Ecclesiastes 7 (NKJV)

¹ And the day of death than the day of one’s birth; ² And the living will take it to heart. ³ For by a sad countenance the heart is made better. ⁴ But the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. ⁵ Than for a man to hear the song of fools. ⁶ This also is vanity. ⁷ And a bribe debases the heart. ⁸ The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. ⁹ For anger rests in the bosom of fools. ¹⁰ For you do not inquire wisely concerning this. ¹¹ And profitable to those who see the sun. ¹² But the excellence of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to those who have it. ¹³ For who can make straight what He has made crooked? ¹⁴ So that man can find out nothing that will come after him. ¹⁵ And there is a wicked man who prolongs life in his wickedness. ¹⁶ Why should you destroy yourself? ¹⁷ Why should you die before your time? ¹⁸ For he who fears God will escape them all. ¹⁹ More than ten rulers of the city. ²⁰ And does not sin. ²¹ Lest you hear your servant cursing you. ²² That even you have cursed others. ²³ But it was far from me. ²⁴ Who can find it out? ²⁵ Even of foolishness and madness. ²⁶ But the sinner shall be trapped by her. ²⁷ “Adding one thing to the other to find out the reason, ²⁸ But a woman among all these I have not found. ²⁹ But they have sought out many schemes.”