Ecclesiastes 8:6-16 (New American Standard)
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For 1there is a proper time and procedure for every delight, though a man's trouble is heavy upon him.
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If no one 2knows what will happen, who can tell him when it will happen ?
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3No man has authority to restrain the wind with the wind, or authority over the day of death ; and there is no discharge in the time of war, and 4evil will not deliver athose who practice it.
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All this I have seen and applied my bmind to every deed that has been done under the sun wherein a man has exercised 5authority over another man to his hurt.
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So then, I have seen the wicked buried, those who used to go in and out from the holy place, and they are 6soon forgotten in the city where they did thus. This too is futility.
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Because the 7sentence against an evil deed is not executed quickly, therefore 8the hearts of the sons of men among them are given fully to do evil.
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Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and may 9lengthen his life, still I know that it will be 10well for those who fear God, who fear cHim openly .
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But it will 11not be well for the evil man and he will not lengthen his days like a 12shadow, because he does not fear God.
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There is futility which is done on the earth, that is, there are 13righteous men to whom it dhappens according to the deeds of the wicked. On the other hand, there are 14evil men to whom it ehappens according to the deeds of the righteous. I say that this too is futility.
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So I commended pleasure, for there is nothing good for 15a man under the sun except to eat and to drink and to be merry, and this will stand by him in his ftoils throughout the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.
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When I 16gave my heart to know wisdom and to see the task which has been done on the earth (even though one should g17never sleep day or night ),
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