There is a futility that is done on the earth: There are righteous men who get what the actions of the wicked deserve, and there are wicked men who get what the actions of the righteous deserve. I say that this too is futile.
In my futile life I have seen both of these: A righteous man perishing in his righteousness, and a wicked man living lon
So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”
The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes th
So I took all this to heart and concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their deeds, are in God’s hands. M
Behold, these are the wicked—always carefree as they increase their wealth.
Why do the wicked live on, growing old and increasing in power?
For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? Does disaster come upon them? Does God, in His anger, apportion destruction
There is an evil I have seen under the sun—an error that proceeds from the ruler:
There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not
It is all the same, and so I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the wa
They prey on the barren and childless, and show no kindness to the widow.