Ecclesiastes
1:1The words of the Preacher, the son of
David, king in Jerusalem:
1:2"Vanity of vanities," says the
Preacher; "Vanity of vanities, all
is vanity." 1:3What does man gain from all his labor
in which he labors under the sun? 1:4One generation goes,
and another generation comes; but the earth
remains forever. 1:5The sun also rises, and the sun goes down,
and hurries to its place where it rises.
1:6The wind goes toward
the south, and turns around to the north.
It turns around continually as it goes,
and the wind returns again to its courses.
1:7All the rivers run into the sea, yet the
sea is not full. To the place where the
rivers flow, there they flow again. 1:8All things are full of weariness beyond
uttering. The eye is not satisfied with
seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
1:9That which has been is that which shall
be; and that which has been done is that
which shall be done: and there is no new
thing under the sun. 1:10Is there a thing
of which it may be said, "Behold, this
is new?" It has been long ago, in the
ages which were before us. 1:11There is no memory
of the former; neither shall there be any
memory of the latter that are to come, among
those that shall come after.
1:12I, the Preacher, was king over Israel
in Jerusalem. 1:13I applied my heart to seek and to search
out by wisdom concerning all that is done
under the sky. It is a heavy burden that
God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted
with. 1:14I have seen all the works that are done
under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity
and a chasing after wind. 1:15That which is crooked can't be made straight;
and that which is lacking can't be counted.
1:16I said to myself, "Behold, I have
obtained for myself great wisdom above all
who were before me in Jerusalem. Yes, my
heart has had great experience of wisdom
and knowledge." 1:17I applied my heart to know wisdom, and
to know madness and folly. I perceived that
this also was a chasing after wind. 1:18For in much wisdom is much grief; and
he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.
2:1I said in my heart, "Come now, I
will test you with mirth: therefore enjoy
pleasure;" and, behold, this also was
vanity. 2:2I said of laughter, "It is foolishness;"
and of mirth, "What does it accomplish?"
2:3I searched in my heart how to cheer my
flesh with wine, my heart yet guiding me
with wisdom, and how to lay hold of folly,
until I might see what it was good for the
sons of men that they should do under heaven
all the days of their lives. 2:4I made myself great works. I built myself
houses. I planted myself vineyards. 2:5I made myself gardens
and parks, and I planted trees in them of
all kinds of fruit. 2:6I made myself pools of water, to water
from it the forest where trees were reared.
2:7I bought men-servants
and maid-servants, and had servants born
in my house. I also had great possessions
of herds and flocks, above all who were
before me in Jerusalem; 2:8I also gathered silver and gold for myself,
and the treasure of kings and of the provinces.
I got myself men-singers and women-singers,
and the delights of the sons of men--musical
instruments, and that of all sorts. 2:9So I was great,
and increased more than all who were before
me in Jerusalem. My wisdom also remained
with me. 2:10Whatever my eyes desired, I didn't keep
from them. I didn't withhold my heart from
any joy, for my heart rejoiced because of
all my labor, and this was my portion from
all my labor. 2:11Then I looked at all the works that my
hands had worked, and at the labor that
I had labored to do; and, behold, all was
vanity and a chasing after wind, and there
was no profit under the sun.
2:12I turned myself to consider wisdom, madness,
and folly: for what can the king's successor
do? Just that which has been done long ago.
2:13Then I saw that
wisdom excels folly, as far as light excels
darkness. 2:14The wise man's eyes are in his head,
and the fool walks in darkness--and yet
I perceived that one event happens to them
all. 2:15Then said I in my heart, "As it
happens to the fool, so will it happen even
to me; and why was I then more wise?"
Then said I in my heart that this also is
vanity. 2:16For of the wise man, even as of the fool,
there is no memory for ever, seeing that
in the days to come all will have been long
forgotten. Indeed, the wise man must die
just like the fool!
2:17So I hated life, because the work that
is worked under the sun was grievous to
me; for all is vanity and a chasing after
wind. 2:18I hated all my labor in which I labored
under the sun, seeing that I must leave
it to the man who comes after me. 2:19Who knows whether he will be a wise man
or a fool? Yet he will have rule over all
of my labor in which I have labored, and
in which I have shown myself wise under
the sun. This also is vanity.
