Ecclesiastes 11:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.

If a man

Ecclesiastes 6:6

Ecclesiastes 8:12

Rejoice

Ecclesiastes 3:12

Ecclesiastes 5:18

Ecclesiastes 8:15

Yet

All that

General references

Ecclesiastes 1:2

Bible References

If a man

Even if the other man lives a thousand years twice and does not enjoy good things—do not all go to one place?”

Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and may lengthen his life, still I know that it will be well for those who fear God, who fear Him openly.

Rejoice

I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and to do good in one’s lifetime;

Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat, to drink and enjoy oneself in all one’s labor in which he toils under the sun during the few years of his life which God has given him; for this is his

reward.

So I commended pleasure, for there is nothing good for a man under the sun except to eat and to drink and to be merry, and this will stand by him in his toils throughout the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.

Yet

In the day of prosperity be happy,

But in the day of adversity consider—
God has made the one as well as the other
So that man will not discover anything that will be after him.

Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near when you will say, “I have no delight in them”;

“Would that they were wise, that they understood this,

That they would discern their future!

The land of utter gloom as darkness itself,
Of deep shadow without order,
And which shines as the darkness.”

“But man dies and lies prostrate.
Man expires, and where is he?

“He wanders about for food, saying, ‘Where is it?’
He knows that a day of darkness is at hand.

“He is driven from light into darkness,
And chased from the inhabited world.

Give glory to the Lord your God,

Before He brings darkness
And before your feet stumble
On the dusky mountains,
And while you are hoping for light
He makes it into deep darkness,
And turns it into gloom.

A day of darkness and gloom,
A day of clouds and thick darkness.
As the dawn is spread over the mountains,
So there is a great and mighty people;
There has never been anything like it,
Nor will there be again after it
To the years of many generations.

Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

So Jesus said to them, “For a little while longer the Light is among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you; he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes.

that they were saying to you, “In the last time there will be mockers, following after their own ungodly lusts.”

All that

I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure. So enjoy yourself.” And behold, it too was futility.

There was a certain man without a dependent, having neither a son nor a brother, yet there was no end to all his labor. Indeed, his eyes were not satisfied with riches and he never asked, “And for whom am I laboring and depriving myself of pleasure?” This too is vanity and it is a grievous task.

As he had come naked from his mother’s womb, so will he return as he came. He will take nothing from the fruit of his labor that he can carry in his hand.

For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a man?

General references

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Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher,

“Vanity of vanities! All is vanity.”