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 (C?e preacher e^cwct^ t^at att^uman ccuteee ate 
 vain: Secanee tfje cteatiitee ate rcetfeee in t^eit 
 coureee, t^cj> Bring fottfj not^ine new. S^e ^at^ 
 found t^ie e^ in t^e etubf ofwiebom* 
 
 i^e worfte of t^e preacher, t^e 
 eon of £)cvi6, Ring in jetueaf 
 tern, hanit^ ofvanitiee, eait^ 
 t^e pteac^etf vanity of vanif 
 tiee'f affie vanity. W^at proftf 
 ?cf0 a man of off ^ie faBouc 
 tv0ic9 0c taket^ unbec t^e eun? 
 One gcncrotion paeeetfj awap,anb another genera 
 ation cornet^ : 6uf f 0c eatt^ aBibet^ for ever. fC0e 
 6un afeo aneet0,anb t0e eun goetti 6own,anb ^aeU 
 et0 to ^ie pfacew0ere 0e croee. fC0e wind s<>^t(j 
 towarbt0e6out0,an6turnet0a6outuntot0enort0; 
 itw^irfet^ aBouf continuaffy, anb t0e win6 returns 
 et0 again accocbing to 0i6 circutte. JTff t0e rivere 
 run into t0e eca; pet t0e eea ie not fufF; unto t0e 
 pface from whence t^e tivete come,t0it0er t0ep re^ 
 turn again. JTff twinge are fuff of fa6ourj man cam 
 not utter if. t0e epe ie not eatiefieft wit0 eeeing, 
 nor t0e ear fiffeb wit0 Rearing. fC?e t^ing t^at ^at^ 
 Been, it ie tfjat vc^icfj e^aff Be; anb t^at xofjic^ ie 
 
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h0ne 16 t^at xo^icff effaff 6e bone: anb tBeve fe m 
 new t^ins nnbet t^e eun. 36 tijete an^ t^insvc^ct€f 
 of it maf 6c 6aib,^ee, t^ie ie new? it ^at^ 6ccn off 
 teabf of o(b time, x^^icfj xvae Before iw. /C^ece ie 
 no rememBrance of former tfimse ; neither e^aff 
 t^ereBeonprememBranceof twinge t^ataretocom* 
 mtf^ tfjoee tffatefjattcome after, |£ 3 ttjepteacffet 
 wae king over Jetaedn Jcvmatcm. Jinb 3 save 
 mp 0eart to 6cek anb eeatc^ out 6p vptebom concern/ 
 tng afi* twinge t^at are bone under ^eaven'. t^ie eore 
 travoif ^at^ i^ob siven to t^e eone of man to Be ey/ 
 ercieeb t^erewitf). 3i ^uve eecn off tf?e worke t^at 
 ere bone unber t^eeun; an6, Be^ofi), off ievanitp an6 
 vei^ation of epirtt. !€^atw(iic^ ie crooheb cannot 6e 
 mabe etraig^t: anb tffat w^tc^ ie wanting cannot 
 Be numBereb. 3 communeb wit^ mine own ficart, 
 eapns, ito, 3 am come to stent eetate, anb ^ave 
 gotten mote xviebom t^an aff t^ep t^at ^ave Been 
 Before me in 3icru6afem: pea, my ^eatt ^ab great 
 e^perienceofwt66oman6knowfeJ)ge.,;^n6jgave 
 mp 0eart to know wiebom, anb to know mabneee 
 anb foffp: 3 perceived tl^at tfiie afeo ie vcvation 
 of epirit. ^or in muc^ wiebom ie muc^ grief: anb 
 ^e tfjat increaeet? hnowfebge incveaeet^ eorrow. 
 
 (Z^e vanity of ^umon coureee in t?e worke of pfeo*/ 
 ure. Ittje vanity of ^uman (a6ow. tlot^ing oettrc 
 t^an jop in our taSont; But t^at ie iSob'e sift. 
 
 ^aib in mine Beart, iSo to now, 
 3 wiff prove t^ce wit^ mirt$, 
 therefore enjop pfeaeure: anb^ \\ 
 Be^ofb, t^ie aCeo ie vanity. 3 
 
 eaidof faug^ter.^ti^'no^J flnJ> 
 of mirt^, Wfjat boetf^ it^ 3 
 eoug^t in mine Qeart to give 
 mpeeff unto wine, yet acquainting mine Beart wit? i - 
 wiebom; anb to fap ^ofb on foffp, tiff ? mig^t eet 'I 
 w0ot wae tfjat soob for t^e eone of men, w^icfj 
 tffey e^oufb bo unber t^e Bcaven aff tfir baye of jj 
 t^eir fife. 3 mabe me stent worke ; 3 Buifbeb tne ' 
 
