सभोपदेशक 7

1A good name is better than costly perfume, 2It is better to go to a house of mourning 3Grief is better than laughter, 4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, 5It is better to listen to the rebuke of the wise 6For like the crackling of thorns burning under a pot, 7Extortion certainly makes a wise man foolish, 8Better is the end of a matter than the beginning; 9Do not be quick to anger in your spirit, 10Do not say, “Why were the days of old better than these?” 11Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good. 12For wisdom provides protection as money can provide protection, 13Consider the deeds of God: 14When times are good, live happily in that good, 15I have seen many things in my meaningless days. 16Do not be self-righteous, 17Do not be too wicked or foolish. 18It is good that you should take hold of this wisdom, Instead of will meet all his obligations , some modern versions have different interpretations of this difficult passage. 19Wisdom is powerful in the wise man, 20There is not a righteous man on earth 21Do not listen to every word that is spoken, 22Similarly, you know yourself that in your own heart 23All this have I proven by wisdom. I said, 24Wisdom is far off and very deep. 25I turned my heart to learn and examine 26I found that more bitter than death is any woman 27“Consider what I have discovered,” says the Teacher. “I have been adding one discovery to another in order to find an explanation of reality. 28This is what I am still looking for, but I have not found it. I did find one righteous man among a thousand, but a woman among all those I did not find.