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Proverbs 24:30
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Proverbs 24:30
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30 I passed by the field of one who was lazy,
by the vineyard of a stupid person,(A)
Proverbs 24:30
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Proverbs 24:30
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30 I went past the field of a sluggard,(A)
past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;
Proverbs 12:11
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Proverbs 12:11
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11 Those who till their land will have plenty of food,
but those who follow worthless pursuits have no sense.(A)
Proverbs 12:11
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Proverbs 12:11
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11 Those who work their land will have abundant food,
but those who chase fantasies have no sense.(A)
Proverbs 6:6-19
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Proverbs 6:6-19
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6 Go to the ant, you lazybones;
consider its ways and be wise.(A)
7 Without having any chief
or officer or ruler,
8 it prepares its food in summer
and gathers its sustenance in harvest.(B)
9 How long will you lie there, O lazybones?
When will you rise from your sleep?(C)
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest,
11 and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
and want, like an armed warrior.(D)
12 A scoundrel and a villain
goes around with crooked speech,(E)
13 winking the eyes, shuffling the feet,
pointing the fingers,(F)
14 with perverted mind devising evil,
continually sowing discord;(G)
15 on such a one calamity will descend suddenly,
in a moment, damage beyond repair.(H)
16 There are six things that the Lord hates,
seven that are an abomination to him:
17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
and hands that shed innocent blood,(I)
18 a heart that devises wicked plans,
feet that hurry to run to evil,(J)
19 a lying witness who testifies falsely,
and one who sows discord in a family.(K)
Proverbs 6:6-19
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Proverbs 6:6-19
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6 Go to the ant, you sluggard;(A)
consider its ways and be wise!
7 It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
8 yet it stores its provisions in summer(B)
and gathers its food at harvest.(C)
9 How long will you lie there, you sluggard?(D)
When will you get up from your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest(E)—
11 and poverty(F) will come on you like a thief
and scarcity like an armed man.
12 A troublemaker and a villain,
who goes about with a corrupt mouth,
13 who winks maliciously with his eye,(G)
signals with his feet
and motions with his fingers,(H)
14 who plots evil(I) with deceit in his heart—
he always stirs up conflict.(J)
15 Therefore disaster will overtake him in an instant;(K)
he will suddenly(L) be destroyed—without remedy.(M)
16 There are six things the Lord hates,(N)
seven that are detestable to him:
17 haughty eyes,(O)
a lying tongue,(P)
hands that shed innocent blood,(Q)
18 a heart that devises wicked schemes,
feet that are quick to rush into evil,(R)
19 a false witness(S) who pours out lies(T)
and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.(U)
Job 4:8
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Job 4:8
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8 As I have seen, those who plow iniquity
and sow trouble reap the same.(A)
Job 4:8
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Job 4:8
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Ecclesiastes 8:9-11
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Ecclesiastes 8:9-11
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9 All this I observed, applying my mind to all that is done under the sun, while one person exercises authority over another to the other’s hurt.(A)
God’s Ways Are Inscrutable
10 Then I saw the wicked approaching to sacrifice;[a] they go in and out of the holy place, and they boast[b] in the city that they have done such things. This also is vanity. 11 Because sentence against an evil deed is not executed speedily, the human heart is fully set to do evil.
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Ecclesiastes 8:9-11
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Ecclesiastes 8:9-11
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9 All this I saw, as I applied my mind to everything done under the sun. There is a time when a man lords it over others to his own[a] hurt. 10 Then too, I saw the wicked buried(A)—those who used to come and go from the holy place and receive praise[b] in the city where they did this. This too is meaningless.
11 When the sentence for a crime is not quickly carried out, people’s hearts are filled with schemes to do wrong.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 8:9 Or to their
- Ecclesiastes 8:10 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (Aquila); most Hebrew manuscripts and are forgotten
Ecclesiastes 4:1-8
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Ecclesiastes 4:1-8
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4 Again I saw all the oppressions that are practiced under the sun. Look, the tears of the oppressed—with no one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power—with no one to comfort them.(A) 2 And I commended the dead, who have already died, more than the living, who are still alive, 3 but better than both is the one who has not yet been and has not seen the evil deeds that are done under the sun.(B)
4 Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from one person’s envy of another. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.(C)
5 Fools fold their hands
and consume their own flesh.(D)
6 Better is a handful with quiet
than two handfuls with toil
and a chasing after wind.(E)
7 Again, I saw vanity under the sun: 8 the case of solitary individuals, without sons or brothers; yet there is no end to all their toil, and their eyes are never satisfied with riches. “For whom am I toiling,” they ask, “and depriving myself of pleasure?” This also is vanity and an unhappy business.(F)
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Ecclesiastes 4:1-8
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Ecclesiastes 4:1-8
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Oppression, Toil, Friendlessness
4 Again I looked and saw all the oppression(A) that was taking place under the sun:
I saw the tears of the oppressed—
and they have no comforter;
power was on the side of their oppressors—
and they have no comforter.(B)
2 And I declared that the dead,(C)
who had already died,
are happier than the living,
who are still alive.(D)
3 But better than both
is the one who has never been born,(E)
who has not seen the evil
that is done under the sun.(F)
4 And I saw that all toil and all achievement spring from one person’s envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.(G)
5 Fools fold their hands(H)
and ruin themselves.
6 Better one handful with tranquillity
than two handfuls with toil(I)
and chasing after the wind.
7 Again I saw something meaningless under the sun:
8 There was a man all alone;
he had neither son nor brother.
There was no end to his toil,
yet his eyes were not content(J) with his wealth.
“For whom am I toiling,” he asked,
“and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?”
This too is meaningless—
a miserable business!
Proverbs 10:13
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Proverbs 10:13
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13 On the lips of one who has understanding wisdom is found,
but a rod is for the back of one who lacks sense.(A)
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Proverbs 10:13
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Proverbs 6:32
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Proverbs 6:32
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32 But he who commits adultery has no sense;
he who does it destroys himself.(A)
Proverbs 6:32
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Proverbs 6:32
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Psalm 37:25
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Psalm 37:25
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25 I have been young and now am old,
yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
or their children begging bread.(A)
Psalm 37:25
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Psalm 37:25
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Job 15:17
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Job 15:17
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17 “I will show you; listen to me;
what I have seen I will declare—
Job 15:17
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Job 15:17
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17 “Listen to me and I will explain to you;
let me tell you what I have seen,(A)
Job 5:27
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Job 5:27
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27 See, we have searched this out; it is true.
Hear, and know it for yourself.”
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Job 5:27
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Ecclesiastes 7:15
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Ecclesiastes 7:15
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The Riddles of Life
15 In my vain life I have seen everything; there are righteous people who perish in their righteousness, and there are wicked people who prolong their life in their evildoing.(A)
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Ecclesiastes 7:15
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Ecclesiastes 7:15
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15 In this meaningless life(A) of mine I have seen both of these:
the righteous perishing in their righteousness,
and the wicked living long in their wickedness.(B)
Psalm 107:42
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Psalm 107:42
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42 The upright see it and are glad,
and all wickedness stops its mouth.(A)
Psalm 107:42
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Psalm 107:42
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