However, some take visiting the holy place here as having occurred repeatedly during the life of the wicked people now being buried. The wicked will not ultimately be prolonged, yet the righteous will. he asks. Things just continue as they were from the beginning.'" counsels obedience to the powers that be_,_ and submission to the There is no use in repining or rebelling; _true wisdom Ecclesiastes 8:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments Ecclesiastes 8:1. But because God doesn't judge immediately, because the sentence of God isn't executed speedily, because God is giving you opportunity to turn, God is giving you opportunity to repent, God is giving you the opportunity to come out of your sin and to be saved and He's very patient with you. That all of the talk of the rapture of the church and the return of Jesus Christ is just piped dreams, a misinterpretation of scriptures. The NIV renders the phrase in verses 5 and 6 as proper time and procedure. The New American Commentary notes: The wise man thus waits for the proper moment to make his case or take a stand and does not waste his influence on a lost cause (v. 3b). 2. that vanity to which man has been made subject EXPOSITION Thus wisdom here leads to proper caution and can sometimes result in influencing rulers toward positive change. American King James Version; and read all of this psalm). Innocent mirth, a cheerfulness of spirit in whatsoever state man's wisdom makes his face to shine, and the boldness of his face . Notice that the Preacher is giving us a God-centered perspective and that in verse 15 he is talking about the days of our life as a gift from God. When the Pharaoh of the Exodus saw there was respite, he hardened his heart. these men against divine Providence, and the inferences they dra Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, Instead, somewhat surprisingly, he urges us to enjoy life: to eat, drink, and be merry. No man has any power over the spirit. [6] For whom the Lord loves he chastens, and whips every son whom he receives. speaks in the person of the libertine, representing the objections of Ecclesiastes 8:15 Parallel Verses [ See commentary ] Ecclesiastes 8:15, NIV: So I commend the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a person under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad.Then joy will accompany them in their toil all the days of the life God has given them under the sun. You see, the real delay in the return of Jesus Christ is just God's unwillingness that men should perish. 2. The beginning of verse 8 says that no one can retain the spirit in the day of death. a man's wisdom makes his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed. A man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed. [8] But if you be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are you bastards, and not sons. 14 There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity. for that shall abide with him of his labor the days of his life, which God gives him under the sun ( Ecclesiastes 8:15 ). God does care. I. This is because the instruction referred to obeying the king in general, whoever he wasor to obeying whatever human authority was in power. _Who is as the wise man; and who knoweth the Some put Ecclesiastes 8:1 Ecclesiastes 8:1Who is as the wise man? It will hasten it. THE BENEFITS OF WHOLESOME RECREATION Man in this world is the property of _labour._ 3. For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be? He hasn't come and He's not going to come. The wicked go unpunished and, even when they are dead and buried, people still praise them for their achievements in life (9-10). Verse 1 extols having wisdom. In view of these contradictions, Solomon again recommended the enjoyment of life, not in a pleasure-mad way but in the sense of enjoying the fruits of ones labor (cf. This is added as another evidence of man's misery. [Compare 1 Corinthians 15:32 1 Corinthians 15:32If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantages it me, if the dead rise not? neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he fears not before God. So, because God has waited so long, because God hasn't speedily executed His sentence against the evil, people begin to assume that God has just withdrawn Himself. Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him. People are soon forgotten after they die. This certainly ties back to the previous two subsections, where we were told that wisdom is a defense that gives life and that it strengthens those who have it (Ecclesiastes 7:11-12 Ecclesiastes 7:11-12 [11] Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun. If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantages it me, if the dead rise not? Thinks that he has been clever and has hid his sin from God, or worse yet, thinks that God is condoning what he has done. carried out. I commend joy, he says (Ecclesiastes 8:15 Ecclesiastes 8:15Then I commended mirth, because a man has no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labor the days of his life, which God gives him under the sun.American King James Version), and the word he uses for commend is a Hebrew word for praise (shabach). And they begin to make fun of the return of Jesus Christ. Under the sun, man, life is just very shallow and you live life in a very shallow level, and. No man has any power over the spirit. American King James Version). Of the fear of God, the need for which we have already seen in the book and will see again in its conclusion (Ecclesiastes 3:14 