Ecclesiastes 8:13-15
Legacy Standard Bible
13 But it will (A)not be well for the wicked man, and he will not prolong his days like a (B)shadow, because he does not fear [a]God openly.
14 There is vanity which is done on the earth, that is, there are (C)righteous men to whom it [b]happens according to the works of the wicked. On the other hand, there are (D)wicked men to whom it [c]happens according to the works of the righteous. I say that this too is vanity. 15 So I laud gladness, for there is nothing good for (E)a man under the sun except to eat and to drink and to [d]be merry, and this will join with him in his labor throughout the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.
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- Ecclesiastes 8:13 Lit before Him
- Ecclesiastes 8:14 Lit strikes
- Ecclesiastes 8:14 Lit strikes
- Ecclesiastes 8:15 Or be glad, cf. 8:15a; 3:12, 22; 5:19; Luke 12:19
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