Brenton's Septuagint (LXX) - Holy Name KJV

 7:1 ¶ A good name is better than good oil; and the day of death than the day of birth.

 7:1 ¶ A good nameº [is] betterº than preciousº ointment;ºº and the dayº of deathº than the dayºº of one's birth.ºº

 7:2 ¶ [It is] better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the banquet house: since this is the end of every man; and the living man will apply good [warning] to his heart.

 7:2 ¶ [It is] betterº to goººº toº the houseº of mourning,º than to goºººº toº the houseº of feasting:º forº thatº [is] the endº of allº men;º and the livingº will layºº [it] toº his heart.º

 7:3 Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart will be made better.

 7:3 Sorrowº [is] betterº than laughter:ºº forº by the sadnessº of the countenanceº the heartº is made better.ºº

 7:4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

 7:4 The heartº of the wiseº [is] in the houseº of mourning;º but the heartº of foolsº [is] in the houseº of mirth.º

 7:5 [It is] better to hear a reproof of a wise man, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

 7:5 [It is] betterº to hearºº the rebukeº of the wise,º than for a manºº to hearºº the songº of fools.º

 7:6 As the sound of thorns under a caldron, so is the laughter of fools: this is also vanity.

 7:6 Forº as the cracklingº of thornsº underº a pot,º soº [is] the laughterº of the fool:º thisº alsoº [is] vanity.º

 7:7 ¶ For oppression makes a wise man mad, and destroys his noble heart.

 7:7 ¶ Surelyº oppressionº maketh a wise manº mad;ºº and a giftº destroyethººº the heart.º

 7:8 The end of a matter is better than the beginning thereof: the patient is better than the high-minded.

 7:8 Betterº [is] the endº of a thingº than the beginningºº thereof: [and] the patientº in spiritº [is] betterº than the proudºº in spirit.º

 7:9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger will rest in the bosom of fools.

 7:9 Be notº hastyºº in thy spiritº to be angry:ºº forº angerº restethºº in the bosomº of fools.º

 7:10 Say not, What has happened, that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire in wisdom concerning this.

 7:10 Sayºº notº thou, Whatº isº [the cause] that the formerº daysººº wereº betterº than these?ºº forº thou dost notº enquireºº wiselyºº concerningº this.º

 7:11 ¶ Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and [there is] an advantage [by it] to them that see the sun.

 7:11 ¶ Wisdomº [is] goodº withº an inheritance:º and [by it there is] profitº to them that seeºº the sun.º

 7:12 For wisdom in its shadow is as the shadow of silver: and the excellence of the knowledge of wisdom will give life to him that has it.

 7:12 Forº wisdomº [is] a defence,º [and] moneyº [is] a defence:º but the excellencyº of knowledgeº [is, that] wisdomº giveth lifeºº to them that haveº it.

 7:13 Behold the works of God: for who shall be able to straighten him whom God has made crooked?

 7:13 Considerººº the workº of Elohim:º forº whoº canºº make [that] straight,ººº whichº he hath made crooked?ºº

 7:14 In the day of prosperity live joyfully, and consider in the day of adversity: consider, [I say], God also has caused the one to agree with the other for [this] reason, that man should find nothing after him.

 7:14 In the dayº of prosperityº beº joyful,º but in the dayº of adversityº consider:ºº Elohimº alsoº hath setººº the oneº over againstº the other,º toº the endº that manº should findºº nothingººº afterº him.

 7:15 I have seen all things in the days of my vanity: there is a just man perishing in his justice, and there is an ungodly man remaining in his wickedness.

 7:15 º Allº [things] have I seenºº in the daysº of my vanity:º there isº a justº [man] that perishethºº in his righteousness,º and there isº a wickedº [man] that prolongethºº [his life] in his wickedness.º

 7:16 Be not very just; neither be very wise: lest thou be confounded.

 7:16 Beº notº righteousº over much;ºº neitherº make thyself overº wise:ººº whyº shouldest thou destroyºº thyself?º

 7:17 Be not very wicked; and be not stubborn: lest thou shouldest die before thy time.

 7:17 Be notº over muchºº wicked,ºº neitherº beº thou foolish:º whyº shouldest thou dieºº beforeº thy time?º

 7:18 It is well for thee to hold fast by this; also by this defile not thine hand: for to them that fear God all things shall come forth [well].

 7:18 [It is] goodº thatº thou shouldest take holdºº of this;º yea, alsoº from thisºº withdrawººº notºº thine hand:º forº he that fearethº Elohimº shall come forthººº of them all.º

 7:19 Wisdom will help the wise man more than ten mighty men which are in the city.

 7:19 Wisdomº strengthenethºº the wiseº more than tenºº mightyº [men] whichº areº in the city.º

 7:20 For there is not a righteous man in the earth, who will do good, and not sin

 7:20 Forº [there is] notº a justº manº upon earth,º thatº doethºº good,º and sinnethºº not.º

 7:21 Also take no heed to all the words which ungodly men shall speak; lest thou hear thy servant cursing thee.

 7:21 Alsoº takeºº noº heedº unto allº wordsº thatº are spoken;ºº lestºº thou hearººº thy servantº curseºº thee:

 7:22 For many times he shall trespass against thee, and repeatedly shall he afflict thine heart; for thus also hast thou cursed others.

 7:22 Forº oftentimesºº alsoº thine own heartº knowethºº thatº thou thyselfº likewiseº hast cursedºº others.º

 7:23 ¶ All these things have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

 7:23 ¶ Allº thisº have I provedºº by wisdom:º I said,ºº I will be wise;ºº but itº [was] farº fromº me.

 7:24 [That which is] far beyond what was, and a great depth, who shall find it out?

 7:24 That which isººº far off,º and exceeding deep,º whoº can find it out?ºº

 7:25 I and my heart went round about to know, and to examine, and to seek wisdom, and the account [of things], and to know the folly and trouble and madness of the ungodly man.

 7:25 Iº appliedºº mine heartº to know,ºº and to search,ºº and to seek outºº wisdom,º and the reasonº [of things], and to knowºº the wickednessº of folly,º even of foolishnessº [and] madness:º

 7:26 And I find her [to be], and I will pronounce [to be] more bitter than death the woman which is a snare, and her heart nets, [who has] a band in her hands: [he that is] good in the sight of God shall be delivered from her; but the sinner shall be caught by her.

 7:26 And Iº findºº more bitterº than deathººº the woman,º whoseºº heartº [is] snaresº and nets,º [and] her handsº [as] bands:º whoso pleasethºº Elohimº shall escapeºº fromº her; but the sinnerºº shall be takenºº by her.

 7:27 Behold, this have I found, said the Preacher, [seeking] by one at a time to find out the account,

 7:27 Behold,ºº thisº have I found,ºº saithºº the preacher,º [counting] oneº by one,º to find outºº the account:º

 7:28 which my soul sought after, but I found not: for I have found one man of a thousand; but a woman in all these I have not found.

 7:28 Whichº yetº my soulº seeketh,ºº but I findºº not:º oneº manº among a thousandºº have I found;ºº but a womanº among allº thoseº have I notº found.ºº

 7:29 But, behold, this have I found, that God made man upright; but they have sought out many devices.

 7:29 Lo,ºº thisº onlyº have I found,ºº thatº Elohimº hath madeººº manº upright;º but theyº have sought outºº manyº inventions.º