O panorama
Eclesiastes 7 abre com “A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s…”, muda perto do versículo 15 com “All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in…” e termina com “Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out…”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
A Escritura ao lado do resumo
Eclesiastes · Versão King James · 29Eclesiastes 7:1-8
Versículos 1–8: A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than…
Eclesiastes 7:1–8 abre com “A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.” e chega a “Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Eclesiastes 7 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.” O número one torna o relato concreto. Antes de decidir seu peso, observe se mede tempo, pessoas, distância, repetição ou totalidade.
“Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.” Nomear Sorrow mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
Eclesiastes 7:1-8
Versão King James1A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.
2It 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.
3Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
5It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
7Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
8Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
Eclesiastes 7:9-16
Versículos 9–16: Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom…
Eclesiastes 7:9–16 abre com “Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.” e chega a “Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Eclesiastes 7 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 3 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem anger, angry, bosom. A relação com os versículos 10 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.” Nomear Wisdom mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
Eclesiastes 7:9-16
Versão King James9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
10Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.
11Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.
12For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
13Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?
14In 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.
15All 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.
16Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
Eclesiastes 7:17-24
Versículos 17–24: Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die…
Eclesiastes 7:17–24 abre com “Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?” e chega a “That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Eclesiastes 7 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 2 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?” A pergunta desacelera a passagem. Observe quem precisa responder, o que ela pressupõe e se as linhas seguintes apresentam uma resposta.
Eclesiastes 7:17-24
Versão King James17Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
18It 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.
19Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
20For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
21Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:
22For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
23All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
24That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?
Eclesiastes 7:25-29
Versículos 25–29: I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and…
Eclesiastes 7:25–29 abre com “I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things…” e chega a “Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Eclesiastes 7 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the…” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem know, applied, folly. A relação com os versículos 26 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
Eclesiastes 7:25-29
Versão King James25I 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:
26And 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.
27Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:
28Which 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.
29Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Ecclesiastes 7:1 começa com “A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.”
Onde o capítulo muda
Ecclesiastes 7:16 forma uma mudança natural: “Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?”
A nota final
Ecclesiastes 7:29 deixa o leitor com “Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras better, heart, wisdom, wise, find, good ajudam a revelar as preocupações repetidas do capítulo.
Primeiro o texto
Onde os leitores divergem
O resumo começa com o que a passagem diz e como suas partes se relacionam. Ele não presume que uma denominação já resolveu todas as questões. A dependência de uma tradição, teoria literária ou reconstrução histórica é claramente identificada.
O texto KJV aparece primeiro. As conclusões interpretativas são identificadas, e as diferenças surgem quando ajudam a explicar por que comunidades sérias nem sempre chegam à mesma resposta.
As notas interpretativas comparativas deste capítulo estão em preparação. Até que as notas revisadas estejam prontas, esta página separa o texto KJV do resumo e da aplicação sem afirmar que leitores responsáveis concordam em todas as questões.