{
 "translation": "KJV",
 "book": "Ecclesiastes",
 "chapter": 7,
 "verses": [
  {
   "v": 1,
   "t": "A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth."
  },
  {
   "v": 2,
   "t": "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."
  },
  {
   "v": 3,
   "t": "Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better."
  },
  {
   "v": 4,
   "t": "The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth."
  },
  {
   "v": 5,
   "t": "It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools."
  },
  {
   "v": 6,
   "t": "For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity."
  },
  {
   "v": 7,
   "t": "Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart."
  },
  {
   "v": 8,
   "t": "Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit."
  },
  {
   "v": 9,
   "t": "Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools."
  },
  {
   "v": 10,
   "t": "Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this."
  },
  {
   "v": 11,
   "t": "Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun."
  },
  {
   "v": 12,
   "t": "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."
  },
  {
   "v": 13,
   "t": "Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?"
  },
  {
   "v": 14,
   "t": "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."
  },
  {
   "v": 15,
   "t": "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."
  },
  {
   "v": 16,
   "t": "Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?"
  },
  {
   "v": 17,
   "t": "Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?"
  },
  {
   "v": 18,
   "t": "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."
  },
  {
   "v": 19,
   "t": "Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city."
  },
  {
   "v": 20,
   "t": "For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not."
  },
  {
   "v": 21,
   "t": "Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:"
  },
  {
   "v": 22,
   "t": "For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others."
  },
  {
   "v": 23,
   "t": "All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me."
  },
  {
   "v": 24,
   "t": "That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?"
  },
  {
   "v": 25,
   "t": "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:"
  },
  {
   "v": 26,
   "t": "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."
  },
  {
   "v": 27,
   "t": "Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:"
  },
  {
   "v": 28,
   "t": "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."
  },
  {
   "v": 29,
   "t": "Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions."
  }
 ],
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 "blessing": "The Word is public domain. So is grace."
}