TSK · Ecclesiastes 9:1

Surely he loves the people; all your holy ones are in your power. And they sit at your feet, each receiving your words.

Then the king said to Zadok,“Take the ark of God back to the city. If I find favor in the LORD’s sight he will bring me back and enable me to see both it and his dwelling place again.

in whose hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all the human race.

You have taken notice, for you always see one who inflicts pain and suffering. The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you; you deliver the fatherless.

Commit your future to the LORD! Trust in him, and he will act on your behalf.

They say,“How does God know what we do? Is the Most High aware of what goes on?”

So I decided to discern the benefit of wisdom and knowledge over foolish behavior and ideas; however, I concluded that even this endeavor is like trying to chase the wind!

True Righteousness and Wisdom Are Virtually Nonexistent I tried to understand, examine, and comprehend the role of wisdom in the scheme of things, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the insanity of folly.

Here is another enigma that occurs on earth: Sometimes there are righteous people who get what the wicked deserve, and sometimes there are wicked people who get what the righteous deserve. I said,“This also is an enigma.”

yet a fool keeps on babbling. No one knows what will happen; who can tell him what will happen in the future?

O LORD, you make us secure, for even all we have accomplished, you have done for us.

I, the LORD, hereby promise to make you as strong as a fortified city, an iron pillar, and a bronze wall. You will be able to stand up against all who live in the land, including the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests and all the people of the land.

My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

Because of this, in fact, I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, because I know the one in whom my faith is set and I am convinced that he is able to protect what has been entrusted to me until that day.