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God’s Mysterious Plan Allows Injustice to Exist in the World
16 I saw something else under the sun: instead of justice there was evil; instead of righteousness there was wickedness. 17 So I said to myself,[fn] “God will surely judge the righteous and the wicked, for he has appointed[fn] a timeof judgment for every deed and every work.”
18 I said to myself concerning humans,[fn] “God sifts[fn] them in order to show[fn] them that they are like beasts.” 19 For the fate of humans[fn] and the fate of the beast isthe same.[fn] The death of the one is like the death of the other, forboth are mortal.[fn] Man has no advantage over the beast, for both are fleeting. 20 Both go to one place—both came from dust and both return to dust. 21 For no one knows whether the spirit of a human ascends to heaven and whether the spirit of the beast descends to the ground!
22 So I concluded that there is nothing better for a person than to enjoy the fruit of his labor, for this is his lot in life. For no one knows what will happen in the future.[fn]
?:? Literally “in my heart”
?:? The MT reads שָׁם “there,” but repointing to שָׂם, “he has appointed,” makes better sense
?:? Literally “the sons of the man”
?:? Or “tests”
?:? The MT reads active “to see,” but causative “to show” is reflected by LXX, Syriac Peshitta, and Latin Vulgate
?:? Literally “the sons of the man”
?:? Literally “is one”
?:? Literally “and one breath is for all”
?:? Literally “For who can bring him to see in what will be after him?”