Ecclesiastes 3:16-17

The Problem of Injustice and Oppression

3:16 I saw something else on earth:

In the place of justice, there was wickedness,

and in the place of fairness, there was wickedness.

3:17 I thought to myself, “God will judge both the righteous and the wicked;

for there is an appropriate time for every activity,

and there is a time of judgment for every deed.


tn Heb “under the sun.”

tn Or “righteousness.”

tn The phrase “a time of judgment” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity.