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BJ

I have observed something else under the sun. The fastest runner doesn’t always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn’t always win the battle. The wise sometimes go hungry, and the skillful are not necessarily wealthy. And those who are educated don’t always lead successful lives. It is all decided by chance, by being in the right place at the right time.

over 2 years ago

BJ

highlighted Ecclesiastes 8:14 NLT

And this is not all that is meaningless in our world. In this life, good people are often treated as though they were wicked, and wicked people are often treated as though they were good. This is so meaningless!

over 2 years ago

BJ

highlighted Ecclesiastes 8:11 NLT

When a crime is not punished quickly, people feel it is safe to do wrong.

over 2 years ago

BJ

highlighted Ecclesiastes 7:28 NLT

Though I have searched repeatedly, I have not found what I was looking for. Only one out of a thousand men is virtuous, but not one woman!

over 2 years ago

BJ

highlighted Ecclesiastes 7:20 NLT

Not a single person on earth is always good and never sins.

over 2 years ago

BJ

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.

over 2 years ago

BJ

highlighted Ecclesiastes 7:9 NLT

Control your temper, for anger labels you a fool.

over 2 years ago

BJ

highlighted Ecclesiastes 6:9 NLT

Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don’t have. Just dreaming about nice things is meaningless—like chasing the wind.

over 2 years ago

BJ

highlighted Ecclesiastes 5:18 NLT

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 2 years ago

BJ

highlighted Ecclesiastes 5:10 NLT

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

over 2 years ago

BJ

highlighted Ecclesiastes 4:9 NLT

Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed.

over 2 years ago

BJ

highlighted Ecclesiastes 4:6 NLT

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

over 2 years ago

BJ

highlighted Ecclesiastes 3:11 NLT

Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end.

over 2 years ago