2:20Therefore I began to cause my heart to
despair concerning all the labor in which
I had labored under the sun. 2:21For there is a man whose labor is with
wisdom, with knowledge, and with skillfulness;
yet he shall leave it for his portion to
a man who has not labored for it. This also
is vanity and a great evil. 2:22For what has a man of all his labor,
and of the striving of his heart, in which
he labors under the sun? 2:23For all his days are sorrows, and his
travail is grief; yes, even in the night
his heart takes no rest. This also is vanity.
2:24There is nothing better for a man than
that he should eat and drink, and make his
soul enjoy good in his labor. This also
I saw, that it is from the hand of God.
2:25For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment,
more than I? 2:26For to the man who pleases him, God gives
wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner
he gives travail, to gather and to heap
up, that he may give to him who pleases
God. This also is vanity and a chasing after
wind.
3:1For everything there is a season, and
a time for every purpose under heaven:
3:2A time to be born,
And
a time to die;
A time to plant,
And
a time to pluck up that which is planted;
3:3A time to kill,
And
a time to heal;
A time to break down,
And
a time to build up;
3:4A time to weep,
And
a time to laugh;
A time to mourn,
And
a time to dance;
3:5A time to cast away stones,
And
a time to gather stones together;
A time to embrace,
And
a time to refrain from embracing;
3:6A time to seek,
And
a time to lose;
A time to keep,
And
a time to cast away;
3:7A time to tear,
And
a time to sew;
A time to keep silence,
And
a time to speak;
3:8A time to love,
And
a time to hate;
A time for war,
And
a time for peace.
3:9What profit has he who works in that in
which he labors? 3:10I have seen the burden which God has
given to the sons of men to be afflicted
with. 3:11He has made everything
beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity
in their hearts, yet so that man can't find
out the work that God has done from the
beginning even to the end. 3:12I know that there is nothing better for
them than to rejoice, and to do good as
long as they live. 3:13Also that every man should eat and drink,
and enjoy good in all his labor, is the
gift of God. 3:14I know that whatever God does, it shall
be forever. Nothing can be added to it,
nor anything taken from it; and God has
done it, that men should fear before him.
3:15That which is has been long ago, and
that which is to be has been long ago: and
God seeks again that which is passed away.
3:16Moreover I saw under the sun, in the
place of justice, that wickedness was there;
and in the place of righteousness, that
wickedness was there. 3:17I 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." 3:18I said in my heart, "As for the
sons of men, God tests them, so that they
may see that they themselves are like animals.
3:19For that which happens to the sons of
men happens to animals. Even one thing happens
to them. As the one dies, so the other dies.
Yes, they have all one breath; and man has
no advantage over the animals: for all is
vanity. 3:20All go to one place.
All are from the dust, and all turn to dust
again. 3:21Who knows the spirit of man, whether
it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal,
whether it goes downward to the earth?"
3:22Therefore I saw that there is nothing
better, than that a man should rejoice in
his works; for that is his portion: for
who can bring him to see what will be after
him?
4:1Then I returned and saw all the oppressions
that are done under the sun: and, behold,
the tears of those who were oppressed, and
they had no comforter; and on the side of
their oppressors there was power; but they
had no comforter. 4:2Therefore I praised the dead who have
been long dead more than the living who
are yet alive. 4:3Yes, better than them both is him who
has not yet been, who has not seen the evil
work that is done under the sun. 4:4Then I saw all the labor and achievement
that is the envy of a man's neighbor. This
also is vanity and a striving after wind.
4:5The fool folds his hands together and
ruins himself.
4:6Better is a handful, with quietness, than
two handfuls with labor and chasing after
wind. 4:7Then I returned and saw vanity under the
sun. 4:8There is one who is alone, and he has
neither son nor brother. There is no end
to all of his labor, neither are his eyes
satisfied with wealth. For whom then, do
I labor, and deprive my soul of enjoyment?
This also is vanity, yes, it is a miserable
business.
