Ecclesiastes 9:13
I have also seen this wisdom under the sun, and it was great to me:
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ASV
I have also seen wisdom under the sun on this wise, and it seemed great unto me:
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This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:
Or, Also this have I seen - wisdom under the sun, and great it seemed to me. From this verse to the end of Eccl. 10, the writer inculcates, in a series of proverbs, wisdom in contrast to folly, as the best remedy in the present life to the evil of vanity.
This wisdom, that is, this which he here describes, wisdom which enables a man to serve his country out of pure affection to its interests, when he himself gains no advantage by it, no, not so much as thanks for his pains, or the reputation of it, this is the wisdom which, Solomon says, seemed great unto him,
Rather, "I have seen wisdom of this kind also," that is, exhibited in the way which is described in what follows [MAURER]. (2Sa 20:16-22). bulwarks--military works of besiegers.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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Ecclesiastes 9:11I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor…
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This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.
There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?
He sets the lowly on high, so that mourners are lifted to safety.
I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed.”
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Ecclesiastes 7:15In my futile life I have seen both of these: A righteous man perishing in his righteousness, and a wicked man living long in his wickedness.
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Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence.
For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him…
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Ecclesiastes 6:1There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:
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There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,
