“All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.”
Qohelet's observation of a righteous person perishing in righteousness while a wicked person prolonging life in wickedness introduces the problem of theodicy directly. The mismatch between moral character and outcome challenges the assumption that virtue brings reward. This verse represents a frank acknowledgment that the moral order does not operate as traditional wisdom promised; the righteous may suffer while the wicked flourish.
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