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Eclesiastés 7
Dios Habla Hoy
Eclesiastés 7
Dios Habla Hoy
Hay que atender a lo más importante
7 Vale más la buena fama
que el buen perfume.
Vale más el día en que se muere
que el día en que se nace.
2 Vale más ir a un funeral
que ir a divertirse;
pues la muerte es el fin de todo hombre,
y los que viven debieran recordarlo.
3 Vale más llorar que reír,
pues podrá hacerle mal al semblante
pero le hace bien al corazón.
4 El sabio piensa en la muerte,
pero el necio, en ir a divertirse.
5 Vale más oír reprensiones de sabios
que alabanzas de necios.
6 Las risas del necio se parecen
al crujir de las zarzas en el fuego,
y también son vana ilusión.
7 La violencia entorpece al sabio,
y el soborno corrompe su carácter.
8 Vale más terminar un asunto
que comenzarlo.
Vale más ser paciente
que valiente.
9 No te dejes llevar por el enojo, porque el enojo es propio de gente necia.
10 Nunca te preguntes por qué todo tiempo pasado fue mejor, pues ésa no es una pregunta inteligente.
11 Buena y provechosa es la sabiduría para los que viven en este mundo, si además va acompañada de una herencia. 12 Porque la sabiduría protege lo mismo que el dinero, pero la sabiduría tiene la ventaja de darle vida al sabio.
13 Fíjate bien en lo que Dios ha hecho: ¿quién podrá enderezar lo que él ha torcido? 14 Cuando te vaya bien, disfruta ese bienestar; pero cuando te vaya mal, ponte a pensar que lo uno y lo otro son cosa de Dios, y que el hombre nunca sabe lo que ha de traerle el futuro.
15 Todo esto he visto durante esta vana ilusión que es mi vida: hombres buenos que mueren a pesar de su bondad, y malvados que a pesar de su maldad viven muchos años.
16 No hay que pasarse de bueno,
ni tampoco pasarse de listo.
¿Para qué arruinarse uno mismo?
17 No hay que pasarse de malo,
ni tampoco pasarse de tonto.
¿Para qué morir antes de tiempo?
18 Lo mejor es agarrar bien esto
sin soltar de la mano aquello.
El que honra a Dios
saldrá bien de todas estas cosas.
19 Da más fuerza la sabiduría al sabio,
que diez gobernantes a una ciudad.
20 Sin embargo, no hay nadie en la tierra tan perfecto que haga siempre el bien y nunca peque.
21 No hagas caso de todo lo que se dice, y así no oirás cuando tu siervo hable mal de ti. 22 Aunque también tú, y lo sabes muy bien, muchas veces has hablado mal de otros.
Búsqueda de la sabiduría
23 Todo esto lo examiné con sabiduría, pues me había propuesto ser sabio; pero estaba fuera de mi alcance. 24 ¡Fuera de mi alcance está todo lo que existe! ¡Es demasiado profundo y nadie puede comprenderlo!
25 Me dediqué entonces a adquirir conocimientos, y a estudiar y buscar algunas sabias conclusiones. Y pude darme cuenta de que es malo ser necio, y una locura ser estúpido.
26 He encontrado algo que es más amargo que la muerte: la mujer que tiende trampas con el corazón y aprisiona con los brazos. El que agrada a Dios escapará de ella, pero el pecador caerá en sus redes.
27 En mi intento de encontrar la razón de las cosas, yo, el Predicador, he hallado lo siguiente: 28 ¡que todavía no he dado con lo que realmente busco! He encontrado un hombre entre mil, pero ni una sola mujer entre todas ellas. 29 Solamente he encontrado lo siguiente: que Dios hizo perfecto al hombre, pero éste se ha complicado la vida.
Ecclesiastes 7
King James Version
Ecclesiastes 7
King James Version
7 A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
2 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.
3 Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
7 Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
8 Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
10 Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.
11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.
12 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.
13 Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?
14 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.
15 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.
16 Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself ?
17 Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
18 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.
19 Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
20 For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
21 Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:
22 For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
23 All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
24 That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?
25 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:
26 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.
27 Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:
28 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.
29 Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
Ecclesiastes 7
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 7
New International Version
Wisdom
7 A good name is better than fine perfume,(A)
and the day of death better than the day of birth.(B)
2 It is better to go to a house of mourning
than to go to a house of feasting,
for death(C) is the destiny(D) of everyone;
the living should take this to heart.
3 Frustration is better than laughter,(E)
because a sad face is good for the heart.
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,
but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.(F)
5 It is better to heed the rebuke(G) of a wise person
than to listen to the song of fools.
6 Like the crackling of thorns(H) under the pot,
so is the laughter(I) of fools.
This too is meaningless.
7 Extortion turns a wise person into a fool,
and a bribe(J) corrupts the heart.
8 The end of a matter is better than its beginning,
and patience(K) is better than pride.
9 Do not be quickly provoked(L) in your spirit,
for anger resides in the lap of fools.(M)
10 Do not say, “Why were the old days(N) better than these?”
For it is not wise to ask such questions.
11 Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing(O)
and benefits those who see the sun.(P)
12 Wisdom is a shelter
as money is a shelter,
but the advantage of knowledge is this:
Wisdom preserves those who have it.
13 Consider what God has done:(Q)
Who can straighten
what he has made crooked?(R)
14 When times are good, be happy;
but when times are bad, consider this:
God has made the one
as well as the other.(S)
Therefore, no one can discover
anything about their future.
15 In this meaningless life(T) of mine I have seen both of these:
the righteous perishing in their righteousness,
and the wicked living long in their wickedness.(U)
16 Do not be overrighteous,
neither be overwise—
why destroy yourself?
17 Do not be overwicked,
and do not be a fool—
why die before your time?(V)
18 It is good to grasp the one
and not let go of the other.
Whoever fears God(W) will avoid all extremes.[a]
20 Indeed, there is no one on earth who is righteous,(Z)
no one who does what is right and never sins.(AA)
21 Do not pay attention to every word people say,
or you(AB) may hear your servant cursing you—
22 for you know in your heart
that many times you yourself have cursed others.
23 All this I tested by wisdom and I said,
“I am determined to be wise”(AC)—
but this was beyond me.
24 Whatever exists is far off and most profound—
who can discover it?(AD)
25 So I turned my mind to understand,
to investigate and to search out wisdom and the scheme of things(AE)
and to understand the stupidity of wickedness
and the madness of folly.(AF)
26 I find more bitter than death
the woman who is a snare,(AG)
whose heart is a trap
and whose hands are chains.
The man who pleases God will escape her,
but the sinner she will ensnare.(AH)
27 “Look,” says the Teacher,[b](AI) “this is what I have discovered:
“Adding one thing to another to discover the scheme of things—
28 while I was still searching
but not finding—
I found one upright man among a thousand,
but not one upright woman(AJ) among them all.
29 This only have I found:
God created mankind upright,
but they have gone in search of many schemes.”
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 7:18 Or will follow them both
- Ecclesiastes 7:27 Or the leader of the assembly
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