Discovery Box| (1.00) | Ecc 8:13 |
| But it will not go well with the wicked, nor will they 1 prolong their 2 days like a shadow, 3 because they 4 do not stand in fear 5 before God. |
| (1.00) | Ecc 8:14 |
| Here is 1 another 2 enigma 3 that occurs on earth: Sometimes there are righteous people who get what the wicked deserve, 4 and sometimes there are wicked people who get what the righteous deserve. 5 I said, “This also is an enigma.” |
| (1.00) | Ecc 8:15 |
| So I recommend the enjoyment of life, 1 for there is nothing better on earth 2 for a person to do 3 except 4 to eat, drink, and enjoy 5 life. 6 So 7 joy 8 will accompany him in his toil during the days of his life which God gives him on earth. 9 |
| (1.00) | Ecc 8:17 |
| then I discerned all that God has done: 1 No one really comprehends what happens 2 on earth. 3 Despite all human 4 efforts to discover it, no one can ever grasp 5 it. 6 Even if 7 a wise person claimed 8 that he understood, he would not really comprehend 9 it. |
| (1.00) | Ecc 9:1 |
| So I reflected on all this, 1 attempting to clear 2 it all up. I concluded that 3 the righteous and the wise, as well as their works, are in the hand of God; whether a person will be loved or hated 4 – no one knows what lies ahead. 5 |
| (1.00) | Ecc 9:2 |
| Everyone shares the same fate 1 – the righteous and the wicked, the good and the bad, 2 the ceremonially clean and unclean, those who offer sacrifices and those who do not. What happens to the good person, also happens to the sinner; 3 what happens to those who make vows, also happens to those who are afraid to make vows. |
| (1.00) | Ecc 9:3 |
| This is the unfortunate fact 1 about everything that happens on earth: 2 the same fate awaits 3 everyone. In addition to this, the hearts of all people 4 are full of evil, and there is folly in their hearts during their lives – then they die. 5 |
| (1.00) | Ecc 9:7 |
| Go, eat your food 1 with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, because God has already approved your works. |
| (1.00) | Ecc 9:9 |
| Enjoy 1 life with your beloved wife 2 during all the days of your fleeting 3 life that God 4 has given you on earth 5 during all your fleeting days; 6 for that is your reward in life and in your burdensome work 7 on earth. 8 |
| (1.00) | Ecc 9:10 |
| Whatever you find to do with your hands, 1 do it with all your might, because there is neither work nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom in the grave, 2 the place where you will eventually go. 3 |
| (1.00) | Ecc 9:11 |
| Again, 1 I observed this on the earth: 2 the race is not always 3 won by the swiftest, the battle is not always won by the strongest; prosperity 4 does not always belong to those who are the wisest, wealth does not always belong to those who are the most discerning, nor does success 5 always come to those with the most knowledge – for time and chance may overcome 6 them all. |
| (1.00) | Ecc 9:13 |
| This is what I also observed about wisdom on earth, 1 and it is a great burden 2 to me: |
| (1.00) | Ecc 9:14 |
| There was once 1 a small city with a few men in it, and a mighty king attacked it, besieging 2 it and building strong 3 siege works against it. |
| (1.00) | Ecc 9:16 |
| So I concluded that wisdom is better than might, 1 but a poor man’s wisdom is despised; no one ever listens 2 to his advice. 3 |
| (1.00) | Ecc 9:17 |
| The words of the wise are heard in quiet, more than the shouting of a ruler is heard 1 among fools. |
| (1.00) | Ecc 10:5 |
| I have seen another 1 misfortune 2 on the earth: 3 It is an error a ruler makes. 4 |
| (1.00) | Ecc 10:6 |
| Fools 1 are placed in many positions of authority, 2 while wealthy men sit in lowly positions. |
| (1.00) | Ecc 10:9 |
| One who quarries stones may be injured by them; one who splits logs may be endangered by them. |
| (1.00) | Ecc 10:10 |
| If an iron axhead 1 is blunt and a workman 2 does not sharpen 3 its edge, 4 he must exert a great deal of effort; 5 so wisdom has the advantage of giving success. |
| (1.00) | Ecc 10:11 |
| If the snake should bite before it is charmed, 1 the snake charmer 2 is in trouble. 3 |
