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10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.(A)

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10 Whatever(A) your hand finds to do, do it with all your might,(B) for in the realm of the dead,(C) where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.(D)

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23 Whatever task you must do, work as if your soul depends on it, as for the Lord and not for humans,

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23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,

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16 making the most of the time, because the days are evil.(A)

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16 making the most of every opportunity,(A) because the days are evil.(B)

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11 Do not lag in zeal; be ardent in spirit; serve the Lord.

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11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor,(A) serving the Lord.

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For in death there is no remembrance of you;
    in Sheol who can give you praise?(A)

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Among the dead no one proclaims your name.
    Who praises you from the grave?(A)

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24 Do you not know that in a race the runners all compete, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win it.(A)

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The Need for Self-Discipline

24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize?(A) Run(B) in such a way as to get the prize.

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In the morning sow your seed, and at evening do not let your hands be idle, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.(A)

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Sow your seed in the morning,
    and at evening let your hands not be idle,(A)
for you do not know which will succeed,
    whether this or that,
    or whether both will do equally well.

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20 Hezekiah did this throughout all Judah; he did what was good and right and faithful before the Lord his God.(A) 21 And every work that he undertook in the service of the house of God and in accordance with the law and the commandments, to seek his God, he did with all his heart, and he prospered.

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20 This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah, doing what was good and right and faithful(A) before the Lord his God. 21 In everything that he undertook in the service of God’s temple and in obedience to the law and the commands, he sought his God and worked wholeheartedly. And so he prospered.(B)

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33 But seek first the kingdom of God[a] and his[b] righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 6.33 Other ancient authorities lack of God
  2. 6.33 Or its

33 But seek first his kingdom(A) and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.(B)

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18 For Sheol cannot thank you;
    death cannot praise you;
those who go down to the Pit cannot hope
    for your faithfulness.(A)
19 The living, the living, they thank you,
    as I do this day;
fathers make known to children
    your faithfulness.(B)

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18 For the grave(A) cannot praise you,
    death cannot sing your praise;(B)
those who go down to the pit(C)
    cannot hope for your faithfulness.
19 The living, the living—they praise(D) you,
    as I am doing today;
parents tell their children(E)
    about your faithfulness.

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13 When you search for me, you will find me; if you seek me with all your heart,(A)

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13 You will seek(A) me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.(B)

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The living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no more reward, and even the memory of them is lost.(A) Their love and their hate and their envy have already perished; never again will they have any share in all that happens under the sun.(B)

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For the living know that they will die,
    but the dead know nothing;(A)
they have no further reward,
    and even their name(B) is forgotten.(C)
Their love, their hate
    and their jealousy have long since vanished;
never again will they have a part
    in anything that happens under the sun.(D)

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15 My mouth will tell of your righteous acts,
    of your deeds of salvation all day long,
    though their number is past my knowledge.(A)
16 I will come praising the mighty deeds of the Lord God;
    I will praise your righteousness, yours alone.(B)

17 O God, from my youth you have taught me,
    and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.(C)
18 So even to old age and gray hairs,
    O God, do not forsake me,
until I proclaim your might
    to all the generations to come.[a]
Your power(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 71.18 Gk Compare Syr: Heb to a generation, to all who come

15 My mouth will tell(A) of your righteous deeds,(B)
    of your saving acts all day long—
    though I know not how to relate them all.
16 I will come and proclaim your mighty acts,(C) Sovereign Lord;
    I will proclaim your righteous deeds, yours alone.
17 Since my youth, God, you have taught(D) me,
    and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.(E)
18 Even when I am old and gray,(F)
    do not forsake me, my God,
till I declare your power(G) to the next generation,
    your mighty acts to all who are to come.(H)

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