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highlighted Ecclesiastes 8:5 NLT

Those who obey him will not be punished. Those who are wise will find a time and a way to do what is right,

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highlighted Ecclesiastes 7:17 NLT

On the other hand, don’t be too wicked either. Don’t be a fool! Why die before your time?

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highlighted Ecclesiastes 7:14 NLT

Enjoy prosperity while you can, but when hard times strike, realize that both come from God. Remember that nothing is certain in this life.

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highlighted Ecclesiastes 7:13 NLT

Accept the way God does things, for who can straighten what he has made crooked?

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highlighted Ecclesiastes 7:5-12 NLT

Better to be criticized by a wise person than to be praised by a fool.

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highlighted Ecclesiastes 7:4 NLT

A wise person thinks a lot about death, while a fool thinks only about having a good time.

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highlighted Ecclesiastes 7:1 NLT

A good reputation is more valuable than costly perfume. And the day you die is better than the day you are born.

over 6 years ago

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highlighted Ecclesiastes 5:20 NLT

God keeps such people so busy enjoying life that they take no time to brood over the past.

over 6 years ago

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highlighted Ecclesiastes 5:19 NLT

And it is a good thing to receive wealth from God and the good health to enjoy it. To enjoy your work and accept your lot in life—this is indeed a gift from God.

over 6 years ago

Even so, I have noticed one thing, at least, that is good. It is good for people to eat, drink, and enjoy their work under the sun during the short life God has given them, and to accept their lot in life.

over 6 years ago

Hotflashfanny

highlighted Ecclesiastes 5:15 NLT

We all come to the end of our lives as naked and empty-handed as on the day we were born. We can’t take our riches with us.

over 6 years ago

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highlighted Ecclesiastes 5:10 NLT

Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness!

over 6 years ago

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highlighted Ecclesiastes 5:6 NLT

Don’t let your mouth make you sin. And don’t defend yourself by telling the Temple messenger that the promise you made was a mistake. That would make God angry, and he might wipe out everything you have achieved.

over 6 years ago

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highlighted Ecclesiastes 5:5 NLT

It is better to say nothing than to make a promise and not keep it.

over 6 years ago

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highlighted Ecclesiastes 5:4 NLT

When you make a promise to God, don’t delay in following through, for God takes no pleasure in fools. Keep all the promises you make to him.

over 6 years ago

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highlighted Ecclesiastes 5:2 NLT

Don’t make rash promises, and don’t be hasty in bringing matters before God. After all, God is in heaven, and you are here on earth. So let your words be few.

over 6 years ago

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highlighted Ecclesiastes 5:1 NLT

As you enter the house of God, keep your ears open and your mouth shut. It is evil to make mindless offerings to God.

over 6 years ago

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highlighted Ecclesiastes 4:12 NLT

A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.

over 6 years ago

Hotflashfanny

highlighted Ecclesiastes 4:8 NLT

This is the case of a man who is all alone, without a child or a brother, yet who works hard to gain as much wealth as he can. But then he asks himself, “Who am I working for? Why am I giving up so much pleasure now?” It is all so meaningless and depressing.

over 6 years ago

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highlighted Ecclesiastes 4:6 NLT

And yet, “Better to have one handful with quietness than two handfuls with hard work and chasing the wind.”

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