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Ecclesiastes 7:14

American Standard Version

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.

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Ecclesiastes 7:14 in other translations

In 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.

Ecclesiastes 7:14 · World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:14 in context

  1. 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.
  2. 13Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 16Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself overwise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?