Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked? 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.Ecclesiastes 7:13–14 · KJV · King James Version
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Ecclesiastes 7:10–14
Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this. ¶ Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun. For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it. Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked? 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.
Translation: KJV (King James Version) · Dataset edition/version: eng-kjv-source-2026-08-19
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