An exposition of Solomons book called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seen and allowedAn exposition of Salomons booke called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seene and allowed

And to govern my hart wisely.

And to gouerne my hart wisely.

¹That is to say, I thought to govern my self, by mine own counsel wisely, and in abstaining to seem a wise man, that I might comprehend wisdom (or foolishness) for the Hebrew word is of doubtful sense, signifying some time wisdom, some time foolishness, but most commonly foolishness, so the sense is, that I might comprehend what was foolishness, namely, that I might know how to tell other what was wise, what foolish: that I might comprehend it, to shun and avoid it. For it is the part of wisdom, not only to know that that is good, but also to avoid that that is evil.

¹THat is to say, I thought to gouerne my selfe, by mine own counsell wisely, and in absteining to seme a wiseman, that I might comprehend wisedome (or foolishnesse) for the Hebrue worde is of doubtfull sense, signifiyng some tyme wisdome, some time foolishnes, but most commonly foolishnes, so the sense is, that I might comprehend what was foolishnes, namely, that I might know how to tell other what was wise, what foolish: that I might comprehend it, to shunne and auoyde it. For it is the part of wisedome, not onely to knowe that that is good, but also to auoyde that that is euill.

1. 1Wisdom is to want, or be free from foolishness.Wisedome is to want, or be free from foolishnes.