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7:1
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名誉强如美好的膏油；人死的日子胜过人生的日子。
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A [good] name is better than precious oil; and the day of death, than the day of one`s birth.
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7:2
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往遭丧的家去，强如往宴乐的家去；因为死是众人的结局，活人也必将这事放在心上。
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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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忧愁强如喜笑；因为面带愁容，终必使心喜乐。
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Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made glad.
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7:4
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智慧人的心在遭丧之家；愚昧人的心在快乐之家。
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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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听智慧人的责备，强如听愚昧人的歌唱。
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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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愚昧人的笑声，好像锅下烧荆棘的爆声；这也是虚空。
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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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勒索使智慧人变为愚妄；贿赂能败坏人的慧心。
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Surely extortion maketh the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroyeth the understanding.
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7:8
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事情的终局强如事情的起头；存心忍耐的，胜过居心骄傲的。
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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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你不要心里急躁恼怒，因为恼怒存在愚昧人的怀中。
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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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不要说：先前的日子强过如今的日子，是什么缘故呢？你这样问，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 inquire wisely concerning this.
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7:11
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智慧和产业并好，而且见天日的人得智慧更为有益。
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Wisdom is as good as an inheritance; yea, more excellent is it for them that see the sun.
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7:12
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因为智慧护庇人，好像银钱护庇人一样。惟独智慧能保全智慧人的生命。这就是知识的益处。
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For wisdom is a defence, even as money is a defence; but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom preserveth the life of him that hath it.
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7:13
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你要察看神的作为；因神使为曲的，谁能变为直呢？
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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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遇亨通的日子你当喜乐；遭患难的日子你当思想；因为神使这两样并列，为的是叫人查不出身后有什么事。
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In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yea, God hath made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything [that shall be] after him.
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7:15
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有义人行义，反致灭亡；有恶人行恶，倒享长寿。这都是我在虚度之日中所见过的。
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All this have I seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth [his life] in his evil-doing.
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7:16
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不要行义过分，也不要过于自逞智慧，何必自取败亡呢？
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Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself overwise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
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7:17
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不要行恶过分，也不要为人愚昧，何必不到期而死呢？
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Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
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7:18
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你持守这个为美，那个也不要松手；因为敬畏神的人，必从这两样出来。
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It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from that withdraw not thy hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth from them all.
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7:19
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智慧使有智慧的人比城中十个官长更有能力。
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Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers that are in a city.
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7:20
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时常行善而不犯罪的义人，世上实在没有。
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Surely there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
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7:21
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人所说的一切话，你不要放在心上，恐怕听见你的仆人咒诅你。
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Also take not heed unto all words that are spoken, lest thou hear thy servant curse thee;
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7:22
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因为你心里知道，自己也曾屡次咒诅别人。
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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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我曾用智慧试验这一切事；我说，要得智慧，智慧却离我远。
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All this have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
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7:24
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万事之理，离我甚远，而且最深，谁能测透呢？
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That which is, is far off and exceeding deep; who can find it out?
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7:25
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我转念，一心要知道，要考察，要寻求智慧和万事的理由；又要知道邪恶为愚昧，愚昧为狂妄。
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I turned about, and my heart [was set] to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the reason [of things], and to know that wickedness is folly, and that foolishness is madness.
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7:26
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我得知有等妇人比死还苦：他的心是网罗，手是锁炼。凡蒙神喜悦的人必能躲避他；有罪的人却被他缠住了。
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And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, [and] whose hands are 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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传道者说：「看哪，一千男子中，我找到一个正直人，但众女子中，没有找到一个。」我将这事一一比较，要寻求其理，我心仍要寻找，却未曾找到。
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Behold, this have I found, saith the Preacher, [laying] one thing to another, to find out the account;
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7:28
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which my soul still seeketh, but I have not found: 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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我所找到的只有一件，就是神造人原是正直，但他们寻出许多巧计。
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Behold, this only have I found: that God made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
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