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Ecclesiastes 8:16 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" When I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done on the earth (even though eyes see no sleep day or night), "

Ecclesiastes 8:16

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14 There is a vanity which is done on the earth, that there are righteous men to whom it happens according to the work of the wicked. Again, there are wicked men to whom it happens according to the work of the righteous. I said that this also is vanity.

15 Then I commended mirth, because a man has no better thing under the sun than to eat, to drink, and to be joyful: for that will accompany him in his labor all the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.

16 When I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done on the earth (even though eyes see no sleep day or night),

17 then I saw all the work of God, that man can’t find out the work that is done under the sun, because however much a man labors to seek it out, yet he won’t find it. Yes even though a wise man thinks he can comprehend it, he won’t be able to find it.

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Ecclesiastes 8:1

"Who is like the wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man’s wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed."

Ecclesiastes 8:2

"I say, “Keep the king’s command!” because of the oath to God."

Ecclesiastes 8:3

"Don’t be hasty to go out of his presence. Don’t persist in an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him,"

Ecclesiastes 8:4

"for the king’s word is supreme. Who can say to him, “What are you doing?”"

Ecclesiastes 8:5

"Whoever keeps the commandment shall not come to harm, and his wise heart will know the time and procedure."

Ecclesiastes 8:6

"For there is a time and procedure for every purpose, although the misery of man is heavy on him."

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