Ecclesiastes 8:7; Ecclesiastes 8:15; Ecclesiastes 8:17

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Ecclesiastes 8:7

7 It's true that no one knows what's going to happen, or when. Who's around to tell us?
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Ecclesiastes 8:15

15 So, I'm all for just going ahead and having a good time - the best possible. The only earthly good men and women can look forward to is to eat and drink well and have a good time - compensation for the struggle for survival these few years God gives us on earth.
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Ecclesiastes 8:17

17 you'll still never figure out the meaning of what God is doing on this earth. Search as hard as you like, you're not going to make sense of it. No matter how smart you are, you won't get to the bottom of it.
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