The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. Translated according to the Ebrue and Greke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languges. VVith moste profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance as may appeare in the epistle to the reader

CHAP. VIII.

2 To obey Princes and Magistrates. 17 The workes of God passe mans knowledge.

1 WHo is as the wise man? & who know∣eth the interpretacion of a thynge? the wisdome of a man doeth make hisa 1.1 face to shine: and theb 1.2 strength of his face shal∣be changed.

2 I (aduertise thee) to take hede to thec 1.3 mou∣the of the King, and to the worde of the othe of God.

3 d 1.4 Haste not to go for the of his sight: stand not in an euil thing: for he wil do whatsoe∣euer pleaseth him.

4 Where the worde of the King is, (there is) power, and who shall say vnto hym, What doest thou?

5 He that kepeth the commandement, shal knowe none euill thing, and the hearte of the wise shal knowe thee 1.5 time and iudge∣ment.

6 For to euerie purpose there is a time and iudgement because thef 1.6 miserie of man is great, vpon him.

7 For he knoweth not that whiche shalbe: for who can tel him when it shalbe?

8 Man is not Lordg 1.7 ouer the Spirit to reteine the Spirit: nether hathe he power in the day of death, nor deliuerance in the battel, nether shall wickednes deliuer the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thereof.

9 All this haue I sene, and haue giuen myne heart to euerie worke, whiche is wroght vnder the sunne, (and I sawe) a tyme that man ruleth ouer man to his owneh 1.8 hurt.

10 And likewise I sawe the wicked buryed, andi 1.9 they returned, and they that came from the holiek 1.10 place, were yet forgotten in the citie where they had done right: this also is vanitie.

11 Because sentence againste an euil worke is notl 1.11 executed spedely, therfore the heart of the children of men is fully set in thē to do euil.

12 Thogh a sinner do euil an hūdreth times, & (God) prolōgeth (his dayes,) yet I knowe that it shalbe wel with them that feare the Lord, and do reuerence before him.

13 But it shall not be well to the wicked, ne∣ther shall he prolong (his) dayes: (he shal∣be) like a shadowe, because he feareth not before God.

14 There is a vanitie, whiche is done vppon the earth, that there be righteous men to whome it cometh according to them 1.12 wor∣ke of the wicked: and there be wicked mē to whome it commeth accordynge to the worke of the iuste. I thoght also that thys is vanitie.

15 And I praise ioye: for there is no goodnes to man vnder the sunne, sauen 1.13 to eate and to drinke and to reioyce: for this is adioy∣ned to his labour, the dayes of his life that God hathe giuen him vnder the sunne.

16 When I applied mine heart to know wis∣dome, and to beholde the busines that is done on earth, that nether daye nor nyght the eyes of man take slepe,

17 Then I behelde the whole worke of God, that man can not finde out the worke that is wroght vnder the sunne: for the whiche man laboreth to seke it, and can not finde it yea, and thogh the wise man thynke to knowe it, he can not finde it.

Notes

• a 1.1

  That is, doeth 〈◊〉〈◊〉 him 〈◊〉〈◊〉 & pro speritie.
• b 1.2

  VVhere as before he was proude & 〈◊〉〈◊〉, he shall become humble & 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• c 1.3

  That is, that thou obey the King, & 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that thou hast made for the same cause.
• d 1.4

  VVithdraw 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thy selfe lightly from the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of thy prince.
• e 1.5

  That is, when time is to obey, & how farre he shulde obey.
• f 1.6

  Man of him selfe is miserable, and therfore ought to dono hing to in∣crease the same, but to worke all things by wisdo∣me, and counsel.
• g 1.7

  Man hathe no power to saue his owne life, & ther∣fore must not rash ly cast him self in∣to danger.
• h 1.8

  As cometh oft times to tyrants, and wicked 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• i 1.9

  That is, others as wicked as they.
• k 1.10

  Thei that feared God, & Worshiped him accordinge 〈◊〉〈◊〉 he had appointed.
• l 1.11

  where iustice is delayed, there sinne reigneth.
• m 1.12

  Which are pu∣nished as thogh thei were wicked as Chip. 7. 16.
• n 1.13

  Read Chap. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