Ecclesiastes 9:2 Cross References - Wycliffe

² But alle thingis ben kept vncerteyn in to tyme to comynge; for alle thingis bifallen euenli to a iust man and to a wickid man, to a good man and to an yuel man, to a cleene man and to an vnclene man, to a man offrynge offryngis and sacrifices, and to a man dispisynge sacrifices; as a good man, so and a synnere; as a forsworun man, so and he that greetli swerith treuthe.

³ that Y coniure thee bi the Lord God of heuene and of erthe, that thou take not a wijf to my sone of the douytris of Chanaan, among whiche Y dwelle;

⁸ thou schalt not be holdun bi the ooth; netheles lede not ayen my sone thidur. ⁹ Therfore the seruaunt puttide his hond vndur the hipe of Abraham, his lord, and swoor to him on this word.

¹⁷ Whiche seiden to hir, We schulen be giltles of this ooth, bi which thou hast chargid vs, ¹⁸ if, whanne we entren in to the lond, this reed corde is not a signe, and thou byndist it not in the wyndow, bi which thou lettist vs doun; and thou gaderist not in to thi hows thi fadir and modir, and britheren, and al thi kynrede; the blood of hym schal be on his heed, ¹⁹ that goith out at the dore of thin hows, and we schulen be alien, that is, giltles; forsothe the blood of alle men that ben in the hows with thee, schal turne in to oure heed, if ony man touchith hem. ²⁰ `That if thou wolt betraie vs, and brynge forth in to the myddis this word, we schulen be cleene of this ooth, bi which thou hast chargid vs.

²⁶ And so the puple entride in to the forest, and flowynge hony apperide; and no man puttide hond to his mouth, for the puple dredde the ooth.

²² O thing is, which Y spak, he schal waste `bi deth also the innocent and wickid man.

⁷ Whi therfor lyuen wickid men? Thei ben enhaunsid, and coumfortid with richessis. ⁸ Her seed dwellith bifor hem; the cumpeny of kynesmen, and of sones of sones dwellith in her siyt. ⁹ Her housis ben sikur, and pesible; and the yerde of God is not on hem. ¹⁰ The cow of hem conseyuede, and caluede not a deed calf; the cow caluyde, and is not priued of hir calf. ¹¹ Her litle children goen out as flockis; and her yonge children `maken fulli ioye with pleies. <sup>12</sup> Thei holden tympan, and harpe; and ioien at the soun of orgun. <sup>13</sup> Thei leden in goodis her daies; and in a point thei goen doun to hellis. <sup>14</sup> Whiche men seiden to God, Go thou awei fro us; we nylen the kunnyng of thi weies. <sup>15</sup> Who is Almiyti God, that we serue him? and what profitith it to vs, if we preien him? <sup>16</sup> Netheles for her goodis ben not in her hond, `that is, power, the counsel of wickid men be fer fro me. ¹⁷ Hou ofte schal the lanterne of wickid men be quenchid, and flowing schal come on hem, and God schal departe the sorewis of his stronge veniaunce? ¹⁸ Thei schulen be as chaffis bifor the face of the wynd; and as a deed sparcle, whiche the whirlewynd scaterith abrood. ¹⁹ God schal kepe the sorewe of the fadir to hise sones; and whanne he hath yoldun, thanne he schal wite. ²⁰ Hise iyen schulen se her sleyng; and he schal drynke of the stronge veniaunce of Almyyti God. ²¹ For whi what perteyneth it to hym of his hows aftir hym, thouy the noumbre of his monethis be half takun awey? ²² Whether ony man schal teche God kunnyng, which demeth hem that ben hiye? ²³ This yuel man dieth strong and hool, riche and blesful, `that is, myrie. <sup>24</sup> Hise entrails ben ful of fatnesse; and hise boonys ben moistid with merowis. <sup>25</sup> Sotheli anothir wickid man dieth in the bittirnesse of his soule, and with outen ony richessis. <sup>26</sup> And netheles thei schulen slepe togidere in dust, and wormes schulen hile hem. <sup>27</sup> Certis Y knowe youre wickid thouytis, and sentensis ayens me. <sup>28</sup> For ye seien, Where is the hows of the prince? and where ben the tabernaclis of wickid men? <sup>29</sup> Axe ye ech of `the weie goeris; and ye schulen knowe, that he vndurstondith these same thingis, ³⁰ that an yuel man schal be kept in to the dai of perdicioun, and schal be led to the dai of woodnesse. ³¹ Who schal repreue hise weies bifor hym? and who schal yelde to hym tho thingis, whiche he hath doon? ³² He schal be led to the sepulcris; and he schal wake in the heep of deed men. ³³ He was swete to the `stoonys, ether filthis, of helle; and drawith ech man aftir hym, and vnnoumbrable men bifor him. <sup>34</sup> Hou therfor coumforten ye me in veyn, sithen youre answeris ben schewid to `repugne to treuthe?

