Haman added, “And that’s not all! Queen Esther invited only me to accompany the king to a banquet that she prepared. And she has also invited me along with the king tomorrow.
Ecclesiastes 8:7 - Tree of Life Version Since no one knows what will be, who can tell when it will happen? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For he does not know what is to be, for who can tell him how and when it will be? American Standard Version (1901) for he knoweth not that which shall be; for who can tell him how it shall be? Common English Bible because no one knows what will happen, and no one can say when something might happen. Catholic Public Domain Version For he is ignorant of the past, and he is able to know nothing of the future by means of a messenger. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Because he is ignorant of things past, and things to come he cannot know by any messenger. |
Haman added, “And that’s not all! Queen Esther invited only me to accompany the king to a banquet that she prepared. And she has also invited me along with the king tomorrow.
For their destruction will arise suddenly, and who knows the ruin both Adonai and the king can bring?
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
One who remains stiff-necked after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed— without remedy.
and the fool multiplies words. No one knows what will happen, and who can tell him what will happen after him?
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?
For who knows what is good for one during his life—during the few days of his fleeting life—that pass like a shadow? For who can tell a person what happens after him under the sun?
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.
For all this I laid on my heart and to ascertain all this: that the righteous and the wise, as well as their works are in the hand of God. Whether love or hatred, no one knows—everything awaits them.
Moreover, no man knows his time: like fish caught in a fatal net or birds caught in a snare, so people are trapped in a time of calamity, that falls upon them suddenly.
So you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”
the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know.