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15 That which was, now is; and that which will be, already is; and God examines what has already taken place.

From Dust to Dust

16 I also examined on earth:

where the halls of justice were supposed to be,
    there was lawlessness;
and where the righteous were supposed to be,[a]
    there was lawlessness.

17 I told myself, “God will judge both the righteous and the wicked, because there is a time set to judge[b] every event and every work.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 3:16 Lit. and the place of judgment
  2. Ecclesiastes 3:17 The Heb. lacks to judge