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7:1
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好名譽強于好膏油﹔死的日子勝過生的日子。
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A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
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7:2
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往有喪事的家去，比往宴飲的家去好﹔因為死是一切人的終局﹔活人必須將這事放在心上。
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It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
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7:3
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愁苦比喜笑好，因為由于愁容、心就好些。
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Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
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7:4
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智慧人的心在于有喪事的家﹔愚頑人的心在于快樂的家。
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The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
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7:5
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聽智慧人的叱責，比聽愚頑人的歌曲好。
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It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
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7:6
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鍋底下荊棘的爆裂聲怎么樣，愚頑人的笑聲也怎么樣︰這也是虛空。
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For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
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7:7
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勒索之利使智慧人變為狂妄﹔賄賂禮能毀滅人的心。
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Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
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7:8
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事情的結局、比事情的起頭好﹔心（原文︰靈）忍耐的，比心（原文︰靈）驕傲的好。
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Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
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7:9
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你不要心（原文︰靈）里急躁而惱怒，因為惱怒是存在愚頑人心懷中的。
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Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
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7:10
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你不要說︰「為什么先前的日子比如今這些日子好呢？」因為你問到這事、并不是出于智慧。
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Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.
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7:11
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智慧附加產業是好的，對那得見天日的人都有益處。
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Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.
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7:12
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因為人在智慧之陰庇下，像在銀錢之陰庇下一樣﹔但智慧能使得智慧的人曉得怎樣生活︰這便是認識智慧的益處。
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For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
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7:13
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你要察看上帝的作為︰他所使彎曲的、誰能使它變直呢？
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Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?
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7:14
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在境遇好的日子你要喜樂﹔在境遇不好的日子你要用心看﹔因為上帝這樣安排，也那樣安排，是要叫人查不出身后的任何事。
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In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
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7:15
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在我虛幻的日子里、我都見過以下的事︰有義人在行義，反而早死﹔有惡人在行惡，倒享長壽。
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All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.
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7:16
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你行義不要過度﹔顯智慧不要過分﹔為什么要自取敗亡呢？
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Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself ?
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7:17
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你不要一味行惡﹔不要做愚昧人﹔為什么要到末時呢？
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Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
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7:18
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頂好要掌握著這個﹔那個也不要松手﹔因為敬畏上帝的人必須把兩樣都掌握得對。
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It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.
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7:19
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智慧使智慧人有能力，比城中十個諮議員更有權勢。
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Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
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7:20
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地上實在沒有一個義人、時常行善而未嘗犯罪的。
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For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
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7:21
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人所說的話、你不要都放在心上，恐怕你聽見你仆人在咒罵你﹔
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Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:
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7:22
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因為你心里也知道、許多次你自己也咒罵過別人。
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For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
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7:23
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這一切我都用智慧試驗過﹔我說︰「我可有智慧了」﹔事實上還差得遠呢。
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All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
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7:24
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現在的事實離我很遠，又很深，真深！誰能查出呢？
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That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?
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7:25
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我心里轉來轉去（傳統︰我轉來轉去，并且我的心）要知道、要窺探、要尋求智慧和萬事的總和，要知道邪惡是愚頑，愚昧是狂妄。
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I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:
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7:26
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我查出一宗比死還苦的事︰就是有一種婦人是網羅﹔她的心是網子，她的手是鎖瀅︰那使上帝喜悅的人能躲避她﹔愛犯罪的人卻被她纏住了。
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And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
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7:27
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傳道人說（仿傳12︰8參七十子及平民希臘文譯本調整字母位置翻譯的）︰看哪，這一點我查出了﹔我一一地計算，要尋得一個總和︰
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Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:
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7:28
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就是我心里屢次尋找著，而未曾找到的︰在一千人中我找到了一個正直的男人，但女人呢，在一千人之中、我卻找不到一個正直的。
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Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.
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7:29
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看哪，只有這一件我查出了︰上帝造人原是正直的，但人卻想法子制作許多巧設的事物來。
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Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
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