 $ou6e6; 3 pfanteb me vineparbe: 3! mabe me gar/ 
 
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 bene anb orc^orbe, anb 3lpfanfe6 tteee in t^em of 
 aStkinb of ftnite: 31 mabe me poofe of water, to 
 xoatet t^ercwtt^ t^e vcoob t^at Btinset^ fort? 
 tteee: 31 not me eetvante anb maibenSf anb ^ab 
 eetvante Bom in mf ^ouee; afeo 3 ^ab great po$f 
 eeeeione of great an6 emaff cattCe a6ove aff t^at 
 were in ^erueafem Before me : 3i gat^ereb me afeo 
 eifver anb gofb, anb t^e pecufiar treaeure of kinge 
 anb of tffe provincee : 3f got me men eingere anb 
 women eingere, anb t^e befig^te of t^e eone of 
 men, ae maeicaf tnetrumente, anb t^at of aff eorte. 
 ^0 3[ wae great, anb inctea$eb mote t^an aff t^at 
 were Before me in 3feru6afem: afeo mp wiebom 
 remaineb wit^ me. JTnb w^ateoe-vcr mine ej>ee bef 
 eireb 31 kept not from t^em^ 3i wit^^efb not m^ 
 ^eatt from anp jof ; for mp 0eort rejoiceb in aff mj> 
 fa6our: anb t^ie wae mp portion of aff mj> fa6our* 
 (€^en3 fookeb on aftt^e worke t^at mp ^anbe ^ab 
 wrought, anb on t^e fa6our t^at 31 ^ab fa6oureb 
 to bo\ anb, 6e^ofb, aff wae vanity anb ve^cation 
 of epititf anb t^ete wae no profit unber t^e eun. 
 it <^n& 3f twrneb mpeeff to 6efjo(b vciebom, anb 
 mabneee, anb foffy : for w^at can t^e man bo tfjat 
 comet^ after t^e king? even t^at vcijicij ^at^ Seen 
 afreabp bone. ^?en 31 eaw tfjat wiebom e^ceffet? 
 foffp, ae fat ae fig^t e^ceffet^ barkneee. fC^e wiee 
 man'6 epee are in ^ie ^eab; 6ut t^e foof wafket? 
 in barkneee: anb 3 mpeeff perceiveb afeo t^at one 
 event ^appenet^ to t^em aff. dtfjen eaib 31 in mp 
 0eart, Ji& it ^appcnetfj to t^e foof, eo it ^appenet^ 
 even to me', anb w^p wae 3 t^en more wiee? (C^en 
 3 eaib in mp 0eart, t^at t^ie afeo ie vanitp. :f or 
 t^ere ie no rememBrance of t0e wiee more t^an of 
 t^e foof for erer; eeeing t^at w^ic^ now ie in t^e 
 baf6 to come e^aff aff 6e forgotten. J(nb ^ow biet^ 
 t^evcieeman'^ ae t^efoof. dtffetefote 3 ^ateb fifej 
 6ecauee t0e work t^at ie wrought unber t^e eun 
 ie grievoue unto me: for aStievanitf anb vei^ation 
 of epirit. £ :2ea, 31 ^ateb aff mp faBour w^ic? 3 
 $ab taken unber t^e eun: Becouee 3 e^oufb feave 
 it unto t^e man t^at e^aff Be after me. .^i^nb w$o 
 
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 Set e^aSt ^e ^ave rufe over aff mp fa6ouc xv^etein 
 If (jave (abouteb, anb w^etein J ^ave e^web mp 
 6e(fvom unbet ti^e eun. ft^ie ie afeoranitp. ITBcce/ 
 fore 3 went aSout to came mp ^coct to beepaiv of 
 att tf^e (about xo^ic^ 3 took unbet ttje eun. Jfoc 
 t^ete 10 a man w^oec faSout ie in wiebom, anb in 
 hnoxvCebse, anb in equitp; pet to a man t^at ^t$ 
 not (aBouteb therein ef^aff i^e (eave it foe ^ie pott 
 tton. (€^ie afeo ie ranitp anb a s^eat evtf. Jfoc 
 x^^at ^at^ man of aff ^ie fa6oiic, anb of t^c veiQf 
 tttion of ^16 ^catt, wherein ^c ^at^ Ca6outeb unbet 
 t^e 6un^ Jfoc aff 0te bape ace eoccotve, anb fjie 
 tcaTaif grief ; fea, ^ie ?eart takct^ not rcet in t^e 
 nig^t. (C^ie ie afeo vanity. ^ ,C^ere ie nothing 
 6etterfocaman,t$ant9at^e69oufbeatanbbcink, 
 anb tfjat ffe e^oufb make ^ie eouf enjop goob in 
 fjie faBouc. /C^ie afeo 3 eaw, t^at it wae fcom 
 t^e 0anb of iSiob, Sot w^o can eat, oc xv^o efee 
 Can ^aeten ^eceunto, moce t^an 31? ifoc iCfob givf 
 et^ to a man t^at ie goob in ^ie eig^t voiebom, anb 
 knowfebge, anb jop: But to t^e einner $e givet§ 
 tcavaif, to gather anb to fjeap up, t^at (je may give 
 to ^im tffat ie goob Before iSob. (C^ie afeo ie vam 
 ftp anb vcT^ation ofepitit, 
 
 26p t0e neceeeacp change of timee,f anifp ie abbcb 
 to fiuman travaif. CBcrc ie an rvfcfTrnfy in iSob'e 
 worke.il^obefiairjubgrtfifrigfitfoiie xtficwlckrb. 
 <0 erecp t^ing t^ece ie a eeaeon, 
 anb a time to evecp purpoee un^ 
 bee t0e ^eaven : Ji time to 6e 
 6om, anb a time to bie ; a time 
 to ptanty anb a time to ptuck up 
 tfjat wfiic^ ie ptantcb ; j7 time 
 to kiff, anb a time to ^raf ; a time 
 to 6ceak boxvn, anb a time to 6uifb uf ; Ji time to 
 yoeepf anb a time to faug^ ; a time to mourn, anb a 
 time to bance; JI time to caet away etonee, anb a 
 time to gather etonee together ; a time to emSrace, 
 onb a time to refrain from em6racing; Ji time to 
 
