Ecclesiastes 6:10

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Everything that happens was decided long ago. We humans know what we are like, and we can't argue with God, because he is too strong for us.

Cross References

Genesis 3:9

The LORD called out to the man and asked, “Where are you?”

Job 33:13

So why do you challenge God to answer you?

Job 9:32

God isn't a mere human like me. I can't put him on trial.

Psalm 103:15

We humans are like grass or wild flowers that quickly bloom.

Psalm 39:6

and it disappears like a shadow. Our struggles are senseless; we store up more and more, without ever knowing who will get it all.

Proverbs 21:30

No matter how much you know or what plans you make, you can't defeat the LORD.

Ecclesiastes 3:15

Everything that happens has happened before, and all that will be has already been— God does everything over and over again.

Ecclesiastes 6:11

The more we talk, the less sense we make, so what good does it do to talk?

Jeremiah 49:19

I will attack you like a lion from the forest, attacking sheep in a meadow along the Jordan. In a moment the flock runs, and the land is empty. Who will I choose to attack you? I will do it myself! No one can force me to fight or chase me away.

1 Corinthians 10:22

We would make the Lord jealous if we did that. And we are not stronger than the Lord.