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Ecclesiastes 8:5-6

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8:5 Whoever obeys his 1  command will not experience harm,

and a wise person 2  knows the proper time 3  and procedure.

8:6 For there is a proper time and procedure for every matter,

for the oppression 4  of the king 5  is severe upon his victim. 6 

1 tn The word “his” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for smoothness and clarity.

2 tn Heb “the heart of a wise man.”

3 tn The term עֵת (’et, “time”) connotes “a proper, suitable time for an event; the right moment” (HALOT 900 s.v. עֵת 6; BDB 773 s.v. עֵת 2.b); e.g., “it was the time for rain” (Ezra 10:13); “a time of judgment for the nations” (Ezek 30:3); “there is an appropriate time for every occasion” (Eccl 3:1); “the time when mountain goats are born” (Job 39:1); “the rain in its season” (Deut 11:14; Jer 5:24); “the time for the harvest” (Hos 2:11; Ps 1:3); “food in its season” (Ps 104:27).

4 tn Heb “evil”; or “misery.”

5 tn Heb “the man.”

6 tn Heb “upon him.”



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