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"I thought to myself,“God will judge both the righteous and the wicked; for there is an appropriate time for every activity, and there is a time of judgment for every deed."
— Ecclesiastes 3:17, NET Bible
“I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.”
“I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work. ”
“I said in my heart, "God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work."”
“And I said in my heart: God shall judge both the just and the wicked, and then shall be the time of every thing.”
“I said in my heart, God will be judge of the good and of the bad; because a time for every purpose and for every work has been fixed by him.”
“I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.”
God’s Sovereignty I also know that whatever God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it, and nothing taken away from it. God has made it this way, so that men will fear him.
Whatever exists now has already been, and whatever will be has already been; for God will seek to do again what has occurred in the past.
The Problem of Injustice and Oppression I saw something else on earth: In the place of justice, there was wickedness, and in the place of fairness, there was wickedness.
I thought to myself,“God will judge both the righteous and the wicked; for there is an appropriate time for every activity, and there is a time of judgment for every deed.
I also thought to myself,“It is for the sake of people, so God can clearly show them that they are like animals.
For the fate of humans and the fate of animals are the same: As one dies, so dies the other; both have the same breath. There is no advantage for humans over animals, for both are fleeting.
Both go to the same place, both come from the dust, and to dust both return.