Wisdom puts light in the eyes, And gives gentleness to words and manners. What would be some hints for memorizing Scripture? When the people returned to the city, they delivered flowery eulogies—and in the very place where wicked acts were done by those very men! 1 There's nothing better than being wise, Knowing how to interpret the meaning of life. Don’t Take Anything for Granted - A good reputation is better than a fat bank account. Who dares say to him, “What are you doing?” Carrying out orders won’t hurt you a bit; the wise person obeys promptly and accurately. Search as hard as you like, you’re not going to make sense of it. 8 No one can control the wind or lock it in a box.No one has any say-so regarding the day of death.No one can stop a battle in its tracks.No one who does evil can be saved by evil. and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? Knowing how to interpret the meaning of life. Who’s around to tell us? 10 One time I saw wicked men given a solemn burial in holy ground. Be endangered - Rather: “cut himself.” The Message; Ecclesiastes 8 ... Ecclesiastes 8. And gives gentleness to words and manners. a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed. The Global Message of Ecclesiastes Life in a Broken World. Ecclesiastes 8 The Message (MSG) 8 There’s nothing better than being wise, Knowing how to interpret the meaning of life. 1 3 There’s an opportune time to do things, a right time for everything on the earth: 2–8 A right time for birth and another for death, A right time to plant and another to reap, A right time to kill and another to heal, A right time to destroy and another to construct, Obey the King. When the people returned to the city, they delivered flowery eulogies—and in the very place where wicked acts were done by those very men! 8 There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it. No one has any say-so regarding the day of death. The only earthly good men and women can look forward to is to eat and drink well and have a good time—compensation for the struggle for survival these few years God gives us on earth. Sages invest themselves in hurt and grieving. 2-7 Do what your king commands; you gave a sacred oath of obedience. Ecclesiastes 8:6 Yes, there's a right time and way for everything, even though, unfortunately, we miss it for the most part. Don’t worryingly second-guess your orders or try to back out when the task is unpleasant. Yes, there’s a right time and way for everything, even though, unfortunately, we miss it for the most part. Search as hard as you like, you’re not going to make sense of it. The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language - Unabridged Audiobook on 66 CDs in a Carrying Case, Message Slimline Bible--soft leather-look, brown/tan, The Message Bible--soft leather-look, sky blue, The Message Gift and Award Bible, Imitation Leather, Coral. Get an Answer. No one who does evil can be saved by evil. This too is meaningless. Questions. Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson. Wisdom puts light in the eyes, And gives gentleness to words and manners. No one has any say-so regarding the day of death. All is vanity,” declares the Preacher, echoing the cries of many who have seen, experienced, and recognized the dreadful fallenness of our world (Eccles. 9 All this I observed as I tried my best to understand all that’s going on in this world. Ask a Question. MSG Ecclesiastes 8 1 There’s nothing better than being wise, Knowing how to interpret the meaning of life. Read the Bible. a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed. THE MESSAGE; Ecclesiastes; Chapter 8; Read the Bible THE MESSAGE Ecclesiastes 8:8. No one has any say-so regarding the day of death. ... 8 No one can control the wind or lock it in a box. Because the sentence against evil deeds is so long in coming, people in general think they can get by with murder. Who dares say to him, “What are you doing?” Carrying out orders won’t hurt you a bit; the wise person obeys promptly and accurately. Ecclesiastes 8. No one has any say-so regarding the day of death. No matter how many days he lives, they’ll all be as flat and colorless as a shadow—because he doesn’t fear God. Ecclesiastes 8:8 No one can control the wind or lock it in a box. Ecclesiastes 10:8. Indeed. Ecclesiastes 8 1 here's nothing better than being wise, Knowing how to interpret the meaning of life. I tell you, this makes no sense. The king has the last word. I tell you, this makes no sense. Read verse in The Message Bible Wisdom puts light in the eyes, And gives gentleness to words and manners. The Message (MSG) Bible Book List. Ecclesiastes 8 The Message Bible << Ecclesiastes 7 | Ecclesiastes 8 | Ecclesiastes 9 >> 8 1 here's nothing better than being wise, Knowing how to interpret the meaning of life. 2-7 Do what your king commands; you gave a sacred oath of obedience. Do what your king commands; you gave a sacred oath of obedience. 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 Eugene H. Peterson by NavPress Publishing. MSG 1 here's nothing better than being wise, Knowing how to interpret the meaning of life. 2 Do what your king commands; you gave a sacred oath of obedience. Don’t worryingly second-guess your orders or try to back out when the task is unpleasant. Update. The Message. 3-5 Say a couple have scores of children and live a long, long life but never enjoy themselves—even though they end up with a big funeral! And gives gentleness to words and manners. 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. Wisdom puts light in the eyes, And gives gentleness to words and manners. It’s smoke. 1 Who is like the wise? 12-13 Even though a person sins and gets by with it hundreds of times throughout a long life, I’m still convinced that the good life is reserved for the person who fears God, who lives reverently in his presence, and that the evil person will not experience a “good” life. NIV 1 Who is like the wise? Last Week's Top Questions . 