4:9Two are better than one, because they
have a good reward for their labor. 4:10For if they fall,
the one will lift up his fellow; but woe
to him who is alone when he falls, and doesn't
have another to lift him up. 4:11Again, if two lie
together, then they have warmth; but how
can one keep warm alone? 4:12If a man prevails against one who is
alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold
cord is not quickly broken.
4:13Better is a poor and wise youth than
an old and foolish king who doesn't know
how to receive admonition any more. 4:14For out of prison he came forth to be
king; yes, even in his kingdom he was born
poor. 4:15I saw all the living who walk under the
sun, that they were with the youth, the
other, who succeeded him. 4:16There was no end of all the people, even
of all them over whom he was--yet those
who come after shall not rejoice in him.
Surely this also is vanity and a chasing
after wind.
5:1Guard your steps when you go to God's
house; for to draw near to listen is better
than to give the sacrifice of fools, for
they don't know that they do evil. 5:2Don't be rash with your mouth, and don't
let your heart be hasty to utter anything
before God; for God is in heaven, and you
on earth. Therefore let your words be few.
5:3For as a dream comes with a multitude
of cares, so a fool's speech with a multitude
of words. 5:4When you vow a vow to God, don't defer
to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools.
Pay that which you vow. 5:5It is better that you should not vow,
than that you should vow and not pay. 5:6Don't allow your
mouth to lead you into sin. Don't protest
before the messenger that this was a mistake.
Why should God be angry at your voice, and
destroy the work of your hands? 5:7For in the multitude of dreams there are
vanities, as well as in many words: but
you must fear God.
5:8If you see the oppression of the poor,
and the violent taking away of justice and
righteousness in a district, don't marvel
at the matter: for one official is eyed
by a higher one; and there are officials
over them. 5:9Moreover the profit
of the earth is for all. The king profits
from the field.
5:10He who loves silver shall not be satisfied
with silver; nor he who loves abundance,
with increase: this also is vanity. 5:11When goods increase, those who eat them
are increased; and what advantage is there
to its owner, except to feast on them with
his eyes?
5:12The sleep of a laboring man is sweet,
whether he eats little or much; but the
abundance of the rich will not allow him
to sleep.
5:13There is a grievous evil which I have
seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner
to his harm. 5:14Those riches perish by misfortune, and
if he has fathered a son, there is nothing
in his hand. 5:15As he came forth from his mother's womb,
naked shall he go again as he came, and
shall take nothing for his labor, which
he may carry away in his hand. 5:16This also is a
grievous evil, that in all points as he
came, so shall he go. And what profit does
he have who labors for the wind? 5:17All his days he
also eats in darkness, he is frustrated,
and has sickness and wrath.
5:18Behold, that which I have seen to be
good and proper is for one to eat and to
drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor,
in which he labors under the sun, all the
days of his life which God has given him;
for this is his portion. 5:19Every man also
to whom God has given riches and wealth,
and has given him power to eat of it, and
to take his portion, and to rejoice in his
labor--this is the gift of God. 5:20For he shall not often reflect on the
days of his life; because God occupies him
with the joy of his heart.
6:1There is an evil which I have seen under
the sun, and it is heavy on men: 6:2a man to whom God
gives riches, wealth, and honor, so that
he lacks nothing for his soul of all that
he desires, yet God gives him no power to
eat of it, but an alien eats it. This is
vanity, and it is an evil disease.
6:3If a man fathers a hundred children, and
lives many years, so that the days of his
years are many, but his soul is not filled
with good, and moreover he has no burial;
I say, that an untimely birth is better
than he: 6:4for it comes in
vanity, and departs in darkness, and its
name is covered with darkness. 6:5Moreover it has not seen the sun nor known
it. This has rest rather than the other.
6:6Yes, though he live
a thousand years twice told, and yet fails
to enjoy good, don't all go to one place?
6:7All the labor of man is for his mouth,
and yet the appetite is not filled. 6:8For what advantage
has the wise more than the fool? What has
the poor man, that knows how to walk before
the living? 6:9Better is the sight
of the eyes than the wandering of the desire.
This also is vanity and a chasing after
wind. 6:10Whatever has been,
its name was given long ago; and it is known
what man is; neither can he contend with
him who is mightier than he. 6:11For there are many words that create
vanity. What does that profit man? 6:12For who knows what
is good for man in life, all the days of
his vain life which he spends like a shadow?
