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Ecclesiastes 7:18

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

It is good that you grasp the one and do not let the other slip from your hand. For the one who fears God will end up with both of them.

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When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: fear God  and keep his commands, because this is for all  humanity.


‘But woe   to you Pharisees! You give a tenth   , of mint, rue, and every kind of herb, and you bypass   justice   and love for God.   , These things you should have done without neglecting the others.


His mercy is from generation to generation on those who fear him.


But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings,  and you will go out and playfully jump like calves from the stall.


In the morning sow your seed, and at evening do not let your hand rest, because you don’t know which will succeed, whether one or the other, or if both of them will be equally good.


Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and prolongs his life,  I also know that it will go well with God-fearing people,  for they are reverent before him.


‘I will make a permanent covenant with them:  I will never turn away from doing good to them, and I will put fear of me in their hearts so that they will never again turn away from me.


I know that everything God does will last for ever; there is no adding to it or taking from it.  God works so that people will be in awe of him.


I walk in the ways of righteousness, along the paths of justice,


For many dreams bring futility; so do many words.  Therefore, fear God.


However, it will not go well with the wicked,  and they will not lengthen their days like a shadow,  for they are not reverent before God.


No disaster overcomes the righteous, but the wicked are full of misery.





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