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 0et, anb a time to foee ; a time to keep, anb a time 
 to cast away ; JT time to rcnb, anb a time to ecw j 
 a time to keep etfcncc, anb a time to epeak j Ji time 
 to (ore, anb a time to ^ate; a time of \oat, anb a 
 time of peace. W^at profit ^at^ ^e t^at xvotket^ 
 in t^at w^etein ^e fa6ourct^? 31 ^ave eeen t^e ttaf 
 vaiC, w$ic0 iSob ^at^ given to t^e eone of men to 
 6e ei^evcieeb in it. 9?e ^at^ mabe evety t^ing; Beautif 
 fuf in $t6 time'. aCeo ^e ^atfj eet t^e xcottb in t^eit 
 ^eart, 60 t^at no man can finb out t^e work t^at 
 iSobmaketfjftomt^eSesinninetot^eenb.Jknow 
 t^at t^ete ie no soob in t^em, 6ut for o man to tef 
 jotce, anb to bogoob in ^ie fife. J(nb afeo t^ot everp 
 man efionib eat anb brink, anb enjov t^e good of 
 off ^ie faSour, it ie t^e gift of iSob. J know ttfat^ 
 w^ateocver i6ob boet?i, it effaS Be for evet : not^^ 
 ins can 6e put to it, not any t^ins taken from it : anb 
 iSob boet^ it, t^at men e^oufb fecr Before ^im. 
 (t^at xv^ic^ ^at^ Been ie now ; anb tffat w^ic? iff 
 to Be ^at^ a(teaby Been; anb l^ob requtret^ t^at 
 w^ic^ ie pact. ([,Jinb moreover 3 eaw under t^e 
 eun t^e pface ofjubsment, t^at wickebneee tvotf 
 t^ere; anb t^e pface oftisffteowneee, t^at iniquity 
 wae t^ere. 3i eaib in mine ^eatt, iSob e^aStjubse 
 t^e ris^teoue and t^e wickeb : for t^ere ie a time 
 t^ere for everp purpoee anb for everp work. 3f eaib 
 in mine ^eatt concetnins t^e eetate oft^e eone of 
 men, t^at iSob mig^t manifest tfjem, anb t^at tffef 
 mis^t eee t?iat t^ep t^emeefvee are Beaete. fot 
 ttfat w$ic§ 6efoffet^ t^e cone of men BefatCet^ 
 6ea0t6; even one tfjing 6efaffet§ t^em : ae t^e one 
 biet^, 60 biet^ t^e ot^er; yea, t^ep ^ave aff one 
 Bteat^ ; 60 ttfat a man (fatfi no preeminence aBoxe 
 a Bea6t'. for af(i6 vanity. JTffgo nnto one pface; 
 aff are of t^e bmt, anb aff turn to bmt again. W^o 
 kno wet^ t^e epitit of man t^at goet0 upward, anb 
 t^e epitxt oftffe Bcaet tffat goet?) downward to t^e 
 eart§? Wherefore 3 perceive t^at t^ere ie not^inis 
 Better, t^on t^at a man e^oufd rejoice in ?i\6 own 
 worke; for t^atie^ie portion: for w^oe^affBrinjj 
 ^im to eee w?at etfaUBe after ^im'i 
 
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 6f ibCcncee, 6f covetoueneec, 6v eoCitatineee, 8i> 
 ■wiffufnree. 
 
 <D J trturncb, anb coneibeteb 
 afft^eoppteeeicnet^atatebone 
 unbet t^e eun: anb be^oCb t^e 
 tcateofemBaevocteopptceecbf 
 anb t^cp ^ab no comforter; anb 
 en t^e eibe of t^eit opprreeore 
 tficrc woe power ; 6nt tficp ^ab 
 no comforter. Wherefore 3 proieeb t^e beab xo^ictf 
 ate akeabf beab mote t^an t^e filing w^ic^ are 
 pet afive. '2ea, hettet te $e tfyin 6ot$ t^ef , w^ic? 
 ^at^ not pet 6een, wf^o ^at?i not eeen tfic erif work 
 t^at 16 6onc un6er t^e eun. ^ JIgain, 3" coneibereb 
 flff travaif, anb rverp rig^t work, tfyit for t^ie a 
 man ie envieb of ^ie neig^6our. /Cf^ie ie afeo ran^ 
 iff anb venation of epirit. iTT^e foof fofbet^ ^ie 
 ^anbe together, anb eatet^ ^ie own fTee^. better 
 16 an ^anbfuf wtt$ qutetneee, t^an 6ot$ t^e ^anbe 
 fuff witfj ttavaxt anbxcKation of epirtt. ([ IT^en 
 3! returncb, anb 3 eaw vanity unbcr t^c eun . €^ere 
 16 one afone, anb ttjete ie not a eeconb ; pea, $e ^t$ 
 neither c^lfb nor Brother : pet ie t^ere no cnb of off 
 $16 faBour ; neither te ^ie epe eatiefteb wit^ ric^ee ; 
 neither eait^ $e, :f or w^om bo 3l fcfiour, anb Set 
 teave m^ eouf of goob ? fC^ie ie afeo vanitp, pea, 
 it te a eore trov atf. |[ fCwo are Better tfian one; 
 6ecauee t^ep ^ave a goob rewarb for t^eir faBour. 
 Jfor if t^ep fatt, tfje one wiff fift up $te feffo w ; But 
 woe to i^im t^at ie afone w^en fie faffet^ ; for $e 
 ^at^ not anot^et to ^efp ^im up. JTgain, if two fie 
 together, tfjen t^ef ^ave ^eat: But $ow can one Be 
 warm afone? Jinb if one prevaif againet $tm, two 
 efjaff wit()etanb fjim ; anb a t^reefofb corb ie not 
 qutckfp Broken, il ;36cttcr ie a poor anb a wiee 
 c^ifb t^an an ofb anb foofie^ king, w^o wiff no 
 mote Be abmonte^eb. fot out of prteon Br r omet^ 
 to reign; w^ereae afeo $e t^at ie Born in ^te king# 
 bom becomet^ poor. 3 coneibeteb aff t^e firing 
 y^fjic^ wafk unber t?e eun, wit$ t^e eeconb c^ifb 
 
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 t^at e^attetanb up in ^ie eteab, (t^ctc ie m cnb of 
 afft^epeopfCfevenofafftfjat^aveSccnBcfovet^emi 
 t^cf afeo t^at come after e^off not rejoice m '^im, ' 
 ^urefp t^ie afeo ie vanity anb vcT^ation ofepitit 
 
 foanitiee in bivine envice, in mucmuring asainet 
 oppreeeion, anb in tic^ee. 3Iop in vic^ee ie t(/e sift 
 oflSob. 
 
