yet if they take it to the heart in the land which they have been carried captive, and they repent and make supplication to You in the land of their captors, saying: ‘We have sinned, we have committed iniquity, we have acted wickedly,’
Ecclesiastes 7:14 - Tree of Life Version In a time of prosperity, prosper! But in a time of adversity, consider: God has made one as well as the other. Therefore man cannot discover anything about his future. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider that God has made the one side by side with the other, so that man may not find out anything that shall be after him. American Standard Version (1901) In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yea, God hath made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything that shall be after him. Common English Bible When times are good, enjoy the good; when times are bad, consider: God has made the former as well as the latter so that people can’t discover anything that will come to be after them. Catholic Public Domain Version Consider the works of God, that no one is able to correct whomever he has despised. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Consider the works of God, that no man can correct whom he hath despised. |
yet if they take it to the heart in the land which they have been carried captive, and they repent and make supplication to You in the land of their captors, saying: ‘We have sinned, we have committed iniquity, we have acted wickedly,’
He said to her, “You speak as any foolish woman would speak. Should we accept the good from God and not accept the bad?” Through all this Job did not sin with his lips.
It is good for me that I was afflicted, so that I may learn Your decrees.
He brought me up out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire. Then He set my feet on a rock. He made my steps firm.
and the fool multiplies words. No one knows what will happen, and who can tell him what will happen after him?
Rejoice, young man, in your childhood, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.
A final word, when all has been heard: Fear God and keep His mitzvot! For this applies to all mankind.
So I perceived that nothing is better than for man to enjoy his works, because that is his portion. For who can bring him back to see what will be in the future?
a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance;
Behold, this is what I myself have seen. It is beneficial and good for one to eat and drink, and to enjoy all of his toil that he labors under the sun during the few days of his life that God has given him—for this is his reward.
Go! Eat your bread with gladness and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already accepted your deeds.
Adonai, Your hand is lifted up, yet they do not see it; They will see Your zeal for the people and be put to shame. Yes, fire will devour Your enemies.
So He poured out on him the fury of His anger, and the fierceness of battle. it blazed all around him, yet he did not understand it. it burned him, yet he did not take it to heart.
The anger of Adonai will not turn until He has executed and fulfilled the purposes of His heart. In the last days you will discern it clearly.
Is it not from the mouth of Elyon that both calamities and good things proceed?
The voice of Adonai calls to the city— it is wisdom to fear Your Name— “Pay attention to the rod and to the One who appointed it.”
Now go and learn what this means: ‘Mercy I desire, and not sacrifice.’ For I didn’t come to call the righteous, but the sinful.”
They were strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to persevere in faith, and saying, “It is through many persecutions that we must enter the kingdom of God.”
You will rejoice in all the good that Adonai your God has given to you and to your house—you, the Levite, and the outsider in your midst.
Instead of serving Adonai your God with joy and goodness of heart, out of the abundance of everything,
He afflicted you and let you hunger, then He fed you manna —which neither you nor your fathers had known—in order to make you understand that man does not live by bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of Adonai.
Now you know in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so Adonai your God disciplines you.
Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praises.