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class="icon"></span> </li> <li class="tabItem marginal" data-related-content="studyMarginals" aria-label="marginal"> <span class="icon"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="navigationContents"> <div id="studyDiscover" class="studyPane active tabContent"> <div class="section"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui"><strong>Ecclesiastes Outline</strong></span></h3><div class="summaryOutline"><ul class="content"><li class='scalableui'><ul class="outline"><li class="L1 chapterNo"><ul><li class="L2"><p>Under imperfect human rule <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8#h=74:0-83:0"><span class="altsize">1-17</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p><ul><li class="L3"><p>Obey the king’s orders <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8#h=75:0-76:0"><span class="altsize">2-4</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li><li class="L3"><p>Man’s domination harmful <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8#h=78:0-78:156"><span class="altsize">9</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li><li class="L3"><p>When sentence not executed speedily <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8#h=79:0-79:120"><span class="altsize">11</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li><li class="L3"><p>Eat, drink, and rejoice <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8#h=81:0-82:0"><span class="altsize">15</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-8-1" data-section-citation="021008001021008001"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 8:1</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-64"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p182" data-pid="182">Or “the interpretation of a matter?”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p143" data-pid="143" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/141/0">w77 517</a></p> <p id="p144" data-pid="144" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-8-2" data-section-citation="021008002021008002"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 8:2</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8/168" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-169"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 24:21, 22; Ro 13:1; Tit 3:1; 1Pe 2:13</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-169" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-169" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8/169" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-170"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Sa 5:3</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-170" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-170" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p264" data-pid="264" class="se"></p> <div id="p265" data-pid="265"><p data-pid="265" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/261/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="265" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/261/0">4/8/1988, p. 24</a></p> </div><p id="p266" data-pid="266" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p91" data-pid="91" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/89/0">g88 4/8 24;</a></p> <p id="p92" data-pid="92" class="sx"></p> <p id="p144" data-pid="144" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/142/0">w80 3/1 27;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/142/2"> w77 517;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/142/5"> w57 699;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/142/6"> w56 89</a></p> <p id="p145" data-pid="145" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-8-3" data-section-citation="021008003021008003"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 8:3</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8/170" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-171"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 10:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-171" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-171" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8/171" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-172"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 1:5, 7; Pr 20:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-172" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-172" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p266" data-pid="266" class="se"></p> <div id="p267" data-pid="267"><p data-pid="267" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/262/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="267" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/262/0">11/1/2006, p. 16</a></p> </div><p id="p268" data-pid="268" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p92" data-pid="92" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/90/0">w06 11/1 16;</a></p> <p id="p93" data-pid="93" class="sx"></p> <p id="p145" data-pid="145" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/143/0">w80 3/1 27;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/143/2"> w77 517;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/143/5"> w57 699</a></p> <p id="p146" data-pid="146" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-8-4" data-section-citation="021008004021008004"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 8:4</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8/172" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-173"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 2:24, 25</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-173" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-173" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p146" data-pid="146" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/144/0">w80 3/1 27;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/144/2"> w77 517-518;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/144/5"> w57 699</a></p> <p id="p147" data-pid="147" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-8-5" data-section-citation="021008005021008005"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 8:5</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-65"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p183" data-pid="183">Or “judgment.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8/173" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-174"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ro 13:5; 1Pe 3:13</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-174" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-174" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8/174" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-175"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 24:12, 13; 26:8-10; Ps 37:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-175" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-175" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p147" data-pid="147" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/145/0">w80 3/1 27-28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/145/2"> w77 518;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/145/4"> w57 699</a></p> <p id="p148" data-pid="148" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-8-6" data-section-citation="021008006021008006"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 8:6</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-66"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p184" data-pid="184">Or “judgment.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8/175" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-176"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 3:17</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-176" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-176" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p148" data-pid="148" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/146/0">w80 3/1 27-28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/146/2"> w77 518;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/146/5"> g77 2/8 28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/146/7"> w57 699</a></p> <p id="p149" data-pid="149" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-8-7" data-section-citation="021008007021008007"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 8:7</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p149" data-pid="149" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/147/0">w80 3/1 27-28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/147/2"> w77 518;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/147/5"> g77 2/8 28</a></p> <p id="p150" data-pid="150" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-8-8" data-section-citation="021008008021008008"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 8:8</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-67"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p185" data-pid="185">Or “breath; wind.