Ecclesiastes 3:14I know that, whatever God does, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God does it, that men should fear before him.American King James Version; Ecclesiastes 5:7 Ecclesiastes 5:7For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear you God.American King James Version; Ecclesiastes 7:18 Ecclesiastes 7:18It is good that you should take hold of this; yes, also from this withdraw not your hand: for he that fears God shall come forth of them all.American King James Version; Ecclesiastes 12:13 Ecclesiastes 12:13Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.American King James Version), the Tyndale commentary states: In the wisdom tradition the fear of God is the awe and holy caution that arises from realization of the greatness of God: Splendourterrible majestypowerjusticerighteousness. God is exceedingly long-suffering. I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God. ECCLESIASTES 8:14, it is best to give a man's self up to eating and There is no man that has power over his spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it ( Ecclesiastes 8:8 ). 2. Others had likewise set themselves to make this enquiry with so close an application that they could not find time for sleep, either day or night, nor find in their hearts to sleep, so full of anxiety were they about these things. But that does not seem to be the main point of these verses in Ecclesiastes 8. The question in Ecclesiastes isn't about the existence of God; the author is no atheist, and God is always there. That improves our situation in life and keeps us from ways that would make things worse for ourselves. He's giving you chance after chance after chance. CONCLUSION: Heavenly wisdom makes a man a good man, Ecclesiastes 8:1. CONCLUSION: Heavenly wisdom makes a man a good man,. Ecclesiastes 8:15 teaches us to be joyful in all circumstances. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Then I commended mirth, because a man has no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labor the days of his life, which God gives him under the sun. He, for his part, had applied his heart to know this wisdom, and to see the business that is done, by the divine Providence, upon the earth, to find out if there were any certain scheme, any constant rule or method, by which the affairs of this lower world were administered, any course of government as sure and steady as the course of nature, so that by what is done now we might as certainly foretel what will be done next as by the moon's changing now we can foretel when it will be at the full; this he would fain have found out. drinking, and all manner of carnal deli Ecclesiastes 8:15 commended H7623 (H8765) enjoyment H8057 man H120 The point seems to be that if the king puts you to death for rebellion or crime, life is over. It will help us through the quandary that still remains for this age. 3:22 ) ( 5:18 ) ; We must keep in due subjection to the government God has set over us (v. 2-5). alter; for that shall abide with him of his labour the days and who knows the interpretation of a thing? ECCLESIASTES 8:1 Then I commended mirth,. Innocent mirth, a cheerfulness of spirit in whatsoever state condition men are; serenity and tranquillity of mind, thankfulness for what they have, and a free and comfortable use of it; this the wise man praised and recommended to good men, as being much better than to fret at the prosperity of the wicked, and the seemingly unequal distribution of things in this world, and because they had not so much of them: as others; who yet had reason to be thankful for what they had, and to lift up their heads and be cheerful, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God in another world. Be the first to review this product. experience of a THEN I COMMENDED MIRTH,. Innocent mirth, a cheerfulness of spirit Sermon Bible Commentary Ecclesiastes 8:1-15. The Targum interprets it of the joy of the law; because a man hath no better thing under the sun than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry; of earthly things there is nothing better than for a man freely and cheerfully, with moderation and thankfulness, to enjoy what God has given him; this is what had been observed before, Ecclesiastes 2:24; and is not the language of an epicure, or a carnal man, who observing that no difference is made between the righteous and the wicked, that it is as well or better with the wicked than the righteous, determines to give up himself to sensual lusts and pleasures; but it is the good and wholesome advice of the wise man, for men to be easy under every providence, satisfied with their present condition and circumstances, and be cheerful and pleasant, and not distress themselves about things they cannot alter; for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life. Life under the sun. Ecclesiastes 3:12; Ecclesiastes 3:13; Ecclesiastes 3:22; Ecclesiastes [25] I applied my heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness: One day, God will set things right. it pleases God; though it is but short, rather to be counted by forgotten, the wicked enjoy honour and long life; the best thing a man [29] For our God is a consuming fire. Abject in his fear before Moses, he was ready to promise anything; insolent in his pride, he swallows down his promises as soon as fear is eased, his repentance and his retractation of it combined to add new weights about his neck. We come now to the last part of the books third major section, which began in chapter 6, dealing with explaining and applying the plan