14 I know that everything God does will remain forever; there is nothing to add to it and there is nothing to take from it. And God has so worked, that people will [a](A)fear Him.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 3:14 Or be in awe before Him

For in many dreams and in many words there is futility. Rather, [a](A)fear God.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 5:7 Or revere

12 Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and may (A)lengthen his life, still I know that it will go (B)well for those who fear God, who fear [a]Him openly. 13 But it will (C)not go well for the evil person and he will not lengthen his days like a (D)shadow, because he does not fear God.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 8:12 Lit before Him

13 The conclusion, when everything has been heard, is: (A)fear God and (B)keep His commandments, because this applies to (C)every person.

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