 (Bc\> t^p foot vo^en t^ou socet t0 
 t^e ^oxiee of i^ob, anb 6c mote 
 reobp to ^eor, t^an to give t^e 
 eacriftce of foofe : fot t0ep conr 
 eibcv not t^at t0ej> bo eyi(. 15e 
 not tae^ \9it^ tfi^ mout^, anb M 
 not tffine ^eart 6e fjaet^ to uttec 
 anp t^ing Before i^ob : for 1^06 ie in ^eoven, and 
 t^ou upon eart^: therefore fet t^p worbe 6e few. 
 :f or a bream cornet^ t^roug^ t^e muftitube of %mii 
 neee ; anb a foof 'e voice ie known 6p muftitubc of 
 worbe. W^en t^ou voweet a vow unto J^ob, befer 
 not to i^a'f iti^ for $e ^at^ no pfeaeure in foofe: i^a^ 
 t?)at\v?fxc?i t^ou <?a6t voweb. ^Setter ie it t^at t^ou 
 e^oufbeet not row, t^an tffat t^oxi e^oufbeet vow 
 cnb not i^a^, buffer not t^f mout^ to came t^p fTee^ 
 to ein J neither eap t^ou Before t^e angef, t^at it wae 
 an error: wherefore e^oufb l5ob 6e angrp at t^p 
 voice, anb beetrop t^e work of tffinc ?}anbe^. fot 
 in t^e mnttitvibe of breame anb manp worbe t^ere 
 are afeo bivere vanitice : %nt fear t^ou l^ob. ^ 3ff 
 t^ou eeeet t^e oppreeeion of t^e poor, onb viofent 
 perverting of jubgment onb juetice in a ptovince, 
 marvef not at t^e mattet : for ^e t^at ie ^ig^er t^an 
 t^e ^ig^eet regarbet^; anb t^ere 6e ^ig^er t^an 
 t^ep. |£ fl^oreover t^e profit of t^e eart^ ie for aff: 
 4e king ^imeeff ie eerveb 6p t^e fiefb. ^e t^at (ovf 
 et^ eifver e^affnot 6e eatiefteb wit^ eifver ; nor ^e 
 t^at fovet^ aBunbonce wit^ increaee: tfjie ie afeo 
 vanity, W^en goobe increaee, t^ep are increaeeb 
 t^at eat t^em: anb w^ot goob ie t^cre to t^e own^ 
 ere thereof, eaving t^e Be^ofbing of t^em wit^ 
 t^eir epee? Ht^e efeep of a faBouring man ie eweet, 
 
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 v^^et^ev 0e eat ttttfe or mucfj: 6ut t^e aStmbance 
 of t^e vicfi wiff not euffcc fjim to efccp. fC^crc te a 
 coteevKvQfjic^ 3 ^ave eeen under t^e eun , namcff , 
 ric^ce kept for tlje ownere tfjcreof to tfjcit fiurt. 
 ')S\it t^oee tkfjee pctief) 6p eviC travaif : and ^e 6e^ 
 fetteti^ a 0on,an5 t^ere te not^ins in ^ie ^nb. JTff 
 ?e came fort^of^i0mot6er'6wom6,naMc66fiaff fie 
 return to jjo ae ^e came, anb efjaS take notfiing of 
 fji$ faBour, xo^ic^ ^e maf corq> owop in ^ie fyinb. 
 !Mnb t^ie afeo 10 a 0ore evif, t^t in aff pointe ae 
 ^e came, 00 06aff ^e go: anb wfiat profit fiatfi Be 
 t^at fjati^ fa6ourc6 for t^e wtnb ? J^ff^ie bafe ofeo 
 $e eatet^ in 5arhne00,an6 $e $at^ muc^ eorro w anft 
 wrat^ vcitfj file 0irknf 00. (£, JBcffofb tffat wfiicfi J 
 $aTe0een:ttt0gooban6comcrpforonetoeatanbto 
 brtnh, anb to enjop tfje soob ofafffjie (about tf^t ^e 
 taketfj under tfje eun aff t^e 6ap0 of ^ie fife, wfiic? 
 iSob sivet^ ^im : for it ie f/ie portion. (8 verp man 
 a(60 toxv^om iSob ^at^ siven tic^c$ anb weaft^, 
 anb ^atfj given ^im power to eat thereof, and to 
 take ^10 portion, anb to rejoice in fii0 faBour ; tfiie 
 ie t^e sift ofiSob. JTor ^e e^aS not muc^ rcmcim 
 6er t^e dape of ^te fife; Becauoe i^od an0vveret$ 
 ^im in t^e jop ofijie ^eart. 
 
 i)anitf of ric^ee without uee.Ofc^ifdren.ondofd 
 age tvit^out ric^ee. iyanity of0ig^tand wandering 
 de0ire0. Cfie concflieion of vnnitic6. 
 
 i^ere 10 an rvif w$ic$ J fyive 
 eeen under t^e eun, and it te 
 common among men : JT man to 
 tv^om l^od ^at^ given ric^e0, 
 weaft^, and honour, 00 t^at ^e 
 wantet^ nothing for ^ie eouCof 
 aff tfiat Be de0iret6, pet l^od 
 givet^ ^im not power to eat thereof, But a 0trangec 
 ratet^ it: tfjie ie vanitf, anb it ie an evif di0ea0e. 
 4£3lf a man Beget an hundred c^ifdren, and five 
 manp pear0, 00 t^at t^e dap0 of ^ie ycave Be manf, 
 anb Qi0 0ouf Be not fiOVrd wit^ good, and ar0o tfjat 
 ^e (jave no Buriaf ; J 0ap, t^at an untimeCf Birt^ ie 
 
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 Better t^an ?e. :f or ^e cornet^ in wit^ vanity, anb 
 ftepartet^ in ftarkneee, anb ^ie name e^aff 6e covf 
 eteb mt^ batkneee. G^oreover ^e ^at0 not eecn tfje 
 6un, nor knoxvn an^ twins'' t^i& i^atfj mote teet t^an 
 t^e ot^er. ^ Sea, t^oug^ ^e fiK»e a tfjomanb pearff 
 twice tofb, pet ^at^ ^e eeen no 5006 : bo not aff go 
 to one pface? ^ff t^e faBouc of >nan ie fot^ie moxit^, 
 anb pet t^e appetite ie not fieteb. Jfor w^at ^at? 
 t^e wiee more t^an t^e foof ? vc^at ^at^ t^e poor, 
 t^ot knowct^ to wafk Before tfje fiving? £ :!5ettec 
 16 t0e eig^t of t^e epee t^an t^exvanbevins oft^e 
 beeivei t^ie ie ofeo vanity anb xei^ation of epitit, 
 fC^at w^ic^ ^at^ Been ie nameb afreabp, anb it ie 
 known t^at it ie man : neither may fje contenb wit^ 
 fjim t^at ie mightier t^an fje.^^eeins t^ete Be 
 many twinge t^at incveaeevanity^w^at ie man t^e 
 Bettct'i :fot w^o knowet^ w^at ie goo6 for man 
 in tfjie fife, aff t^e baye of iji$ vain fife wijicfj ?e 
 epenbet^ ae a e^abow? for w^o can teffa manw^at 
 e^aff 6e ofter ^im unbet t^e eun^ 
 
