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Ecclesiastes 8:5-7
American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 8:5-7
American Standard Version
5 Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man’s heart discerneth time and judgment: 6 for to every [a]purpose there is a time and judgment; because the [b]misery of man is great upon him: 7 for he knoweth not that which shall be; [c]for who can tell him how it shall be?
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- Ecclesiastes 8:6 Or, matter
- Ecclesiastes 8:6 Or, evil
- Ecclesiastes 8:7 Or, for even when it cometh to pass, who shall declare it unto him?
Ecclesiastes 8:5-7
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 8:5-7
New International Version
5 Whoever obeys his command will come to no harm,
and the wise heart will know the proper time and procedure.
6 For there is a proper time and procedure for every matter,(A)
though a person may be weighed down by misery.
7 Since no one knows the future,
who can tell someone else what is to come?
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