He that keepeth the commandment, shall know none evil thing, and the heart of the wise shall know the [a]time, and judgment.

For to every purpose there is a time and judgment, because the [b]misery of man is great upon him.

For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 8:5 That is, when time is to obey, and how far he should obey.
  2. Ecclesiastes 8:6 Man of himself is miserable, and therefore ought to do nothing to increase the same, but to work all things by wisdom and counsel.

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