of God in light of it seeming to be unfair. The scope of these verses is to keep subjects loyal and dutiful to the government. [28] Which yet my soul seeks, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found. He intimates that he had tried for a better, but failed to reach it: "I said, I will be wise, but it was far from me." John Gill's Exposition of the Bible. Ecclesiastes 2:14; Romans 13 speaks of rulers executing wrath on evildoers. We must arm ourselves against the temptation of an oppressive government and not think it strange (v. 9, 10). One aspect of God's nature is His tremendous patience with rebelling man. [7] If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chastens not? We should respect and follow that rule, with the benefits of doing so and the avoidance of an approach that will bring more troubles on us than would otherwise ensue. Wisdom helps people see the underlying meaning of things and teaches them that to act with pleasantness is better than to act with harshness (8:1). him from his labour. "There is no man that hath power, etc." ( Ecclesiastes 8:8 ). Notice as well that he mentions joy twice in this verse and describes it as something we can experience all through life. A man cannot find out the work of God though you search it out. The sentiment CHAPTER 8 A righteous man gets cancer; an unrighteous man gets cancer. ( Romans 9:20 ) The sovereignty of the king, which also speaks to the sovereignty of God. let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die. What else had he seen? physical senses, but also frequently to religious joy. Keeping this in mind results in a deep and abiding reverence for Godloving and trusting Him while recognizing His supreme power and holiness (see Hebrews 12:28-29 Hebrews 12:28-29 [28] Why we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: . Weve seen that what we might assume to be for the best or worst is not necessarily so (6:17:15) and that all bear part in the worlds problemswith no one being innocent and deserving a trouble-free life (Ecclesiastes 7:16-29 Ecclesiastes 7:16-29 [16] Be not righteous over much; neither make yourself over wise: why should you destroy yourself ? So we should not expect that corrupt people coming together to form a government would result in righteous rule. Wisdom can enable a person to avoid the kings wrath (Ecclesiastes 8:2-9), but it cannot enable him or her to understand fully why God deals with people as He does (Ecclesiastes 8:10-17). the preacher sets forth certain deductions. And they give their hearts and their lives over to evil to live an evil life. because a man hath no better thing under the sun than to Solomon in Proverbs 10:7 Proverbs 10:7The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.American King James Versionwrote, The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot. Perhaps the frustration in Ecclesiastes 8:10 Ecclesiastes 8:10And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity.American King James Versionis simply that the wicked were able to die and receive a proper burial after a long life without having to face up to what theyd doneall the while having been permitted in life to be regularly in Gods temple, a sacrilege and mockery of religion. It's going to be well with the man who has departed from evil. evil. The Preaching the Word commentary notes: Usually the Preacher tells us what he saw, but this time he chooses a different verb and tells us something that he knows. This is not something that he has seen from a distance, but something he has grasped with the rational conviction of his own mind. God will judge. of earthly things there is nothing better than for a man freely righteous, determines to give up himself to sensual lusts and lives, even food and raiment, and with this he should be content. Ecclesiastes 2:24; Ecclesiastes 3:12-13; Ecclesiastes 5:18-19). All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man rules over another to his own hurt. Ecclesiastes 8:13. wicked men sometimes do not live out half their days, which, according to the course of nature, and common term of life, they might be thought to live; or if they prolong their days in wickedness, as sometimes they do, ( Ecclesiastes 7:15 ) ; yet their days at longest are but a shadow which declines, and is quickly gone; or . Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him: And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. That shall abide with him during the days of his life which God gives him under the sun. As the same commentary notes: Somesay that the Preacher is simply making the best of a bad situation, that Solomon is a cynic. No power in death. Work even when one cannot understand the working of God. Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. [5] But I will forewarn you whom you shall fear: Fear him, which after he has killed has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, Fear him. _ 1. 15 Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun. A good man's days have some substance; he lives to a good purpose: a wicked man's days are all as a shadow, empty and worthless. [17] Be not over much wicked, neither be you foolish: why should you die before your time? CHARACTERS: God, Solomon. We_ have here an image which will not disgrace It's emptiness. Of course, it is true that human government has been established by God as a check against total lawlessness, as the apostle Paul explains in Romans 13. Beyond Today Bible Commentary: Ecclesiastes. 