15 Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun. I said that this also is vanity. They came and went from the holy place, and they were praised in the city where they did so. This too is meaningless. 8 As no one has power over the wind to contain it, so. When the sentence for a crime is not quickly carried out, people's hearts are filled with schemes to do wrong. For there is a proper time and procedure for every delight, though a man's trouble is heavy upon him. He concedes wisdom’s advantages (v. He concedes wisdom’s advantages (v. 1 ), but then describes the subservience and sometimes demeaning demands required of the sage in the court of the king (vv. (K) 15 So I commend the enjoyment of life(L), because there is nothing better for a person under the sun than to eat and drink(M) and be glad. Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow. 8 As no one has power over the wind to contain it, so[ a] no one has power over the time of their death. 8. 7 Yet no one knows what will happen(G) because who can tell him what will happen? (G) 13 Yet because the wicked do not fear God,(H) it will not go well with them, and their days(I) will not lengthen like a shadow. I say that this too is futility. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 King James Version (KJV). 2 Keep[a] the king’s command because of your oath made before God. For there is a time and a way for everything, although man’s trouble lies heavy on him. Although a wicked person who commits a hundred crimes may live a long time, I know that it will go better with those who fear God, who are reverent before him. (B) 3 Do not be in a hurry; leave his presence,(C) and don’t persist in a bad cause, since he will do whatever he wants. 14 There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity. KJV, Holy Bible, Larger Print, Paperback, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, King James Version, KJV, Value Thinline Bible, Large Print, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, King James Version, KJV, Reference Bible, Personal Size Giant Print, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, King James Version, KJV, Journal the Word Bible, Large Print, Red Letter Edition: Reflect, Journal, or Create Art Next to Your Favorite Verses, KJV, Word Study Bible, Red Letter Edition: 1,700 Key Words that Unlock the Meaning of the Bible, KJV, Reference Bible, Center-Column Giant Print, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, King James Version. All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt. A person’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.(A). (Q) No one can comprehend what goes on under the sun. Obey Rulers. Then joy will accompany them in their toil all the days of the life God has given them under the sun. Even if the wise claim they know, they cannot really comprehend it. Although a wicked person who commits a hundred crimes may live a long time, I know that it will go better with those who fear God, who are reverent before him.