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-68"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p186" data-pid="186">Or possibly, “their wickedness cannot rescue the wicked.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8/176" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-177"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 89:48</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-177" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-177" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p268" data-pid="268" class="se"></p> <p id="p269" data-pid="269" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/263/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 596</a></p> <p id="p270" data-pid="270" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/264/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 1170</a></p> <div id="p271" data-pid="271"><p data-pid="271" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/265/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="271" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/265/0">9/15/1987, p. 25</a></p> </div><p id="p272" data-pid="272" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p93" data-pid="93" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/91/0">it-1 596;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/91/2"> it-2 1170;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/91/4"> w87 9/15 25;</a></p> <p id="p94" data-pid="94" class="sx"></p> <p id="p150" data-pid="150" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/148/0">w77 573;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/148/2"> ad 431,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/148/3"> 1646;</a><span class="ni"> im 149;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/148/5"> w62 57</a></p> <p id="p151" data-pid="151" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-8-9" data-section-citation="021008009021008009"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 8:9</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-69"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p187" data-pid="187">Or “injury; detriment.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8/177" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-178"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 1:13, 14; Mic 7:3</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-178" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-178" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p272" data-pid="272" class="se"></p> <p id="p273" data-pid="273" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/266/0"><em>Enjoy Life Forever!,</em> lesson 31</a></p> <div id="p274" data-pid="274"><p data-pid="274" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/267/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="274" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/267/0">No. 3 2017, p. 6</a></p> </div><div id="p275" data-pid="275"><p data-pid="275" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/268/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="275" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/268/0">1/1/2002, pp. 4-5</a></p> </div><p id="p276" data-pid="276" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p94" data-pid="94" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/92/0">lff lesson 31;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/92/2"> g17.3 6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/92/4"> w02 1/1 4-5;</a></p> <p id="p95" data-pid="95" class="sx"></p> <p id="p151" data-pid="151" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/149/0">w84 6/15 3-4;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/149/2"> w84 11/15 6-7;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/149/4"> w78 1/15 13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/149/6"> w78 8/1 8;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/149/8"> w77 518;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/149/10"> lp 43-44;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/149/12"> g77 5/22 3-4;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/149/14"> w76 35-36;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/149/16"> w74 67;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/149/18"> w73 165;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/149/20"> g72 10/22 11</a></p> <p id="p152" data-pid="152" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-8-10" data-section-citation="021008010021008010"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 8:10</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8/178" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-179"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 10:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-179" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-179" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p152" data-pid="152" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/150/0">w77 518</a></p> <p id="p153" data-pid="153" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-8-11" data-section-citation="021008011021008011"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 8:11</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8/179" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-180"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 10:4, 6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-180" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-180" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8/180" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-181"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 2:22, 23</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-181" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-181" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p276" data-pid="276" class="se"></p> <div id="p277" data-pid="277"><p data-pid="277" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/269/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="277" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/269/0">9/1/2010, p. 4</a></p> </div><p id="p278" data-pid="278" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/270/0"><em>True Peace,</em> p. 135</a></p> <p id="p279" data-pid="279" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p95" data-pid="95" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/93/0">w10 9/1 4;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/93/2"> tp 135;</a></p> <p id="p96" data-pid="96" class="sx"></p> <p id="p153" data-pid="153" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/151/0">g82 1/22 19;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/151/2"> fl 137-138;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/151/4"> w77 573-574;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/151/7"> w74 293;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/151/9"> w72 263-264;</a><span class="ni"> g65 2/8 11;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/151/12"> w63 261;</a><span class="ni"> g63 3/8 4;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/151/14"> w62 491;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/151/15"> w54 422;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/151/16"> w53 345</a></p> <p id="p154" data-pid="154" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-8-12" data-section-citation="021008012021008012"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 8:12</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8/181" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-182"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 34:9; 103:13; 112:1; Isa 3:10; 2Pe 2:9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-182" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-182" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p279" data-pid="279" class="se"></p> <div