
Though a sinner do evil a hundred times, and prolong his days, yet surely I know that it shall be we...
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but it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow;...
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There is a vanity which is done upon the earth, that there are righteous men unto whom it happeneth...
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Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink,...
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When I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth (for als...
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then I beheld all the work of God (Elohim), that man cannot find out the work that is done under the...
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