8 Who is as the wise man? The words There is are in italics in the NKJV, showing theyve been added to the original wordingunnecessarily in this case. Blue Letter Bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding. Because I'm still blessed and I'm prosperous. The New American Commentary quotes an alternate translation of the verse: All this I have seen and have given attention to every deed done under the sun while man rules men to their hurt. This is the terrible human condition of today. Moreover, rarely has human government been righteous. Some translate the word ruach here as breath (of life) rather than spirit, but that would not change the point here. But he also knows that often the opposite is true (14). Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged ( Ecclesiastes 8:12 ), Remember he was talking about how he saw that the ungodly man was living a long life, the righteous were dying young and the ungodly were living long. THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 12. There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happens according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happens according to the work of the righteous: so I said that this also is vanity ( Ecclesiastes 8:13-14 ). Item #: 203674. . God's not willing that any should perish but that all should come into repentance. The mention of an oath to God may bring to mind the need to follow through on vows to God in Ecclesiastes 5. The problem with this view is that it does not do full justice to what the Preacher says. (Note: Vid., Baer in Abodath Jisrael, p. and who knows the interpretation of a thing? Men hardened in sin, because not presently punished; but they shall not escape, but it shall go ill with them, Ecclesiastes 8:11-13; as it doth also sometimes with the righteous, whilst the wicked prosper, Ecclesiastes 8:14. common term of life, they might be thought to live; or if they prolong their days in wickedness, as sometimes they do, Ecclesiastes 7:15; yet their days at longest are but a shadow which declines, and is . There is no man that has power over his spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it ( Ecclesiastes 8:8 ). THE ONE END OF RIGHTEOUSNESS AND UNRIGHTEOUSNESS. Add To Cart. man's present life is under the sun, and is continued as long as it pleases god; though it is but short, rather to be counted by days than years, and is a laborious one; and all that he gets by his labour, enjoyed by him, is to eat and drink cheerfully; and this he may expect to have and continue with him as long as he lives, even food But the person who fears God knows that God is always near. We must get ready for sudden evils, and especially for sudden death ( v. 6-8 ). 39.). Life is empty. abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God gi _No good for a man, &c. Some commentators think the wise man here The beginning of verse 5 says that the person who keeps the kings command will experience nothing harmful. This does not mean nothing bad will ever happen to the person. California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Some think Solomon speaks of himself, that he was so eager in prosecuting this great enquiry that he could not sleep for thinking of it. So God is very kind. and vexations arising from the vanity of the world. 2:24; Ecclesiastes 3:12; Ecclesiastes 3:22; Ecclesiastes 5:17). Let us pray that we may view eternal things as near, real, and all-important. He saw wicked men to whom it happened according to the work of the righteous, who prospered as remarkably as if they had been rewarded for some good deed, and that from themselves, from God, from men. and cheerfully, with moderation and thankfulness, to enjoy what a man's wisdom makes his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.American King James Version;with the previous subsection, but it rather seems to be in answer to all the previous dilemma, ending with the bleak, sinful condition of man at the end of the last chapter. To whom it happeneth, &c. Help for Today, Hope for Tomorrow| Learn more With a UCG.org account you will be able to save items to read and study later! observing that no difference is made between the righteous and He would not have us to be surprised at it, as though some strange thing happened, for he himself saw it in his days, Ecclesiastes 8:14; Ecclesiastes 8:14. He saw just men to whom it happened according to the work of the wicked, who, notwithstanding their righteousness, suffered very hard things, and continued long to do so, as if they were to be punished for some great wickedness. Ecclesiastes/Song of Solomon - Leaders Guide. Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun. Its just a matter of timeand probably much less time than most imagine. They know they have no control over life or death. He is not out to destroy us but to save us, as Hes said time and again. let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.American King James Version, where Paul used these words negatively, as in Isaiah 22:13 Isaiah 22:13And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.American King James Version, of those who did not believe in a resurrection and hoped only in this life.] Then I commended mirth the Book of Proverbs. It seems that this lack of punishment encourages people to sin (11-12a). Ecclesiastes 8:15 Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament "And I commended joy, that there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and enjoy himself; and that this accompanies him in his labour throughout all the days of his life, which God hath given him under the sun." We must get ready for sudden evils, and especially for sudden death (v. 6-8). Where the word of the king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What are you doing? Ecclesiastes 8:15 NIV - So I commend the enjoyment of life, - Bible Gateway Read the Bible Reading Plans Advanced Search Available Versions Audio Bibles Study Tools Scripture Engagement More Resources Explore More Newsletters Devotionals Bible Gateway App Bible Audio App Bible Gateway Blog Bible Gateway Plus Store Bibles Deals More Passage ( Ecclesiastes 8:1-4 ). Solomon's pencil. 