Ecclesiastes 3:16
And again, I saw under the sun, in the place of the judges, that evil was there; and in the place of righteousness, that evil was there.
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Psalms 58:1To the chief music-maker; put to Al-tashheth. Michtam. Of David.
Psalms 82:2How long will you go on judging falsely, having respect for the persons of evil-doers? (Selah.)
Ecclesiastes 4:1And again I saw all the cruel things which are done under the sun; there was the weeping of those who have evil done to them, and they had no comforter: and from the hands of the evil-doers there went out power, but they had no comforter.
Ecclesiastes 5:8\5:9\It is good generally for a country where the land is worked to have a king.
Micah 2:2They have a desire for fields and take them by force; and for houses and take them away: they are cruel to a man and his family, even to a man and his heritage.
Zephaniah 3:3Her rulers are like loud-voiced lions in her; her judges are wolves of the evening, crushing up the bones before the morning.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 3:12-16
Mutability of Human Affairs. 11 He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end. 12 I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life. 13 And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God. 14 I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken… Read the whole commentary →