For who can tell a man what will be after
him under the sun?
7:1A good name is better than fine perfume;
and the day of death better than the day
of one's birth. 7:2It is better to go to the house of mourning
than to go to the house of feasting: for
that is the end of all men, and the living
should take this to heart. 7:3Sorrow is better
than laughter; for by the sadness of the
face the heart is made good. 7:4The heart of the wise is in the house
of mourning; but the heart of fools is in
the house of mirth. 7:5It is better to hear the rebuke of the
wise, than for a man to hear the song of
fools. 7:6For as the crackling
of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter
of the fool. This also is vanity. 7:7Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish;
and a bribe destroys the understanding.
7:8Better is the end
of a thing than its beginning.
The patient in spirit is better than the
proud in spirit. 7:9Don't be hasty in your spirit to be angry,
for anger rests in the bosom of fools. 7:10Don't say, "Why
were the former days better than these?"
For you do not ask wisely about this.
7:11Wisdom is as good as an inheritance.
Yes, it is more excellent for those who
see the sun. 7:12For wisdom is a defense, even as money
is a defense; but the excellency of knowledge
is that wisdom preserves the life of him
who has it.
7:13Consider the work of God, for who can
make that straight, which he has made crooked?
7:14In the day of prosperity
be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider;
yes, God has made the one side by side with
the other, to the end that man should not
find out anything after him.
7:15All this have I seen in my days of vanity:
there is a righteous man who perishes in
his righteousness, and there is a wicked
man who lives long in his evil-doing. 7:16Don't be overly righteous, neither make
yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy
yourself? 7:17Don't be too wicked, neither be foolish.
Why should you die before your time? 7:18It is good that
you should take hold of this. Yes, also
from that don't withdraw your hand; for
he who fears God will come forth from them
all. 7:19Wisdom is a strength to the wise man
more than ten rulers who are in a city.
7:20Surely there is
not a righteous man on earth, who does good
and doesn't sin. 7:21Also don't take heed to all words that
are spoken, lest you hear your servant curse
you; 7:22for often your own heart knows that you
yourself have likewise cursed others. 7:23All this have I
proved in wisdom. I said, "I will be
wise;" but it was far from me. 7:24That which is, is far off and exceedingly
deep. Who can find it out? 7:25I turned around,
and my heart sought to know and to search
out, and to seek wisdom and the scheme of
things, and to know that wickedness is stupidity,
and that foolishness is madness.
7:26I find more bitter than death the woman
whose heart is snares and traps, whose hands
are chains. Whoever pleases God shall escape
from her; but the sinner will be ensnared
by her.
7:27Behold, this have I found, says the Preacher,
one to another, to find out the scheme;
7:28which my soul still seeks; but I have
not found: one man among a thousand have
I found; but a woman among all those have
I not found. 7:29Behold, this only have I found: that
God made man upright; but they search for
many schemes.
8:1Who is like the wise man? And who knows
the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom
makes his face shine, and the hardness of
his face is changed. 8:2I say, "Keep
the king's command!" because of the
oath to God. 8:3Don't be hasty to go out of his presence.
Don't persist in an evil thing, for he does
whatever pleases him, 8:4for the king's word is supreme. Who can
say to him, "What are you doing?"
8:5Whoever keeps the
commandment shall not come to harm, and
his wise heart will know the time and procedure.
8:6For there is a time and procedure for
every purpose, although the misery of man
is heavy on him. 8:7For he doesn't know that which will be;
for who can tell him how it will be? 8:8There is no man
who has power over the spirit to contain
the spirit; neither does he have power over
the day of death. There is no discharge
in war; neither shall wickedness deliver
those who practices it.
8:9All this have I seen, and applied my mind
to every work that is done under the sun.
There is a time in which one man has power
over another to his hurt. 8:10So I saw the wicked
buried. Indeed they came also from holiness.
They went and were forgotten in the city
where they did this. This also is vanity.