 3Keme6ie0 aisainet vanity ate, a good name, mottif 
 fication, patience, wieftom. (€^e bifftcuftf of wie/ 
 bom. 
 
 i^oob name ie Better t^an ptef 
 done ointment; anb tfje bay of 
 beat^ t^an t^e bay of one'e Birt^. 
 C 3?t ie Setter to go to tfje fjome 
 of mourning, t^an to go to t^e 
 ^ouee of feaeting : for t^at ie t^e 
 enb of aff men; anb t^e (ivins 
 wifffapit to ^ie ^eart. borrow ie Better t^anfaug^^ 
 ter : for Bp t^e eabncee of t^e countenance t^c ^cavt 
 ie mabe Better. fC0e ^cor t of t^e wiee ie in t^c ^oiiee 
 of mourning ; But t^e ^eart of foofe ie in tfje ^ouee 
 of mirt^. 3it ie Better to ^eat t^e reBuke of t^e wiee, 
 t^an for a man to 0eor t^e eong of foofe. J^or ae t^e 
 crackfing of t^orne unber a pot, eo ie t^e faug^tec 
 of t^e foof: t^ie afeo ie vanitp. (£ ^urefp oppree/ 
 eion maket0 a wiee man mab; anb a sift beettoyf 
 et$ t^e §eart. :J5etter ie t§e enb of a t^ing t^an t§e 
 
Besinninfi thereof: anb tfje patient in epitit ie 6ett 
 tet ttian t^e pcoub in epitit. T5e not ^aetf in ttjf 
 $pitit to 6e anjjrp: for ongcc veetet^ in t^e Boeom 
 of foofe. ^ap not t^ou, vo^at ie t^e came t^at t6e 
 former bape were Better t^an t^ceei for tfiou boet 
 not inquire wteefp concevnins t^ie. ^ Wiebom ie 
 Qoob wttfi on infirritance: anb 6p it tfjete ie profit 
 to t^em t^at ece t^c eun. J'^or wiebom ie a befence, 
 anb monef ie a befencex but t^e evceffencf of knowh 
 ebse ie, t^at wiebom gtvetf? fife to t^em tf/at f/ave 
 it, Coneiber t()e work of i^ob: for w6o can make t^at 
 etraig^t, w^ic^ ^e ^at^ mabe crookcb Y 3n t^e bay 
 of proeperitp 6e jopfiif, 6ut in t^e bay of abveteity 
 coneibert iSob afeo fiat0 eet tBc oncovctasainet t^e 
 otfjet, to tfje enb tfjat man efjouCbfinb nothing aftet 
 ^im. ^ff twinge ^ave J eeen in tfje baye of my vam 
 itf : t^ere ie a juet man t^at periefjet^ in fiie rig^t^ 
 eou6ne00,ani> t^eretea wickeb man t^atprofonget^ 
 ^ie fife in ^ie wickebneee. "JSe not rig^teoue over 
 muc^i neit^etmake t^peeffover wiee: w^fe^utbf 
 e6ttBoube6troftlff6cflF?;25enotovcrmiicBwickc6, 
 neither 6e t^oii foofie^: wf?p e^oufbcet t^ou bie Bet 
 fote t^v time? 3ft ie good t^ot tfjou e^ufbeet take 
 ^otb oft^ie ; pea, ofeo from t^ie wi tfibraw not t^ine 
 fjanb : for fje tfjat featet^ i^ob efjaff come fovt^ of 
 t^em aff. Wiebom etrengt^enct^ t^e wiee more 
 t^an ten misfjtf men w^ic^ ore in t^e citp. Jfoc jj 
 t^ere ie not o juet mon upon cort^, tfiot boctfi goob, 
 anb einnetfj not. JIfeo tokc no (jccb unto off worbe 
 t^at ate epoken; feet tfy>u fjeat t^p eerront curer jl 
 tfjeei Sot oftentimee ofeo tfiine own ^cort know^ 
 et$ t^at t^ou t^peeff ftkewiee ^oet cureeb ot^ere. 
 f[ JTff t^ie ^ave 3 ptoveb 6p wiebom : 3 eaib, 3 
 xoiffBe wiee; But it woe far from me. I^^t w?ic$ 
 ie fat off, onb eycecbins beep, wl^o con finb it out? 
 3 oppficb mine ^cavt to kno w,onb to ee orclj, onb to 
 eeek ont wiebom, anb t^e reoeon of twinge, anb to 
 know t^e wickcbnree of foffp,evrn of foofiefincee 
 anb mobneee: Jinb 3 finb mote Bitter tBon beat^ 
 t^e woman, w^oee ^eort ie enoree onb nete, onb 
 $er $onbe oe Bonbe: w^oeo pfeoeet^ i£iob e^oQ' 
 
eecape from ^et; But t^c einnet e^off 6e taken 6p 
 0er. 15c^oR), t^w 9avc3 founb, eait? t^e preacher, 
 counting one 6p one, to ^n6 out t^e account: xv^ic^ 
 pet mp eouf eeeket9,6ut 3 find not: one man amons 
 a t^omanb ^ave 3 founb; 6ut a women among 
 aff t^oee ^cve 3i not founb. iSo, t^ie onfp ^ave 3 
 founb, t^at l^o5 $at^ ma\>e man uf rtg^t; 6\xt t^ep 
 ?ave eoug^t out manp mventione. 
 
