Great [1540], ¶ The Byble in Englyshe, that is to saye the cont&ebar;t of al the holy scrypture both of þe; olde, and newe testam&ebar;t, with a prologe therinto, made by the reuerende father in God, Thomas archbysshop of Cantorbury, ¶ This is the Byble apoynted to the vse of the churches (Printed by Edward Whytchurche) [word count] [B06000].
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¶ The .iiii. Chapter.
¶ The myseryes of the innocent. The superfluous
labours of men. The chylde that is poore, and
wyse, ∧c.
A So I turned me, ∧ note considred all þe;
violent wrong that is done vnder
the sunne, ∧ beholde, the teares of
soch as were oppressed, ∧ there was
no man to conforte th&ebar;, or þt; wolde delyuer
∧ defende th&ebar; from the violence of their
oppressours. Wherfore I iudged those that
are deed, to be more happye then soch as be
alyue: yee, him that is yet vnborne to be better
at ease then they both, because he seyth
not the miserable worckes that are done
vnder the sunne.
B Agayne, I sawe that all trauayle, ∧ dilygence
of labour, þt; euery man taketh in hande,
was done of enuy agaynst his neyboure
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This is also a vaine thinge, and a vexacion
of mynde. The foole foldeth his handes together,
and eateth vp hys awne fleshe. One
h&abar;de full (sayeth he) is better with rest, then
both the handes full with laboure ∧ trauayle
of minde. Moreouer, I turned me, ∧ beholde
yet another vanyte vnder the Sunne.
There is one man, no mo but hym selfe alone,
hauyng nether chylde ner brother: yet
is there no ende of his carefull trauayle, his
eyes can not be satysfyed with riches, (yet
doth he not remembre hym selfe, and saye.)
C For whom
do I take soch trauayle? For whose pleasure
do I thus consume awaye my lyfe? This
is also a vayne ∧ myserable thinge? Therfore,
two are better then one, for they maye
well enioye the profyt of theyr laboure.
For If one of them fall, his c&obar;panyon helpeth
him vp agayne: But wo is him that is
alone, for yf he fall, he hath not another to
helpe him vp. Agayne, when two slepe together,
they are warme: but how c&abar; a body
be warme alone? One maye be ouercome,
but two maye make resista&ubar;ce: A threfold
cable is not lyghtly broken. A poore childe
beynge wyse, is better then an olde kynge, þt;
doteth, and c&abar;not beware in tyme to come.
note
D Some one commeth out of preson, and is
made a kynge: and another which is borne
in the kyngdome, commeth vnto pouerte.
And I perceaued, that all men lyuynge vnder
the sonne, go with þe; seconde childe, that
shall stonde vp in the steade of the other.
As for the people þt; haue bene before him,
and þt; come after hym, they are innumerable:
And they þt; come after him shall not reioyse
of him. This is also a vayne thynge ∧
a vexacyon of mynde. When þu; commest into
þe; house of God, kepe thy fote ∧ draw nye
þt; God which is at h&abar;de may heare: note þt; thou
gyue not the offeringes of fooles, for they
knowe nowght, but to do euell.
Great [1540], ¶ The Byble in Englyshe, that is to saye the cont&ebar;t of al the holy scrypture both of þe; olde, and newe testam&ebar;t, with a prologe therinto, made by the reuerende father in God, Thomas archbysshop of Cantorbury, ¶ This is the Byble apoynted to the vse of the churches (Printed by Edward Whytchurche) [word count] [B06000].
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