8:11Because sentence against an evil work
is not executed speedily, therefore the
heart of the sons of men is fully set in
them to do evil. 8:12Though a sinner commits crimes a hundred
times, and lives long, yet surely I know
that it will be better with those who fear
God, who are reverent before him. 8:13But it shall not be well with the wicked,
neither shall he lengthen days like a shadow;
because he doesn't fear God.
8:14There is a vanity which is done on the
earth, that there are righteous men to whom
it happens according to the work of the
wicked. Again, there are wicked men to whom
it happens according to the work of the
righteous. I said that this also is vanity.
8:15Then I commended mirth, because a man
has no better thing under the sun, than
to eat, and to drink, and to be joyful:
for that will accompany him in his labor
all the days of his life which God has given
him under the sun.
8:16When I applied my heart to know wisdom,
and to see the business that is done on
the earth (for also there is that neither
day nor night sees sleep with his eyes),
8:17then I saw all the work of God, that
man can't find out the work that is done
under the sun, because however much a man
labors to seek it out, yet he won't find
it. Yes, moreover, though a wise man thinks
he can comprehend it, yet he won't be able
to find it.
9:1For all this I laid to my heart, even
to explore all this: that the righteous,
and the wise, and their works, are in the
hand of God; whether it is love or hatred,
man doesn't know it; all is before them.
9:2All things come alike to all. There is
one event to the righteous and to the wicked;
to the good, to the clean, to the unclean,
to him who sacrifices, and to him who doesn't
sacrifice. As is the good, so is the sinner;
he who takes an oath, as he who fears an
oath. 9:3This is an evil in all that is done under
the sun, that there is one event to all:
yes also, the heart of the sons of men is
full of evil, and madness is in their heart
while they live, and after that they go
to the dead. 9:4For to him who is
joined with all the living there is hope;
for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
9:5For the living know that they will die,
but the dead don't know anything, neither
do they have any more a reward; for the
memory of them is forgotten. 9:6Also their love,
their hatred, and their envy has perished
long ago; neither have they any more a portion
forever in anything that is done under the
sun.
9:7Go your way--eat your bread with joy,
and drink your wine with a merry heart;
for God has already accepted your works.
9:8Let your garments be always white, and
don't let your head lack oil. 9:9Live joyfully with
the wife whom you love all the days of your
life of vanity, which he has given you under
the sun, all your days of vanity: for that
is your portion in life, and in your labor
in which you labor under the sun. 9:10Whatever your hand finds to do, do it
with your might; for there is no work, nor
device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol,
where you are going.
9:11I returned, and saw under the sun, that
the race is not to the swift, nor the battle
to the strong, neither yet bread to the
wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding,
nor yet favor to men of skill; but time
and chance happen to them all. 9:12For man also doesn't know his time. As
the fish that are taken in an evil net,
and as the birds that are caught in the
snare, even so are the sons of men snared
in an evil time, when it falls suddenly
on them.
9:13I have also seen wisdom under the sun
in this way, and it seemed great to me.
9:14There was a little
city, and few men within it; and a great
king came against it, besieged it, and built
great bulwarks against it. 9:15Now a poor wise
man was found in it, and he by his wisdom
delivered the city; yet no man remembered
that same poor man. 9:16Then said I, Wisdom
is better than strength. Nevertheless the
poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words
are not heard. 9:17The words of the
wise heard in quiet are better than the
cry of him who rules among fools. 9:18Wisdom is better than weapons of war;
but one sinner destroys much good.
10:1Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer
to send forth an evil odor; so does a little
folly outweigh wisdom and honor. 10:2A wise man's heart is at his right hand,
but a fool's heart at his left. 10:3Yes also, when
the fool walks by the way, his understanding
fails him, and he says to everyone that
he is a fool. 10:4If the spirit of the ruler rises up against
you, don't leave your place; for gentleness
lays great offenses to rest.
10:5There is an evil which I have seen under
the sun, the sort of error which proceeds
from the ruler. 10:6Folly is set in great dignity, and the
rich sit in a low place. 10:7I have seen servants
on horses, and princes walking like servants
on the earth. 10:8He who digs a pit may fall into it; and
whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten
by a snake. 10:9Whoever carves out stones may be injured
by them. Whoever splits wood may be endangered
thereby. 10:10If the axe is blunt, and one doesn't
sharpen the edge, then he must use more
strength; but skill brings success.
