Ecclesiastes 8:6
For euery thing wyll haue oportunitie and iudgement: and this is the thing that maketh men full of carefulnesse and sorowe.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.
In Context
7And why? a man knoweth not what is for to come: for who can tell hym when it shalbe?
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 3:11All this hath he ordeyned marueilous goodly, to euery thyng his due tyme: He hath planted ignoraunce also in the heartes of men, that they shoulde not comprehende the ground of his workes which he doth from the begynnyng to the ende.
Ecclesiastes 7:13Consider the worke of God, how that no man can make the thing straight, whiche he maketh crooked.
Isaiah 3:11[But] wo be vnto the wicked, for it shalbe euyll with hym: for he shalbe rewarded after his owne workes.
Luke 13:25When the good man of the house is risen vp, and hath shut to the doore, and ye begyn to stande without, & to knocke at the doore, saying, Lorde, Lorde, open vnto vs: and he shall aunswere, and say vnto you, I knowe you not whence ye are.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 8:2-6
The Excellence of Wisdom; The Duty of Subjects. 1 Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed. 2 I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God. 3 Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him. 4 Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou? 5 Whoso keepeth the… Read the whole commentary →