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 have learned why people work so hard to succeed. It is because they envy the things their neighbors have. But it is vanity! It is like chasing the wind.

This evil is in all things that are done under the sun. There is one event that comes to all. The heart of the sons of men is full of evil. Madness is in their heart while they live. After that they go to the dead (die).

There is an evil that I have seen under the sun. It is like an error that proceeds from the ruler.

There be just

The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the foolish man walks in darkness. Yet I saw that the same event happens to them all.

I have seen all things in the days of my vanity. There is a just man who perished in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who prolonged his life in his wickedness.

I considered all this in my heart and declared that the righteous and their works are in the hand of God. No man knows if love or hatred awaits him in the future.

It is all one thing. Therefore I say: God destroys the blameless and the wicked.

How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? How often does calamity come upon them? How often does God distribute pains and sorrow in his anger?

They harm the childless woman, and do no good to the widow.

I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocence.

We call arrogant people happy. Evil people test God's patience with their wicked deeds. They not only get away with it, they also prosper.