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ECCLESIASTES 8:17 — KING JAMES VERSION 1 0
Eccl 8:16Eccl 9
Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.
The conclusion that despite examining God's work, humans cannot discover everything that occurs under the sun, and that although the wise claim to know, they cannot truly find it, presents the ultimate epistemological humility. The assertion that humans cannot comprehend all of God's work, despite their investigation and claims, acknowledges the fundamental limits of human understanding. This verse consolidates the theme that wisdom itself, pursued to its limits, reaches mystery.
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God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. Today it speaks comfort; a year ago it spoke conviction.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in ev...
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