10:11If the snake bites before it is charmed,
then is there no profit for the charmer's
tongue. 10:12The words of a wise man's mouth are
gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his
own lips. 10:13The beginning of the words of his mouth
is foolishness; and the end of his talk
is mischievous madness. 10:14A fool also multiplies words.
Man doesn't know what will be; and that
which will be after him, who can tell him?
10:15The labor of fools wearies every one
of them; for he doesn't know how to go to
the city.
10:16Woe to you, land, when your king is
a child,
And
your princes eat in the morning! 10:17Happy are you, land, when your king
is the son of nobles,
And
your princes eat in due season,
For
strength, and not for drunkenness!
10:18By slothfulness the roof sinks in;
And
through idleness of the hands the house
leaks.
10:19A feast is made for laughter,
And
wine makes the life glad;
And
money is the answer for all things.
10:20Don't curse the king, no, not in your
thoughts;
And
don't curse the rich in your bedchamber:
For
a bird of the sky may carry your voice,
And
that which has wings may tell the matter.
11:1Cast your bread on the waters;
For
you shall find it after many days.
11:2Give a portion to seven, yes, even to
eight;
For
you don't know what evil will be on the
earth.
11:3If the clouds are full of rain, they
empty themselves on the earth;
And
if a tree falls toward the south, or toward
the north,
In the
place where the tree falls, there shall
it be.
11:4He who observes the wind won't sow;
And
he who regards the clouds won't reap.
11:5As you don't know what is the way of
the wind,
Nor
how the bones grow in the womb of her who
is with child;
Even
so you don't know the work of God who does
all.
11:6In the morning sow your seed,
And
in the evening don't withhold your hand;
For
you don't know which will prosper, whether
this or that,
Or whether
they both will be equally good.
11:7Truly the light is sweet,
And
a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to see
the sun.
11:8Yes, if a man lives many years, let him
rejoice in them all;
But
let him remember the days of darkness, for
they shall be many.
All
that comes is vanity.
11:9Rejoice, young man, in your youth,
And
let your heart cheer you in the days of
your youth,
And
walk in the ways of your heart,
And
in the sight of your eyes;
But
know that for all these things God will
bring you into judgment.
11:10Therefore remove sorrow from your heart,
And
put away evil from your flesh;
For
youth and the dawn of life are vanity.
12:1Remember also your Creator in the days
of your youth,
Before
the evil days come, and the years draw near,
When
you will say, "I have no pleasure in
them;"
12:2Before the sun, the light, the moon,
and the stars are darkened,
And
the clouds return after the rain;
12:3In the day when the keepers of the house
shall tremble,
And
the strong men shall bow themselves,
And
the grinders cease because they are few,
And
those who look out of the windows are darkened,
12:4And the doors shall be shut in the street;
When
the sound of the grinding is low,
And
one shall rise up at the voice of a bird,
And
all the daughters of music shall be brought
low;
12:5Yes, they shall be afraid of heights,
And
terrors will be in the way;
And
the almond tree shall blossom,
And
the grasshopper shall be a burden,
And
desire shall fail;
Because
man goes to his everlasting home,
And
the mourners go about the streets:
12:6Before the silver cord is severed,
Or the
golden bowl is broken,
Or the
pitcher is broken at the spring,
Or the
wheel broken at the cistern,
12:7And the dust returns to the earth as
it was,
And
the spirit returns to God who gave it.
12:8Vanity of vanities,
says the Preacher;
All
is vanity!
12:9Further, because the Preacher was wise,
he still taught the people knowledge. Yes,
he pondered, sought out, and set in order
many proverbs. 12:10The Preacher sought
to find out acceptable words, and that which
was written blamelessly, words of truth.
12:11The words of the wise are like goads;
and like nails well fastened are words from
the masters of assemblies, which are given
from one shepherd. 12:12Furthermore, my son, be admonished:
of making many books there is no end; and
much study is a weariness of the flesh.
12:13This is the end of the matter. All has
been heard. Fear God, and keep his commandments;
for this is the whole duty of man. 12:14For God will bring every work into judgment,
with every hidden thing, whether it is good,
or whether it is evil.
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