Ecclesiastes 7

1 (7:2) A good name is more worth then a precious oyntemente, and the day of death is better then the daye of byrthe. 2 (7:3) It is better to go into an house of mourning, then into a bancketynge house. For there is the ende of all men, and he that is lyuyng, taketh it to hert. 3 (7:4) It is better to be sory then to laugh, for when the countenaunce is heauye, the herte is ioyfull. 4 (7:5) The herte of the wyse is in the mournyng house, but the hert of the folish is in the house of myrthe. 5 (7:6) It is better to geue eare to the chastenyng of a wyse man, then to heare the song of fooles. 6 (7:7) For the laughing of fooles is lyke the crackinge of thornes vnder a pot, And that is but a vayne thing. 7 (7:8) Who so doeth wronge, maketh a wyse man to goo out of hys wytte, and destroyeth agentle herte. 8 (7:9) The ende of a thyng is better then the begynnynge. The pacient of spirite is better then the hye mynded. 9 (7:10) Be not hastelye angrye in thy mynde, for wrath resteth in the bosome of a foole. 10 (7:11) Saye not thou: What is the cause that the dayes of the olde tyme were better, then they that be now? for that were no wyse question. 11 (7:12) Wysdome is better then ritches, yea much more worth then the eye syght. 12 (7:13) For wysdome defendeth as well as money, and the excellent knowledge and wysdome geueth life vnto him that hath it in possession. 13 (7:14) Consyder the worke of God, how that no man can make 'fee thyng strayght whych he maketh croked. 14 (7:15) Vse well the tyme of prosperyty, and remembre the time of misfortune: for God maketh the one by 'fee other. so that a man can fynd nothyng els. 15 (7:16) These .ij. things also haue I considered in the tyme of vanytye: that 'fee iust man perisheth for hys ryghtuousnes sake, and the vngodly lyued in hys wickednesse. 16 (7:17) Therefore be thou nether to rightuous ner ouer wyse, that thou perysh not: 17 (7:18) be nether to vnrightuous also ner to folyshe, lest thou dye before thy tyme. 18 (7:19) It is good for the to take hold of thys, and not to let that go out of thy hand. For he 'fet fereth God shal escape them al. 19 (7:20) Wisdom geueth more corage vnto the wise then ten myghty men of the cyty: 20 (7:21) for there is not one iuste vpon earth, that doth good, and synneth not. 21 (7:22) Take not hede vnto euery word that is spoken, leste thou heare thy seruaunt curse the: 22 (7:23) for thyne owne herte knoweth, that thou thy selfe also hast ofte tymes spoken euell by other men. 23 (7:24) All these thynges haue I proued because of wysdome: for I thought to be wise, but she went farther fro me 24 (7:25) then she was before, yea and so depe that I might not reach vnto her 25 (7:26) I aplied my minde also vnto knowledg, and to seke out science wysdome and vnderstandynge: to know the foolishnesse of the vngodly, and the erroure of dotynge fooles. 26 (7:27) And I founde, that a woman is bytterrer then death: for she is a very angle, her herte is a net, and her handes are cheynes. Who so pleaseth God shall escape from her, but the synner wil be taken wt her. 27 (7:28) Beholde (sayeth the preacher) this haue I dilygently searched oute and proued, that I myght come by knowledge: whych as yet I seke, and fynde it not. 28 (7:29) Amonge a thousande men I haue founde one, but not one woman amonge all. 29 (7:30) Lo thys onely haue I founde, that God made man iust and right, but they seke dyuerse soteltyes,