 Jllinge ace gteatfp to 6e reepecteb. /C^e &if ine pcov^ 
 t5ence ie to 6e oBeecveft. 3t ie Bcttet\9\tff t^e gobfp 
 in abvcceitp, t?ian \o'\t?i t^e wickeb in pcoeperitp. 
 l^o6'6 work 16 un6catrcl?a6fe. 
 
 i^o ie ae t?e wiee man^. anh 
 w^o knowet^ t^e intn!(>tctai 
 tion of a t^ing? a man'e wie^ 
 5om maket^ ^ie face to e^ine, 
 an6 t?e 6ofbne66 of $ie face 
 e^aff 6e c^angeb. j couneef 
 t^ee to keep t^e king'e cotrn 
 manhmmtf anh t^at in tegacb of t^e oat^ of l^ob. 
 16e not fjaet'^ to go out o^^xe eig^t: 6tan6 not in an 
 evif t^ingj foe ^e boct0 w^ateoever pfeaeet^ ^im. 
 W^ete t^e wocJ) of c king ie, t^ere ie power: anb 
 w^o ma^ cap unto ^im, W^at boeet t^ou? W^oeo 
 keepet^ t^e commani>mcnt6iia&:^edno evif t^ing: 
 ttn6 a wiee man'e (fcatt biecernet^ 6ot0 time atA 
 jubgment. ^ %ecame to ererp purpoee t^ere iff 
 ^me anb jubgment, therefore t^e mieet^ of man ie 
 greet upon ffim, jfot ^e knowet^ not t^at w^ic^ 
 efjaff 6e: for w^o can teff ^im xofjen it e^aff 6e? 
 fC^cre ie no man t^at f^ot^ power over t^eepitit to 
 tetain t^e epitit; neither ^at^ ^e power in t^e bap 
 ofbeat^i anb t^ereieno biec^arge inttjatwat-, nei^ 
 tfjet e^aff wickebneee befiver t^oee t^at ate given 
 to it, JiSt t^ie ^ave 3 eeen, anb apptieb m^ 0eart 
 nnto everp work t^at iebone unber t^e enn : t^ere ie 
 a time wherein one man rufet^ over anotfiet to ^iff 
 own ^urt. 7(nb eo 3[ eaw t^e wickeb 6urieb, w?o 
 ^ab come anb gone from t^e pface of t^e 0ofp, anb 
 t§ep were forgotten in t^e citp w^ere t?ep (fab eo 
 
; xri J 
 
 bene : t^ie ie afeo vanity. 3ecawe eentence o(jainrt 
 an evifworh ie note^prcufcb epcebifp ,KJ<rrcfocct?e 
 ?eart of t^c eone of men ie fufff eet in t^em to bo 
 evif. ^ fC^oug^ a einnet bo evi( an fjunbveb timee, 
 anb ^16 6ap6 6c profongc6, pet eurcfp 3' know t^at 
 it efjaff 6e wcff wittj tfjem ttjat feat iSob, wf^icfi 
 feat Before ^im : T5ut it efjaff not 6c wcff wit§ t^ 
 wickcb, neither e^aff fje profong ^ie bape, w^ic? 
 ate ae a e^abovc; Became ^e featet^ not 6efote 
 i5ob. (€^ete ie a vanity w^icff ie bone upon t^ 
 eatt^; t^at t^crc6c juet men, unto xvfjom it fjappenf 
 ct^accoc6ingtot^cwockoft^cwickc5;again,t^ctc 
 Betvtckeb men^ to xv^om it ^appenet^ accotbing to 
 t^e work of tfjc rigfjtcoue : 7 eaib tfjat tfite aCeo ie 
 vanity. (H^en J commcn5c6 mittfj, Secauec a man 
 ^atff no Bettet t^ins unbet tfje eun, t^an to eat, anb 
 to brink, anb to Be mcrrp : for t^at efjatC aBibe wit^ 
 fjim of ffie (aBout tfje bape of fjie Cifc, w^ic^ iSob 
 eivet^ fjim unbet t^e eun. |£ W^cn 3 appfic b mine 
 ^eart to know wiebom, anb to eee t^e Bueineee t^t 
 ie bone upon t^c cartfi: (for afeo t^crc ie t^at neif 
 t0cr bap nor nig^tecct^efccpwit^ fjiee^ee:) HZfjen 
 31 6c0efb aff t^e work of i5ob, tfyit a man cannot 
 ftnb out t^e work t^at ie bone unbet t^e eun: Bef 
 cauee t^oug^ a man CaBout to eeek it out, fct ^ 
 e^aStnot finb it; fca farther; t^oug^ a wiec man 
 t^ink to know it, fet e^aff ^e not Be aBCe to finb it. 
 
 itike twinge happen to goob anb 6ab. /CBrrc 10 a 
 neceeeitfofbeatfj unto men. iDfcomfott in tBie fife. 
 iSob'e pro vibcnce rufct? over off. Wiebom ie Bettet 
 tBan etrrngffi. 
 
