1 No|strong="H4310" one|strong="H0120" can|strong="H4310" understand|strong="H3045" and|strong="H0120" explain|strong="H3045" things|strong="H1697" the|strong="H6440" way|strong="H1697" wise|strong="H2450" people|strong="H0120" can|strong="H4310". Their|strong="H6440" wisdom|strong="H2451" makes|strong="H6440" them|strong="H6440" happy. It|strong="H3045" changes a|strong="H3045" sad face|strong="H6440" into a|strong="H3045" happy one|strong="H0120".
2 I|strong="H0589" say|strong="H6310" you|strong="H5921" should|strong="H8104" always obey|strong="H8104" the|strong="H5921" king’s|strong="H4428" command|strong="H6310". Do|strong="H8104" this because|strong="H5921" you|strong="H5921" made a|strong="H5921" promise to|strong="H5921" God|strong="H0430".
3 Don’t|strong="H0408" be|strong="H0408" afraid to|strong="H6440" give suggestions to|strong="H6440" the|strong="H3605" king, and|strong="H6440" don’t|strong="H0408" support something|strong="H1697" that|strong="H0834" is|strong="H0834" wrong|strong="H7451". But|strong="H3588" remember, the|strong="H3605" king gives|strong="H5975" the|strong="H3605" commands|strong="H1697" that|strong="H0834" please him|strong="H6440".
4 He|strong="H0834" has|strong="H0834" the|strong="H0559" authority|strong="H7983" to|strong="H0559" give commands|strong="H0559", and|strong="H4428" no|strong="H4310" one|strong="H0834" can|strong="H4310" tell|strong="H0559" him|strong="H0559" what|strong="H4100" to|strong="H0559" do|strong="H6213".
5 People|strong="H3808" will|strong="H3820" be|strong="H3808" safe if they|strong="H3808" obey|strong="H8104" his|strong="H8104" command|strong="H4687". But|strong="H3808" wise|strong="H2450" people|strong="H3808" know|strong="H3045" the|strong="H3045" right|strong="H4941" time|strong="H6256" to|strong="H6256" do|strong="H8104" this|strong="H1697", and|strong="H4941" they|strong="H3808" also|strong="H6256" know|strong="H3045" when|strong="H6256" to|strong="H6256" do|strong="H8104" the|strong="H3045" right|strong="H4941" thing|strong="H1697".
6 There|strong="H3426" is|strong="H3426" a|strong="H3588" right|strong="H4941" time|strong="H6256" and|strong="H4941" a|strong="H3588" right|strong="H4941" way|strong="H4941" to|strong="H5921" do|strong="H3605" everything|strong="H3605". You|strong="H3588" must decide|strong="H4941" what|strong="H4941" you|strong="H3588" should|strong="H3588" do|strong="H3605", even|strong="H3588" when|strong="H3588" it|strong="H5921" might cause|strong="H4941" problems
7 and|strong="H3045" you|strong="H0834" are|strong="H0834" not|strong="H0369" sure|strong="H3045" what|strong="H4100" will|strong="H4310" happen|strong="H1961". No|strong="H0369" one|strong="H0369" can|strong="H4310" tell|strong="H5046" you|strong="H0834" what|strong="H4100" will|strong="H4310" happen|strong="H1961" in|strong="H1961" the|strong="H0834" future.
8 No|strong="H3808" one|strong="H0369" has|strong="H0369" the|strong="H0853" power to|strong="H0369" keep their|strong="H3808" spirit|strong="H7307" from|strong="H3117" leaving or|strong="H3808" to|strong="H0369" stop|strong="H3808" their|strong="H3808" death|strong="H4194". During|strong="H3117" war|strong="H4421", no|strong="H3808" soldier|strong="H4421" has|strong="H0369" the|strong="H0853" freedom to|strong="H0369" go wherever he|strong="H3117" wants. In|strong="H3117" the|strong="H0853" same|strong="H0853" way evil|strong="H7562" does|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" allow anyone|strong="H0120" who|strong="H0369" does|strong="H3808" wrong to|strong="H0369" go free.
9 I|strong="H0834" saw|strong="H7200" all|strong="H3605" this|strong="H2088". I|strong="H0834" thought|strong="H3820" very|strong="H2088" hard about|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" things|strong="H3605" that|strong="H0834" happen in|strong="H5414" this|strong="H2088" world. I|strong="H0834" saw|strong="H7200" that|strong="H0834" people|strong="H0120" always|strong="H6256" struggle for|strong="H8478" the|strong="H3605" power to|strong="H5414" rule others, and|strong="H0120" this|strong="H2088" is|strong="H0834" bad|strong="H7451" for|strong="H8478" them|strong="H5414".
10 I|strong="H0834" also|strong="H1571" saw|strong="H7200" great and|strong="H1980" beautiful funerals for|strong="H3651" evil|strong="H7563" people|strong="H0834". While|strong="H0834" the|strong="H0834" people|strong="H0834" were|strong="H0834" going|strong="H1980" home|strong="H4725" after|strong="H1980" the|strong="H0834" funeral services, they|strong="H0834" said|strong="H3651" good things|strong="H0834" about|strong="H1980" the|strong="H0834" evil|strong="H7563" people|strong="H0834" who|strong="H0834" had|strong="H0834" died. This|strong="H2088" happened|strong="H0935" even|strong="H1571" in|strong="H1980" the|strong="H0834" same|strong="H2088" towns|strong="H5892" where|strong="H0834" the|strong="H0834" evil|strong="H7563" people|strong="H0834" had|strong="H0834" done|strong="H6213" many bad things|strong="H0834". This|strong="H2088" is|strong="H0834" senseless.
