Ecclesiastes 8:14

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Summary

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.

A vanity

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There be just

Bible References

A vanity

I saw that all labor and all skillful work is due to a man’s jealousy of his friend. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

This is an evil in all that is done under the sun: there is one fate for everyone. In addition, the hearts of people are full of evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live—after that they go to the dead.

There is an evil I have seen under the sun, an error proceeding from the presence of the ruler:

There be just

The wise man has eyes in his head,
but the fool walks in darkness.

Yet I also knew that one fate comes to them both.

In my futile life I have seen everything: there is a righteous man who perishes in spite of his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who lives long in spite of his evil.

Indeed, I took all this to heart and explained it all: the righteous, the wise, and their works are in God’s hands.People don’t know whether to expect love or hate. Everything lies ahead of them.

It is all the same. Therefore I say,
“He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.”

How often is the lamp of the wicked put out?
Does disaster come on them?
Does He apportion destruction in His anger?

They prey on the childless woman who is unable to conceive,
and do not deal kindly with the widow.

Did I purify my heart
and wash my hands in innocence for nothing?

So now we consider the arrogant to be fortunate. Not only do those who commit wickedness prosper, they even test God and escape.”