O panorama
Eclesiastes 8 abre com “Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man’s wisdom…”, muda perto do versículo 9 com “All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun…” e termina com “Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done…”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
A Escritura ao lado do resumo
Eclesiastes · Versão King James · 17Eclesiastes 8:1-6
Versículos 1–6: Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a…
Eclesiastes 8:1–6 abre com “Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man’s wisdom maketh his…” e chega a “Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Perceba onde sofrimento, desejo, injustiça, dúvida ou os limites da sabedoria impedem conclusões superficiais em Eclesiastes.
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.
“Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man’s wisdom maketh his face to shine, and…” A pergunta desacelera a passagem. Observe quem precisa responder, o que ela pressupõe e se as linhas seguintes apresentam uma resposta.
Eclesiastes 8:1-6
Versão King James1Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man’s wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.
2I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.
3Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
4Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?
5Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man’s heart discerneth both time and judgment.
6Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.
Eclesiastes 8:7-12
Versículos 7–12: For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it…
Eclesiastes 8:7–12 abre com “For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?” e chega a “Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Perceba onde sofrimento, desejo, injustiça, dúvida ou os limites da sabedoria impedem conclusões superficiais em Eclesiastes.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 1 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?” A pergunta desacelera a passagem. Observe quem precisa responder, o que ela pressupõe e se as linhas seguintes apresentam uma resposta.
“There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
Eclesiastes 8:7-12
Versão King James7For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?
8There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.
9All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt.
10And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity.
11Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
12Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:
Eclesiastes 8:13-17
Versículos 13–17: It shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days…
Eclesiastes 8:13–17 abre com “But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a…” e chega a “Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Perceba onde sofrimento, desejo, injustiça, dúvida ou os limites da sabedoria impedem conclusões superficiais em Eclesiastes.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
“There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work…” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem happeneth, vanity, wicked. A relação com os versículos 13 e 15 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
Eclesiastes 8:13-17
Versão King James13But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.
14There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.
15Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.
16When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)
17Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Ecclesiastes 8:1 começa com “Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man’s wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be…”
Onde o capítulo muda
Ecclesiastes 8:7 forma uma mudança natural: “For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?”
A nota final
Ecclesiastes 8:17 deixa o leitor com “Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall…”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras work, evil, heart, thing, wicked, days 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.