Ecclesiastes or Preacher 08 The sinner is not punished quickly; the righteous often finds himself in adversity.

 Ecclesiastes or Preacher 08

The sinner is not punished quickly; the righteous often finds himself in adversity.

11 Because judgment against an evil deed is not executed speedily, therefore the hearts of the sons of men are fully set in them to do evil.

12 Though a sinner does evil a hundred times, and his days are prolonged, yet I know for sure that it will be well with those who fear God, who fear before him.

13 But it will not be well with the wicked, neither will he prolong his days; he will be like a shadow, because he does not fear before God.

14 Another vanity that is done on earth: There are righteous people who are rewarded according to the deeds of the wicked, and there are wicked people who are rewarded according to the deeds of the righteous. I say that this also is vanity. 

15 Then I extolled joy, for a man has nothing better under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry, for this will accompany him in his labor all the days of his life, which God gives him under the sun.

16 I applied my heart to know wisdom and to see the work that is on the earth (for man sees neither day nor night sleep in his eyes).

17 Then I saw all the work of God, that no man can find out what is done under the sun. No matter how hard a man toils to seek it, he will not find it. And though a wise man says he will know it, he will not be able to find it.