14 I know that everything God does will remain forever; there is nothing to add to it and there is nothing to take from it, for God has so worked that men should [a](A)fear Him.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 3:14 Or be in awe before Him

For in many dreams and in many words there is [a]emptiness. Rather, [b](A)fear God.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 5:7 Lit vanity
  2. Ecclesiastes 5:7 Or revere

12 Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and may (A)lengthen his life, still I know that it will be (B)well for those who fear God, who fear [a]Him openly. 13 But it will (C)not be well for the evil man and he will not lengthen his days like a (D)shadow, because he does not fear God.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 8:12 Lit before Him

13 The conclusion, when all has been heard, is: (A)fear God and (B)keep His commandments, because this applies to (C)every person.

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