Eccl 6:3 If a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years, however many they be, but his soul is not satisfied with good things and he does not even have a proper burial, then I say, "Better the miscarriage than he,
Eccl 6:5 "It never sees the sun and it never knows anything; it is better off than he.
Eccl 6:6 "Even if the other man lives a thousand years twice and does not enjoy good things--do not all go to one place?"
Eccl 6:7 ¶ All a man's labor is for his mouth and yet the appetite is not satisfied.
Eccl 6:9 What the eyes see is better than what the soul desires. This too is futility and a striving after wind.
Eccl 6:10 ¶ Whatever exists has already been named, and it is known what man is; for he cannot dispute with him who is stronger than he is.
Eccl 6:11 For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a man?
Eccl 6:12 For who knows what is good for a man during his lifetime, during the few years of his futile life? He will spend them like a shadow. For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?
Eccl 7:1 A good name is better than a good ointment, And the day of one's death is better than the day of one's birth.
Eccl 7:3 Sorrow is better than laughter, For when a face is sad a heart may be happy.
Eccl 7:4 The mind of the wise is in the house of mourning, While the mind of fools is in the house of pleasure.
Eccl 7:5 It is better to listen to the rebuke of a wise man Than for one to listen to the song of fools.
Eccl 7:6 For as the crackling of thorn bushes under a pot, So is the laughter of the fool; And this too is futility.
Eccl 7:7 For oppression makes a wise man mad, And a bribe corrupts the heart.
Eccl 7:8 The end of a matter is better than its beginning; Patience of spirit is better than haughtiness of spirit.
Eccl 7:9 Do not be eager in your heart to be angry, For anger resides in the bosom of fools.
Eccl 7:10 Do not say, "Why is it that the former days were better than these?" For it is not from wisdom that you ask about this.
Eccl 7:11 Wisdom along with an inheritance is good And an advantage to those who see the sun.
Eccl 7:12 For wisdom is protection just as money is protection, But the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the lives of its possessors.
Eccl 7:13 Consider the work of God, For who is able to straighten what He has bent?