Ecclesiastes 3:13-15

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¹³and second, that he should eat and drink and enjoy the fruits of his labors, for these are gifts from God.

¹⁴And I know this, that whatever God does is final—nothing can be added or taken from it; God’s purpose in this is that man should fear the all-powerful God.^[a]

¹⁵Whatever is has been long ago; and whatever is going to be has been before; God brings to pass again what was in the distant past and disappeared.^[b]

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Footnotes

Ecclesiastes 3:14 God’s purpose in this is that man should fear the all-powerful God, implied.
Ecclesiastes 3:15 God brings to pass again what was in the distant past and disappeared, literally, “God seeks what has been driven away.”