Ifnooneknowswhatwill happen,whocan tellhim whenit will happen?
Hamanalsosaid,"EvenEstherthe queenlet noone but me comewith the kingto the banquetwhichshe had prepared;and tomorrowalsoI am invitedby her with the king.
For their calamitywill risesuddenly,And whoknowsthe ruin[that comes] from bothof them?
Do not boastabout tomorrow,For you do not knowwhata daymay bringforth.
A manwho hardens[his] neckafter much reproofWill suddenlybe brokenbeyondremedy.
Yet the foolmultiplieswords.Nomanknowswhatwill happen,and whocan tellhim whatwill comeafterhim?
I have seenthat nothingis betterthanthat manshould be happyin his activities,for that is his lot.For whowill bringhim to seewhatwill occurafterhim?
For whoknowswhatis goodfor a manduring [his] lifetime,[during] the fewyearsof his futilelife?He will spendthem like a shadow.For whocan tella manwhatwill be afterhim underthe sun?
In the dayof prosperitybe happy,But in the dayof adversityconsider--Godhas madethe oneas wellas the otherSothat manwill not discoveranything[that will be] afterhim.
For I have takenallthisto my heartand explainit that righteousmen,wisemen,and their deedsare in the handof God.Mandoes not knowwhether[it will be] loveorhatred;anythingawaitshim.
Moreover,mandoes not knowhis time:like fishcaughtin a treacherousnetand birdstrappedin a snare,so the sonsof menare ensnaredat an eviltimewhen it suddenlyfallson them.
"For thisreasonyou alsomust be ready;for the Sonof Manis comingat an hourwhenyou do not think[He will].
the masterof that slavewill comeon a daywhenhe does not expect[him] and at an hourwhichhe does not know,