5: oritur sol et occidit et ad locum suum revertitur ibique renascens. [29] See, this only have I found, that God has made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions. Yes, we see injustice that is hard to accept or understand. Things happen to both good and evil men. There is no man that has power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither has he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it. Then I commended mirth These are some more of the cavils of the infidel objector: "Since virtue is frequently under oppression, and vice triumphs in health, and rolls in wealth, I see plainly that we should not trouble ourselves about future things; and therefore should be governed by the maxim EDE, BIBE, LUDE. II. and because they had not so much of them: as others; who yet had Ecclesiastes 8 Commentary, this verse-by-verse commentary contain gems of information found nowhere outside the ancient Jewish writings . MIRTH - Better, Gladness, or joy (as in Ecclesiastes 2:10). and who knows the interpretation of a thing? Recall that this comes on the heels of Solomon presenting humanity as corrupt in chapter 7. All rights reserved. The place of holiness to which they had come and gone is not clear. fearing God, enjoyment through God commended. Thinks he has put one over on God. which God giveth him under the sun; man's present life is under the sun, and is continued as long as it pleases God; though it is but short, rather to be counted by days than years, and is a laborious one; and all that he gets by his labour, enjoyed by him, is to eat and drink cheerfully; and this he may expect to have and continue with him as long as he lives, even food and raiment, and with this he should be content. Ecclesiastes 8:15 KJ21 Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun than to eat and to drink and to be merry, for that shall abide with him from his labor the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun. He would not have us undertake to give a reason for that which God does, for his way is in the sea and his path in the great waters, past finding out, and therefore we must be contentedly and piously ignorant of the meaning of God's proceedings in the government of the world, Ecclesiastes 8:16; Ecclesiastes 8:17. Honor the king (1 Peter 2:17 1 Peter 2:17Honor all men. Of the righteous and the wicked (Ecclesiastes 8:11) American King James Version). PrivacyPolicyTerms ofUse. Matthew Henry Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ecclesiastes 10:4-11. better H2896 sun H8121 eat H398 (H8800) drink H8354 (H8800) merry The dead would not have been taken to the temple, for that would have been ceremonially defiling. Ecclesiastes 8:11. 6 Mirth therefore, and a contented enjoyment of God's gifts, preferable to immoderate care and search, Ecclesiastes 8:15. He had earlier said unto them, "No man takes My life from Me, I give My life" ( John 10:18 ). As has been pointed out before, some take a low view of the refrain. [11] Now no chastening for the present seems to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to them which are exercised thereby. another world. Benson Commentary Ecclesiastes 8:14-15. sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide Verses 12-13 show that beyond the prolonged days of the wicked today, it will be well with those who fear God but not for the wicked who do not. Who is as the wise man? 3 Be not hasty to go out of his sight. Love the brotherhood. But it is tragic when people misinterpret God's patience and God's kindness. And this is further tied back to the warning in Ecclesiastes7:17: Do not be overly wicked, nor be foolish: Why should you die before your time? A turn to lawlessness will not stave off the punishment of death. Read the Scripture: Ecclesiastes 7:15-8:1 The book of Ecclesiastes is the most exhaustive investigation ever made as to the value and profit of various lifestyles. That Jesus isn't coming again. Verse 11 explains why evil grows worse and worsebecause justice is not swift. Ecclesiastes 8:15 in all English translations. Therefore men fear him ([Job] 37:22-24) (note on Ecclesiastes 8:12 Ecclesiastes 8:12Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:American King James Version). which God giveth him under the sun; man's present life is under the sun, and is continued as long as it pleases God; though it is but short, rather to be counted by days than years, and is a laborious one; and all that he gets by his labour, enjoyed by him, is to eat and drink cheerfully; and this he may expect to have and continue with him as long as he lives, even food and raiment, and with this he should be content. Who knows anything? Ecclesiastes 1:15:: King James Version (KJV) Ecclesiastes 1:15 - That which is crooked H5791 cannot H3201 be made straight: H8626 and that which is wanting H2642 cannot H3201 be numbered. That it was all labour in vain, Ecclesiastes 8:17; Ecclesiastes 8:17. 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