Ecclesiastes 9:1-18 The Good & the Bad Happens to Both the Just & the Sinner

The Good & the Bad Happens to Both the Just & the Sinner

Ecclesiastes 9:1-18            The Book of Ecclesiastes [in Smaller Chunks]

[After] all this, I considered [within] my heart, to even declare all this: that the righteous, the wise & their works, [a.k.a deeds,] are in the hand of God. No man [knows] either love or hatred by all that [has previously happened] before them. All things [happen the same] to all. [Ecclesiastes 2:14-15 The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the fool [walks, a.k.a. follows,] in darkness. I [realized] myself that one event also [happens] to them all. Then, I said [within] my heart, [Like] it [happens] to the fool, it even [happens] to me. Then, why was I more wise? Then, I said [within] my heart, that this also is vanity.]

There is one event [that happens] to: the righteous, & to the wicked; to the good, & to the clean, & to the unclean; to him [who] sacrifices, & to him [who doesn't] sacrifice. [Like] [what happens] [to] the good, & [also] is [to] the sinner; & to he [who] swears [an oath,] [like] he [who is afraid] [to swear] an oath. [Matthew 25:31-33 When the Son of Man, & all the Holy Angels with Him, shall come in His glory, then He shall sit upon the throne of His glory. And all nations shall be gathered [in front of] Him. And He shall separate them one from another, [like] a shepherd [divides] his sheep, from the goats. And He shall set the sheep on His right hand, & but [He shall put] the goats on the left.]

That there is one event to all, & this is an evil, among all things that are done under the sun. [Yes,] the [hearts] of the sons of men also [are] full of evil, & madness, [a.k.a. insanity, is within] their [hearts,] while they live. And after that, they go to the dead. [Hebrews 9:27-28 And it is appointed to men to [only] die once, but [later] after this, the judgment. So, Christ was offered once, to bear the sins of many, & to [those who] look for Him, & He shall appear without sin, the 2nd time, [which leads] to Salvation.]

For to him, [who is among] all the living, there is hope. For a living dog is better than a dead lion. [Proverbs 15:1 A soft answer [turns] away [fury,] but grievous, [a.k.a. harsh,] words stir up, [a.k.a. ignite,] anger.]

For the living know that they shall die: for the dead [don’t] know anything, & neither [do] they have any more reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. [Additionally,] their love, hatred, & envy now [has] perished. [Job 14:21 His sons come to [honor,] & he [doesn't know] it. And they are brought low, but he [doesn't realize] it [about] them.

Neither [do] they have a portion [of a reward] anymore, in anything that is done under the sun, forever. [Isaiah 38:18-19 For the grave can't praise You, & death can't celebrate You. [Those who] go down into the pit, can't hope for Your Truth. The living, the living [shall] praise You, [like] I do this day. The father to the children shall make Your truth known.]

Go [on] your way, & eat your bread with joy, & drink your wine with a merry heart; for God [accepts] your works, [a.k.a. deeds,] now. Let your [clothing] always be white; & let your head lack no [oil.]

[Revelation 3:5-6 He, [who overcomes] shall be clothed in white [clothing;] & I won't blot out his name [from] of the Book of Life, but I will confess his name [in front of] My Father, & before His Angels. He [who has] an ear, let him hear what the [Holy] Spirit says to the churches.]

Live joyfully with the wife, whom you [love,] all the days of the life of your vanity, [that God has] given [to] you, under the sun, all the days of your vanity. For that is your portion [of a reward,] in this life, & in your [labor,] which you [undertake] under the sun.

[Whatever] your hand [finds] to do, do it with [all] your might. For there is no work, nor [tool,] nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, [where] you [go.]  [Colossians 3:17 And [whatever] you do in word or deed, do all in the Name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God & the Father by Him.

I returned, & saw under the sun, that the race [of life] isn't to the swift, nor the: battle to the strong, & neither the bread to the wise, nor riches to men of understanding, nor [favor] to men of skill. But time & chance [happens] to them all. [Jeremiah 9:23-24 The Lord [says this, Don't] let the wise man [boast] in his wisdom, & neither let the mighty man [boast] in his [strength.] Let not the rich man [boast] in his riches.

But let him, [who boasts, boast] in this, that he [understands,] & [knows] Me, that I Am the Lord, [Who delivers:] loving kindness, judgment, [a.k.a. justice,] & righteousness, [on] the earth. For I delight in these things, [says] the Lord.]

For man [doesn't know] his time [of death:] [like] the [fish] that are [caught] in an evil net, & [like] the birds that are caught in the [fowler's] [trap.] So are the sons of men, [ensnared] in an evil time, when it suddenly [falls] upon them.  [Psalm 49:6-9 None of [those who] trust in their wealth, & boast themselves [about] the multitude of their riches; can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him. (For the redemption of their soul is precious, [a.k.a. priceless,] & [money] [ceases] [to have value] forever.)]

There was a little city, & few men within it. And there came a great, [a.k.a. famous,] king against it, & [attacked] it, & built a [large wall] against it. Now, there was found in [the city,] a poor, wise man, & by his wisdom, he delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.

Then, I said, Wisdom is better than strength. [Still,] the poor man's wisdom is despised, [a.k.a. looked down upon,] & his words aren't heard. The words of wise men are heard in quiet, more than the [outcry] [from] him, [who rules] among fools. Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner [can] [destroy] much good. [2 Kings 21:2-7 And [Manasseh] did [what] was evil in the sight of the Lord, [according to] the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out before, [a.k.a. prior to,] the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel. For [Manasseh] built up the high places again [that] Hezekiah, his father, had destroyed. And he [put] up altars for Baal, & made a grove, [like] king Ahab of Israel did, & worshiped all the host, [a.k.a. stars & constellations,] of heaven, & served them.] And [Manasseh] built altars in the [Lord's] house, [about] which the Lord said, I will put My Name in Jerusalem. And [Manasseh] built altars for all the host of heaven in the 2 courts of the [Lord's] house. And [Manasseh] made his son pass through the fire, & observed times, [a.k.a. astrology, & horoscopes,] & used enchantments, [a.k.a. witchcraft,] & dealt with familiar spirits, [a.k.a. those who contact the dead,] & wizards. [Manasseh brought about] much wickedness in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger. And [Manasseh put from] the grove, a [carved] image, that he had made, [into] the [Lord's] house, of which the Lord said to David, & to his son, Solomon, I will put My Name forever, in this house, & in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.]