Ecclesiastes 7:14

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yea, God hath made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything [that shall be] after him.

Ecclesiastes 7:14 — American Standard Version

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Context — Ecclesiastes 7

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11Wisdom is as good as an inheritance; yea, more excellent is it for them that see the sun.

12For wisdom is a defence, even as money is a defence; but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom preserveth the life of him that hath it.

13Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?

14In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yea, God hath made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything [that shall be] after him.

15All this have I seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth [his life] in his evil-doing.

16Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself overwise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

17Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

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