hand

¶ There is nothing better for a man, then that he should eat and drinke, and that he should make his soule enioy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.

1611 marginal noteOr, delight his senses.

1611 marginal noteCha. 3.12, 22. and 5.17. and 8.15.

But those riches perish by euill trauell; and he begetteth a sonne, and there is nothing in his hand.

As he came forth of his mothers wombe, naked shall he returne to goe as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.

1611 marginal noteIob.1.21. 1.tim.6.7. psal. 49.17.

It is good that thou shouldest take holde of this, yea also from this withdraw not thine hand: for hee that feareth God, shall come foorth of them all.

¶ For all this I considered in my heart, euen to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their workes, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either loue, or hatred, by all that is before them.

1611 marginal noteHebr. I gaue, or set to my heart.

Whatsoeuer thy hand findeth to doe, doe it with thy might: for there is no worke, nor deuice, nor knowledge, nor wisedome in the graue, whither thou goest.

A wise mans heart is at his right hand: but a fooles heart at his left.

In the morning sowe thy seede, and in the euening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

1611 marginal noteHeb. shall be right.