³ Reise thin hondis in to the prides of hem; hou grete thingis the enemy dide wickidli in the hooli.

¹⁴ The iyen of a wijs man ben in his heed, a fool goith in derknessis; and Y lernede, that o perisching was of euer either. ¹⁵ And Y seide in myn herte, If o deth schal be bothe of the fool and of me, what profitith it to me, that Y yaf more bisynesse to wisdom? And Y spak with my soule, and perseyuede, that this also was vanyte. ¹⁶ For mynde of a wijs man schal not be, in lijk maner as nether of a fool with outen ende, and tymes to comynge schulen hile alle thingis togidere with foryetyng; a lerned man dieth in lijk maner and an vnlerned man.

²⁶ God yaf wisdom, and kunnyng, and gladnesse to a good man in his siyt; but he yaf turment, and superflu bisynesse to a synnere, that he encreesse, and gadere togidere, and yyue to hym that plesith God; but also this is vanyte, and veyn bisynesse of soule.

⁶ also thouy he lyueth twei thousynde yeeris, and vsith not goodis; whether alle thingis hasten not to o place?

² A good name is betere than preciouse oynementis; and the dai of deth is betere than the dai of birthe.

¹⁸ Do thou not wickidli myche, and nyle thou be a fool; lest thou die in a tyme not thin.

¹² Netheles of that, that a synnere doith yuel an hundrid sithis, and is suffrid bi pacience, Y knew that good schal be to men dredynge God, that reuerensen his face. ¹³ Good be not to the wickid man, nethir hise daies be maad longe; but passe thei as schadewe, that dreden not the face of the Lord. ¹⁴ Also another vanyte is, which is don on erthe. Iust men ben, to whiche yuels comen, as if thei diden the werkis of wickid men; and wickid men ben, that ben so sikur, as if thei han the dedis of iust men; but Y deme also this moost veyn.

¹⁸ For he dispiside the ooth, that he schulde breke the boond of pees, and lo! he yaf his hond; and whanne he hath do alle these thingis, he schal not ascape. ¹⁹ Therfor the Lord God seith these thingis, Y lyue, for Y schal sette on his heed the ooth which he dispiside, and the boond of pees which he brak.

³ And he seide to me, This is the curs, that goith on the face of al erthe; for ech theef schal be demed, as it is writun there; and ech man swerynge, schal be demyd of this also. ⁴ Y schal lede out it, seith the Lord of oostis, and it schal come to the hous of a theef, and to the hous of hym that swerith falsli in my name; and it schal dwelle in myddil of hys hous, and schal waaste hym, and hise trees, and hise stoonys.

⁵ And Y schal come to you in doom, and Y schal be a swift witnesse to mysdoeris, `ether enchaunteris of deuelis craft, and to auouteris, and forsworn men, and that falsli calengen the hire of the hirid man, and widewis, and fadirles, `ether modirles, children, and oppressen a pilgrym, `nether dredden me, seith the Lord of oostis.

¹⁵ Therfor now we seien proude men blessid; for thei ben bildid doynge vnpitee, and thei temptiden God, and ben maad saaf.

¹⁸ And ye schulen be conuertid, and ye schulen se, what is bitwixe the iust man and vnpitouse, bitwixe `the seruynge to the Lord and `not seruynge to hym.