11 Sometimes people|strong="H0120" are|strong="H0834" not|strong="H0369" immediately punished for|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0834" bad|strong="H7451" things|strong="H4639" they|strong="H0834" do|strong="H6213". Their|strong="H5921" punishment is|strong="H0369" slow to|strong="H5921" come|strong="H4390", and|strong="H1121" that|strong="H0834" makes|strong="H6213" other|strong="H0369" people|strong="H0120" want to|strong="H5921" do|strong="H6213" bad|strong="H7451" things|strong="H4639" too|strong="H5921".
12 A|strong="H1961" sinner|strong="H2398" might|strong="H0834" do|strong="H6213" a|strong="H1961" hundred|strong="H3967" evil|strong="H7451" things|strong="H1961" and|strong="H3967" still|strong="H1571" live|strong="H0748" a|strong="H1961" long|strong="H0748" time|strong="H1961". But|strong="H3588" I|strong="H0589" know|strong="H3045" that|strong="H0834" it|strong="H3588" is|strong="H0834" still|strong="H1571" better|strong="H2896" to|strong="H1961" obey|strong="H6213" and|strong="H3967" respect|strong="H6440" God|strong="H0430".
13 Evil|strong="H7563" people|strong="H0834" don’t|strong="H3808" respect|strong="H6440" God|strong="H0430", so|strong="H1961" they|strong="H0834" will|strong="H0430" not|strong="H3808" get good|strong="H2896" things|strong="H1961" or|strong="H3808" live|strong="H0748" long|strong="H3117" lives|strong="H1961". Their|strong="H6440" lives|strong="H1961" will|strong="H0430" not|strong="H3808" be|strong="H1961" like|strong="H1961" the|strong="H6440" shadows|strong="H6738" that|strong="H0834" become|strong="H1961" longer|strong="H3808" and|strong="H0430" longer|strong="H3808" as|strong="H0834" the|strong="H6440" sun goes|strong="H6440" down|strong="H6440".
14 There|strong="H3426" is|strong="H0834" something else that|strong="H0834" happens|strong="H6213" on|strong="H5921" earth|strong="H0776" that|strong="H0834" does|strong="H6213" not|strong="H2088" seem fair. Bad things|strong="H4639" should|strong="H0559" happen to|strong="H0413" bad people|strong="H0834", and|strong="H0776" good things|strong="H4639" should|strong="H0559" happen to|strong="H0413" good people|strong="H0834". But|strong="H7563" sometimes|strong="H3426" bad things|strong="H4639" happen to|strong="H0413" good people|strong="H0834", and|strong="H0776" good things|strong="H4639" happen to|strong="H0413" bad people|strong="H0834". This|strong="H2088" is|strong="H0834" not|strong="H2088" fair.
15 So|strong="H5414" I|strong="H0589" decided it|strong="H5414" was|strong="H0369" more|strong="H0369" important to|strong="H0369" enjoy life|strong="H3117" because|strong="H3588" the|strong="H0853" best|strong="H2896" thing|strong="H3588" people|strong="H0120" can|strong="H0518" do|strong="H0518" in|strong="H0430" this|strong="H1931" life|strong="H3117" is|strong="H0369" to|strong="H0369" eat|strong="H0398", drink|strong="H8354", and|strong="H0430" enjoy life|strong="H3117". At|strong="H3117" least that|strong="H0834" will|strong="H0430" help people|strong="H0120" enjoy the|strong="H0853" hard work|strong="H5999" God|strong="H0430" gave|strong="H5414" them|strong="H5414" to|strong="H0369" do|strong="H0518" during|strong="H3117" their|strong="H5414" life|strong="H3117" on|strong="H3117" earth|strong="H8121".
16 I|strong="H0834" carefully|strong="H6213" studied the|strong="H0853" things|strong="H0834" people|strong="H0834" do|strong="H6213" in|strong="H5921" this|strong="H3588" life|strong="H3117". I|strong="H0834" saw|strong="H7200" how|strong="H0834" busy people|strong="H0834" are|strong="H0834". They|strong="H0834" work|strong="H5414" day|strong="H3117" and|strong="H0776" night|strong="H3915", and|strong="H0776" they|strong="H0834" almost|strong="H0369" never|strong="H0369" sleep|strong="H8142".
17 I|strong="H0834" also|strong="H1571" saw|strong="H7200" that|strong="H0834" no|strong="H3808" one|strong="H3605" can|strong="H3201" understand|strong="H3045" all|strong="H3605" that|strong="H0834" God|strong="H0430" does|strong="H6213". People|strong="H0120" can|strong="H3201" try and|strong="H0430" try to|strong="H0559" understand|strong="H3045" the|strong="H3605" things|strong="H3605" that|strong="H0834" happen|strong="H4672" here|strong="H4672" on|strong="H7200" earth|strong="H8121", but|strong="H3588" they|strong="H0834" cannot|strong="H3808". There|strong="H4672" may|strong="H0430" be|strong="H3808" wise|strong="H2450" people|strong="H0120" who|strong="H0834" claim to|strong="H0559" understand|strong="H3045" the|strong="H3605" meaning of|strong="H0430" these|strong="H3605" things|strong="H3605", but|strong="H3588" they|strong="H0834" are|strong="H0834" wrong. No|strong="H3808" one|strong="H3605" can|strong="H3201" understand|strong="H3045" it|strong="H0518" all|strong="H3605".