 Or aff t^ie J coneibeteb in mp 
 
 ^eart even to becfare aff t$t«, 
 
 tBat tfic rigfitroue.anbtfic wi6c, 
 
 anb tffcit work6,arc in t?ic ffanb 
 
 of i^ob: no man knowet^eit^ 
 
 fovc or fifltrcb 6p off tfiat ie Bet 
 
 foret^em. JTff tfiinge comeafikc 
 
 to aff: tf;crc ie one event to tffe rig^tcoue, anb to t^ 
 
 wickeb; to t^e goob anb to t^e crean,anb to t^e urn 
 
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 cfean; to $tm t^at eactiftcet^, anb to ^im tfjat eaa 
 riftcct^ not : ae ie t^e good, eo ie t^c einncr ; ctrb tfc 
 ttfat ewcaret^, ae ^c t^at fcaret^ on oat^. (C^te ie 
 on ex>if amonz off twinge t^ot ore bone nnbtt t^e 
 6un, t^flt t^crc ie one event unto off: f eo, ofeo t^e 
 0eort of t^e eone of men ie fuff of evif, on6 mabi 
 neee ie in t^etr ^eort w^ife t^ep five, onb oftec t^ot 
 t^ep 00 to t^e beob. ^ fot to ^m t^at ieioimb to 
 aSt^c fiving t^cce ie 0ope : for o ftTtng bog te Bet** 
 ter t^on o beob fton. Jfor t0e firing know t^ot t^ep 
 e^off bie : 6ut t^e beob know not onp t^ing, neit^et 
 ^ove t^ep onp more o reworb; for t^e memory of 
 t^emieforgotten.Jffeot^eirfovejOnbt^eir^otreb, 
 anb t^eir envp, ie now perie^eb ; neither ^ove t^ep 
 onp more portion for ever in onpt^ingt^otie bone 
 unber tffc 6\in. ^ iSo t^'f wop, eot t^^ 6reob wit0 
 io^^anb brink t^p wine wit^ o merrp ^eort; for i6ob 
 now occeptet^ t^p worke. itet t^p gormente 6e ati 
 wope w^ite; onb fet t^p f^cab fock no ointment. 
 Cive jopfiiffp wit^ t^e wife w^om t^ou foveet off 
 t^e bop6 of t^e ftfc of tfi^ vanit'f, w^ic? ?e ^ot0 
 given t^ee unber t0e eun , off t0e bope of t^p vonitp : 
 for t0ot ie t^p if>ovtxon in t^ie fife, onb in t?if fo6our 
 w^ic^ t^ou tokeet unber t0e eun. W^oteoever t^p 
 $onb finbet^ to bo, bo it wit^ ttf'f mig^t; for t^ere 
 i6nowork,norbevice,norknowfebge,norwi6bom, 
 in t^e grove, w^it^er t^ou goeet. ^ 3i returncb,onb 
 6flw unber t^e enn, tffat t^e roce ie not to t^e ewift, ! 
 nor t^e 6ottfe to t0e etrong, neither fet 6reob to t^e 
 wi6e,nor pet ric^ee to men of unber6tonbing,nor fet 
 fovour to men of ekiff; 6ut time anb chance ^oppen^ 
 et? to t^em off. :f or mon ofeo kno wet^ not ^ie time: 
 a$ t^efie^ee t^otore token in an evif net,onb oe t^e 
 6irb6 t^at ate coug^t in t^e enore j eo ore t^e eone of 
 men enateb in anevi(time,vo^en it fafltetfj eubbenfp 
 upon t^em.|[iTr^i6wi6bomf^ove3i6cen ofeo unber 
 t^e enn^anb it eeemeb greotunto me: C^erewoe o 
 Rttfe citp,onb few menxcit^in it; anb t^ete came a 
 greot kingogoinet it,onb 6e6iegeb it, onb 6uiftgreot 
 6ufwork6 ogoinet it: flow t^ere woe founb in it a 
 poor wiee mon, onb 0e 6p 0ie wiebombefivereb t0e 
 
citf; fct no man cemem6ereb tffat eame poor man. 
 (€^en eaibJifWiebom ie Bettet t^an ettenstfj: nevf 
 evt^eCeee t^e poor man'e xviebcm 10 beepieeb, anb 
 ^iexvotbe ate not ^eatb. f^fje voovbe ofxeiee men 
 ate ^eatb in quiet more t^an t^e ctf of ^im t^at 
 rufet^ amons foofe. Wiebom ie Bettet t^anxveai^ 
 CM ofxvati 6ut one einnet beettof etfj muc^ soob. 
 
 OBeerrarione of wtebom on6 fofff : of riot,6fof (Jfuft 
 nree, anb monef. ^en'e t^ousfjte of hinge ousf^t 
 to 6f rrvrrrnf. 
 
 (Sab ffice cawe t^c ointment of 
 t^e apot^ecarf to eenb fort$ a 
 etinkingeavour: eo 6ot^ a fittfe 
 foS'p ^im t^at ie in teputation 
 for toiebom anb ^nour. Jivoiee 
 man'6 ^eatt ie at f^ie rig^t Ganb ; 
 eutafoofefjeartatfiiefeff^rea 
 afeo, w^en ^e t^at ie a foof wafket^ 6p t^e wap, 
 $16 xoiebom faifet^ ^im, anb ^e eait^ to evevf one 
 tfiat 0e ie a foot Jf t^e epirit of t^e rufcr riec up 
 asainet t^ee, feare not t^f pface; for pcfbins pact* 
 fiet^ Steat ofencee, (C^ere ie anertf tv^ic^ 3 ^ave 
 eeen unbet t^e enn, ae an error xv^ic^ proceebetQ 
 firom t^e rufer: Jfoffp ie ect in great bignitf, anb 
 t^e tic^ eit in fo w pfoce. 3 ^axc eeen eervante upon 
 ^oreee, anb princee t^afhing ae eervante upon tfje 
 eatt^. ^e t^at biggetp a pit efjaSC fafC into it ; anb 
 tv^oeo Sreaket^ an ^ebge, a eerpent e^aff Bite ^im. 
 VP^oeo removet? etoneee^aff 6e ^urt t^erewit^j 
 cnb ^e t^at cfeavet^ woob eijaff Be enbangereb 
 t^ereBp. 3ft^e iron 6e 6funt,anb $e bo not wfiet t^e 
 ebge, t^cn muet ^e put to more etrengt^: Bntxviebom 
 ie profttaBfe to bitect. ^urefp t^e eerpent wiffSite 
 tvitljout enchantment; anb a 6a86fer ie no Bettet. 
 C^^c wotbe of wiee man'e mout^ are gracioue; 
 But t^e fipe of a foof wiff ewaffow up ^imeeff. It^ 
 Beginning of t^e worb6 of ^ie moutB ie fooftefineee: 
 anb tfje enb of ^ie ta(k ie miec^ievoue mabneee. Jf 
 fooCafeo ie fuff of worbe: a man cannot teff wBat 
 e^affBe; anbVQ^ate^affBeaftet ^im,xo^ can teft 
 
:xti 
 
 of t^em, Beccuee ^e hnowct^ not ^ovo to go to t^e 
 citf. ([ Woe to t^ce, O fanb, w^en t^p king te a 
 c^ifJ), and t^p pcincee cat in t^e morning! T5(e66eb 
 att t^ou,<D fonb, w^cn t^p kingie t^eeon of noBfee, 
 anb tfj^ ptincee eat in bue ecaeon, for etrcngt^, anb 
 not for ftrunkenneee ! |£ ^p muc^ efot^fufneee t^e 
 6uifbing6«afct^;anJ)t^roug^i6fcne66oft^e?an60 
 t^e ^ouee broppet^ t^roug^. ^ Ji feaet ie mabe for 
 foug^ter, cn6 voine maket^ merrp: 6nt monef aw 
 eweret? aff twinge. |[; Curee not t^e king, no not in 
 t^^ t^oug^t; anb nirec not t^e ric^ in t^p 6c&c^am^ 
 6cr : for a 6ir6 of t^e ait e^off carrp t^c voice, anb 
 t^at w^ic§ ^atfj winge e^cff teff t^e matteu 
 
