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Ecclesiastes 8

Obey Rulers

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Whoh4310 is like the wiseh2450 manh2450 and whoh4310 knowsh3045 the interpretationh6592 of a matterh1697? A man'sh120 wisdomh2451  ailluminesh215  1him and causes his  bsternh5797 faceh6440 to  2beamh8132.

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I say, "Keeph8104 the  1commandh6310 of the kingh4428 becauseh5921h1697 of the  aoathh7621  2before Godh430.

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"Do not be in a hurryh926  1 ato leaveh1980h4480 him. Do not joinh5975 in an evilh7451a matterh1697, for he will doh6213a whateverh3605h834 he pleasesh2654a."

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Sinceh834 the wordh1697 of the kingh4428 is authoritativeh7983,  awhoh4310 will sayh559 to him, "Whath4100 are you doingh6213a?"

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He who  akeepsh8104 a royal commandh4687  bexperiencesh3045 noh3808  1troubleh1697h7451a, for a wiseh2450 hearth3820 knowsh3045 the proper timeh6256 and procedureh4941.

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For  athereh3426 is a proper timeh6256 and procedureh4941 for everyh3605 delighth2656, thoughh3588 a man'sh120 troubleh7463a is heavyh7227a upon him.

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Ifh3588 noh369 oneh369  aknowsh3045 whath4100 will happenh1961, whoh4310 can tellh5046 him whenh3588h3512c it will happenh1961?

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 aNoh369 manh120 hash7989 authorityh7989 to restrainh3607 the windh7307 with the windh7307, or authorityh7983 over the dayh3117 of deathh4194; and thereh369 is noh369 dischargeh4917 in the timeh4421 of warh4421, and  bevilh7562 will not deliverh4422  1those whoh1167 practiceh1167 it.

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Allh3605 thish2088 I have seenh7200 and appliedh5414 my  1mindh3820 to everyh3605 deedh4639 that has been doneh6213a underh8478 the sunh8121 whereinh834 a manh120 has exercisedh7980  aauthorityh7980 over another manh120 to his hurth7451b.

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Soh3651 then, I have seenh7200 the wickedh7563 buriedh6912, those who used to goh935 in and out from the holyh6918 placeh4725, and they are  asoon forgottenh7911 in the cityh5892b whereh834 they didh6213a thush3651. Thish2088 tooh1571 is futilityh1892.

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Becauseh834 the  asentenceh6599 against an evilh7451a deedh4639 is not executedh6213a quicklyh4120, thereforeh5921h3651  bthe heartsh3820 of the sonsh1121 of menh120 among them are givenh4390 fullyh4390 to doh6213a evilh7451a.

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Althoughh834 a sinnerh2398 doesh6213a evilh7451a a hundredh3967 times and may  alengthenh748 his life, stillh3588h1571 I knowh3045 that it will be  bwellh2896a for those who fearh3372a Godh430, whoh834 fearh3372a  1Him openlyh4480h6440.

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But it will  anot be wellh2896a for the evilh7563 manh7563 and he will not lengthenh748 his daysh3117 like a  bshadowh6738, becauseh834 he does not fearh3372a Godh430.

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Thereh3426 is futilityh1892 whichh834 is doneh6213a on the earthh776, that is, thereh3426 are  arighteoush6662 menh6662 to whomh834 it  1happensh5060 according to the deedsh4639 of the wickedh7563. On the other hand, thereh3426 are  bevilh7563 menh7563 to whomh7945 it  1happensh5060 according to the deedsh4639 of the righteoush6662. I sayh559 that thish2088 tooh1571 is futilityh1892.

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So I commendedh7623b pleasureh8057, for thereh369 is nothingh369 goodh2896a for  aa manh120 underh8478 the sunh8121 excepth3588h518 to eath398 and to drinkh8354 and to be merryh8055, and thish1931 will standh3867a by him in his  1toilsh5999 throughout the daysh3117 of his lifeh2425b whichh834 Godh430 has givenh5414 him underh8478 the sunh8121.

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Whenh3512c I  agaveh5414 my hearth3820 to knowh3045 wisdomh2451 and to seeh7200 the taskh6045 whichh834 has been doneh6213a on the earthh776 (evenh1571 thoughh3588 oneh369 should  1 bneverh369 sleeph7200h8142h5869 dayh3117 or nighth3915),

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and I sawh7200 everyh3605 workh4639 of Godh430, I concluded that  amanh120 cannoth3201h3808 discoverh4672 the workh4639 whichh834 has been doneh6213a underh8478 the sunh8121. Even thoughh7945h834 manh120 should seekh1245 laboriouslyh5998, he will not discoverh4672; and  bthoughh518 the wiseh2450 manh2450 should sayh559, "I knowh3045," he cannoth3201h3808 discoverh4672.



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