8 No one can control the wind or lock it in a box.No one has any say-so regarding the day of death.No one can stop a battle in its tracks.No one who does evil can be saved by evil. Learn More About The Message Those Who Fear God Will Do Well - One time I saw wicked men given a solemn burial in holy ground. 12 Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him: 13 But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God. Who’s around to tell us? The king has the last word. 9 All this I observed as I tried my best to understand all that’s going on in this world. Need some help understanding theology? Don’t worryingly second-guess your orders or try to back out when the task is unpleasant. 9 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. The meaning is, “He who obeys the commandment (i. e., the word of the king, Ecclesiastes 8:4), will not be an accomplice in any act of rebellion; and if he be a wise man he discerns (literally knows) that the king‘s commandment or action is liable to correction, if it be wrong, in God‘s time and by God‘s judgment.” We might discover something from it. Ecclesiastes 8:7. 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 Eugene H. Peterson by NavPress Publishing. It blotches the face but it scours the heart. There’s nothing better than being wise, Knowing how to interpret the meaning of life. It’s true that no one knows what’s going to happen, or when. More smoke. No matter how many days he lives, they’ll all be as flat and colorless as a shadow—because he doesn’t fear God. Read verse in The Message Bible Breaketh an hedge - Rather: “breaks through a wall.” Serpent - The habit of snakes is to nestle in a chink of a wall, or among stones (compare Amos 5:19). Ecclesiastes 8:11 ecause the sentence against evil deeds is so long in coming, people in general think they can get by with murder. 12 1-2 Honor and enjoy your Creator while you’re still young, Before the years take their toll and your vigor wanes, Before your vision dims and the world blurs And the winter years keep you close to the fire. Ecclesiastes 10:9. Indeed. Wisdom puts light in the eyes, And gives gentleness to words and manners. No matter how smart you are, you won’t get to the bottom of it. 3 Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him. 12-13 Even though a person sins and gets by with it hundreds of times throughout a long life, I’m still convinced that the good life is reserved for the person who fears God, who lives reverently in his presence, and that the evil person will not experience a “good” life. There's nothing better than being wise, Knowing how to interpret the meaning of life. Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson, The Message (MSG). There is a time when a man lords it over others to his own [] hurt. Ecclesiastes 8:7-9 The Message (MSG) No One Can Control the Wind. It sees nothing … Wisdom puts light in the eyes, And gives gentleness to words and manners. More smoke. Because the sentence against evil deeds is.. 15 So, I’m all for just going ahead and having a good time—the best possible. and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? Read verse in The Message Bible Crying is better than laughing. Who knows the explanation of things? 1 There's nothing better than being wise, Knowing how to interpret the meaning of life. As long as men and women have the power to hurt each other, this is the way it is. Because, therefore - , Or, as in Ecclesiastes 8:7, “for.” The possibility of God‘s time and judgment being in opposition to a king‘s purpose or commandment Ecclesiastes 8:5, suggests the thought that such discord is a misery (evil, Ecclesiastes 6:1) common to man (or, mankind). Indeed. No one can stop a battle … 16-17 When I determined to load up on wisdom and examine everything taking place on earth, I realized that if you keep your eyes open day and night without even blinking, you’ll still never figure out the meaning of what God is doing on this earth. Wisdom puts light in the eyes, And gives gentleness to words and manners. 8 There’s nothing better than being wise,Knowing how to interpret the meaning of life.Wisdom puts light in the eyes,And gives gentleness to words and manners. No matter how smart you are, you won’t get to the bottom of it. Ecclesiastes 8:1 - 9. There’s a Right Time for Everything. You learn more at a funeral than at a feast— After all, that’s where we’ll end up. No one can stop a battle in its tracks. Ecclesiastes 8:9. 2 I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God. 17 Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea farther; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it. You’re serving his pleasure, not yours. Ecclesiastes 3 The Message (MSG) There’s a Right Time for Everything 3 There’s an opportune time to do things, a right time for everything on the earth: 2-8 A right time for birth and another for death, and changes its hard appearance. 11 Because the sentence against evil deeds is so long in coming, people in general think they can get by with murder. Ecclesiastes Chapter 2 - MSG. Ecclesiastes 8 Keep the King's Command. I tell you, this makes no sense. 2 I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God. Yes, there’s a right time and way for everything, even though, unfortunately, we miss it for the most part. 6 Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him. It's smoke. Knowing how to interpret the meaning of life. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 MSG - There’s a Right Time for Everything - Bible Gateway. 2-7 Do what your king commands; you gave a sacred oath of obedience. The king has the last word. 15 So, I’m all for just going ahead and having a good time—the best possible. Ecclesiastes 8 King James Version (KJV) 8 Who is as the wise man? I’d say that a stillborn baby gets the better deal. 5 Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment. 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