 Oitectionefot cfjavit^. Oeat^ in fife, anb tfje ba^ of 
 judgment in t^e ba^e offont^, ate to 6e t^oug^t on, 
 Jiet t^p Bteab upon t^exvatetei 
 for tfjou e^att finb it aftet man^ 
 ba^e. iSive a portion to eeven, 
 anb a(60 to cig^t; for t^ouknoxv^/ 
 eetnotvc^at eviC efjaff Be upon 
 tfje eatt^. 3f tfje cCoube Be fuff 
 of rein, t^ep empty t^emeefvee 
 npont^eeatt^: anbif t^etreefafftowarb t^ceoiit^, 
 or toward t^e nott^,in t^epCacew^ete t^e tteefaff// 
 et?, t^ere it e^aff Be. ^e t^at oBeetvet^ tfje xvinb 
 e^attnot eowj anb fje t^at regardet^ tfje cfoube 
 e^aff not reap. Tie tffou knoweet not -w^at i$ t^e 
 -wop of t^e 6pirit,nor ^o w t^e Bonee bo grow in t^e 
 wom6 of ^er t^at ie wit^ c^iib : even eo t^ou knovof 
 eet not t^e worke of i^ob w^o maket^ aff. 3n t^e 
 morning eow t^^ $eeb, anb in t^e evening wit^^ofb 
 not t^ine ^anb : for t^ou kno weet not w^et^er e^aff 
 proeper, either t^ie or t^at, or w^et^er t^ey Bot^ 
 e^aff 6e afike good. ([, fCrufp t^e fig^t ie ewect, anb 
 a pfeaeant t^ing it ie for t^e epee to 6e^ofJ> t^e eun : 
 %ut if a man five man^ peare, anb rtjoice in t^em 
 off; yet iet %im rememBer t0e bops of barkneee; 
 for t^tey e^aff Be many, JTff t^ot cornet^ ie vanity, 
 ([ !IKejoice, <0 poung man, in t^y pout? j anb tet t^y 
 
^eatt effect t^ee in t^e bape of t^p poutJJ, anb wofk 
 in t^e voafe cf t^ine ^eatt, anb in t^e etg^t of t^ine 
 efee : 6ut know t^ou, tfjat for afft^eec tfitnge 1^06 
 ■wiff Bring t^ce into jubgment. I^fjetcfote remove 
 eorrow from t^p ^eatt, anb put awap cvif from t^f 
 fte$^i for cQin>$oo2> an6 pout^ arc vonitp. 
 
 I^^e Creator ie to 6e remem6rrr2> in 2>uc time. /C^e 
 preoc^er'e care to ebify. (^tje feat of l6ob ie t|f 
 ffitff nntiboff of vanltp. 
 
 (BmemSet now t^y Creator in 
 t^e ba^e of t^p pout?, w^ife t^ 
 evif bape come not, not t^e peare 
 draw nis?,w?cnt^ou6fiaft cap, 
 3 ^ave no pfcaeure in tfjem; 
 W?ife tffe 6un,or tl^e fig^t, or t?e 
 moon, or tfjc etare, 6e not 6arlw 
 eneb, nor t?e cfoube return after t^e rain: 3n t^e 
 bap w^en t^e keepere of t^e ^ouee effaff tremBfe, 
 anb t^e etronjj men e^affSoxv t^emeefvee, anb t^ 
 grinbere ccaee Ber auee tfiep are few, anb tfioec tfJat 
 fookoutoft?ewinbow6 6ebarkeneb,^nbt6cboor5 
 e^aff 6e e^ut in t^e etteete, w?en t^e eounb of t^ 
 grinbing ie fow, anb ?e e^aff riee up at t^e voice 
 of t^e 6irb, anb aff t^e boug^tere of mueick e^att 
 Be Brought fow; ^{Ceo xofjen tfjey e^aff 6e aftaib 
 oft^at w^ic? ie ?ig?, anb feare 6?aff6e in t^e wap, 
 cnb t^e cfmonb tree e^aff ^ouriefi, anb tfic graew 
 popper e^aff 6e a 6urben,anb beeire efjaff faiC: 6ef 
 came man goet? to ^ie Cons ^ome,anb t^e mounw 
 ere go aBout t^e etreete : Or ever tf}c eifvcr c orb Be 
 fooecb, or tfje gof ben Bo wf Be Broken, or t^e pitc^et 
 Be Broken at t?e fountain, or t^e w^eef Broken at 
 t^e cietern. (€^en e^afft^c bxiet return to tfic cart? 
 ae itwae: anb tfjc epirite^aff return unto iSob w^ 
 save it. ^ ioonitpofvonitiee.eait^t^e preacher; 
 attievanitf. Jinb moreover, Becauee t^e preacher 
 wa6 wiee, fjc eti(t taugBt tfie propfe knowfebge; 
 fea, ?e gave goob fjecb, anb eoug^t out, onb ect in 
 otbet manp proverBe. l€^e preacher eoug^t to finft 
 out acceptaBfe worbe : anb t^at w^ic? wae written 
 
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 wae upright, erenwocbe of frut0. ^^ewocbe of 
 t^e wiee ate ae Qoabe, anb ae nai(& faetcneb 6f t^e 
 maeteve of aeeemBfree, w^ic^ ore ei^en ftom one 
 e^ep^etb. J^nb further, 6p tfjeee, mp eon, 6e abmon/ 
 ie^eb: of making manp 6ooke t^ete k no enb; anb 
 muc^ 6tu6p te a xoeatineee of t^c ffce^. d^ itct m 
 ^eat t^c concfueion of t^e w^ofe matter, featl^ob, 
 anb keep ^ie commanbmentei for t^ie ie t^e w^ofe 
 6utp of man. Jfor i^o6 e^aff 6ring everj> work into 
 judgment, mt^ evet^ eectet t^ins, w^et^cr it 6e 
 (toob, or w^et^er it 6e evi(. 
 
 |£/C?ree ^unbreb copiee of t^ie 6ook 
 
 (Sccfeeiaetee or e^e ^reac^er 
 
 ^ave Been pvinteb 6y !Jo^n j^cnrp Viaeff of 
 
 ^an Jfrancieco for t^e jop of t^c boing 
 
 in tffe e^ont^ of €)«em6cr 
 
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