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[a](A)“Whoever observes a command knows no harm, and the wise heart knows times and judgments.” (B)Yes, there is a time and a judgment for everything. But it is a great evil for mortals

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  1. 8:5–9 The wise exhibit keen insight about human nature and the course of events (vv. 5–6a). Yet their knowledge and wisdom confront certain limits, such as the mystery of evil and the time and inevitability of death (vv. 6b–9).

Whoever keeps a command will know no evil thing, and the wise heart will know the proper time and the just way.[a] For there is a time and a way (A)for everything, although man's trouble[b] lies heavy on him.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 8:5 Or and judgment
  2. Ecclesiastes 8:6 Or evil