Ecclesiastes 8
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Ecclesiastes 8:14-17

14There isH3426 a futilityH1892 thatH834 is doneH6213 onH5921 the earthH776: There areH3426 righteousH6662 men whoH834 getH5060H413 what the actionsH4639 of the wickedH7563 deserve, and there areH3426 wickedH7563 men whoH413 getH5060 what the actionsH4639 of the righteous deserveH6662. I sayH559 that thisH2088 tooH1571 is futileH1892.

15So IH589 commendedH7623 the enjoyment of lifeH8057, becauseH834 there is nothingH369 betterH2896 for a manH120 underH8478 the sunH8121 thanH3588H518 to eatH398 and drinkH8354 and be merryH8055. For thisH1931 joy will accompany himH3867 in his laborH5999 during the daysH3117 of his lifeH2416 thatH834 GodH430 givesH5414 him underH8478 the sunH8121.

16WhenH834 I appliedH5414 my mindH3820 to knowH3045 wisdomH2451 and to observeH7200 the taskH6045 thatH834 one performsH6213 onH5921 the earthH776—thoughH3588H1571 his eyesH5869 do notH369 seeH7200 sleepH8142 in the dayH3117 or even in the nightH3915— 17I sawH7200 everyH3605 workH4639 of GodH430, and thatH3588 a manH120 is unableH3808H3201 to comprehendH4672 the workH4639 thatH834 is doneH6213 underH8478 the sunH8121. Despite his effortsH5998 to search it outH1245, he cannotH3808 findH4672 its meaning; evenH1571 ifH518 the wiseH2450 man claimsH559 to knowH3045, he is unableH3808H3201 to comprehendH4672.

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