And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom!\par\tab For he is manifold in understanding.\par\tab Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.\par
Ecclesiastes 1:15 - American Standard Version 2015 That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition What is crooked cannot be made straight, and what is defective and lacking cannot be counted. American Standard Version (1901) That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered. Common English Bible What’s crooked can’t be straightened; what isn’t there can’t be counted. Catholic Public Domain Version The perverse are unwilling to be corrected, and the number of the foolish is boundless. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The perverse are hard to be corrected, and the number of fools is infinite. |
And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom!\par\tab For he is manifold in understanding.\par\tab Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.\par
When he giveth quietness, who then can condemn?\par\tab And when he hideth his face, who then can behold him?\par\tab Alike whether {\i it be done} unto a nation, or unto a man:
I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor anything taken from it; and God hath done it, that men should fear before him.
I turned about, and my heart {\i was set} to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the reason {\i of things}, and to know that wickedness is folly, and that foolishness is madness.
Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the uneven shall be made level, and the rough places a plain:
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.
Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
and all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto the measure of his life?