id="p280" data-pid="280"><p data-pid="280" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/271/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="280" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/271/0">2/15/1997, pp. 17-18</a></p> </div><p id="p281" data-pid="281" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p96" data-pid="96" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/94/0">w97 2/15 17-18;</a></p> <p id="p97" data-pid="97" class="sx"></p> <p id="p154" data-pid="154" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/152/0">w77 80;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/152/2"> w77 573-574;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/152/5"> w65 21;</a><span class="ni"> yb65 32;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/152/7"> w57 702;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/152/8"> w54 422</a></p> <p id="p155" data-pid="155" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-8-13" data-section-citation="021008013021008013"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 8:13</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8/182" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-183"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 37:10; Isa 57:21</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-183" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-183" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8/183" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-184"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Job 24:24</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-184" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-184" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p281" data-pid="281" class="se"></p> <div id="p282" data-pid="282"><p data-pid="282" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/272/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="282" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/272/0">2/15/1997, pp. 17-18</a></p> </div><p id="p283" data-pid="283" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p97" data-pid="97" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/95/0">w97 2/15 17-18;</a></p> <p id="p98" data-pid="98" class="sx"></p> <p id="p155" data-pid="155" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/153/0">w77 80;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/153/2"> w77 573-574;</a><span class="ni"> g63 3/8 4;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/153/6"> w57 702;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/153/7"> w54 422</a></p> <p id="p156" data-pid="156" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-8-14" data-section-citation="021008014021008014"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 8:14</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-70"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p188" data-pid="188">Or “frustrating.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8/184" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-185"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 7:15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-185" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-185" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8/185" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-186"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 37:7; 73:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-186" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-186" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p156" data-pid="156" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/154/0">w77 574;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/154/2"> w54 422</a></p> <p id="p157" data-pid="157" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-8-15" data-section-citation="021008015021008015"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 8:15</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8/186" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-187"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 100:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-187" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-187" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8/187" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-188"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 2:24; 3:12, 13</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-188" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-188" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p283" data-pid="283" class="se"></p> <p id="p284" data-pid="284" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/273/0"><em>Enjoy Life Forever!,</em> lesson 44</a></p> <div id="p285" data-pid="285"><p data-pid="285" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/274/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="285" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/274/0">10/1/1996, p. 14</a></p> </div><p id="p286" data-pid="286" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p98" data-pid="98" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/96/0">lff lesson 44;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/96/2"> w96 10/1 14;</a></p> <p id="p99" data-pid="99" class="sx"></p> <p id="p157" data-pid="157" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/155/0">g79 8/22 5-6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/155/2"> w78 12/15 9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/155/4"> g78 4/22 27;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/155/6"> w77 574;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/155/8"> w57 692</a></p> <p id="p158" data-pid="158" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-8-16" data-section-citation="021008016021008016"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 8:16</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-71"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p189" data-pid="189">Or “occupation.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-72"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p190" data-pid="190">Or possibly, “that people do not see sleep either by day or by night.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8/188" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-189"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 1:13; 7:25</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-189" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-189" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p286" data-pid="286" class="se"></p> <div id="p287" data-pid="287"><p data-pid="287" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/275/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="287" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/275/0">11/1/2006, p. 16</a></p> </div><p id="p288" data-pid="288" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p99" data-pid="99" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/97/0">w06 11/1 16;</a></p> <p id="p100" data-pid="100" class="sx"></p> <p id="p158" data-pid="158" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/156/0">w79 3/1 4;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/156/2"> w77 574-575</a></p> <p id="p159" data-pid="159" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-8-17" data-section-citation="021008017021008017"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 8:17</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8/189" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-190"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 3:11; Ro 11:33</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-190" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-190" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8/190" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-191"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Job 28:12; Ec 7:24; 11:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-191" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-191" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p288" data-pid="288" class="se"></p> <div id="p289" data-pid="289"><p data-pid="289" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/276/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="289" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/276/0">11/1/2006, p. 16</a></p> </div><p id="p290" data-pid="290" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p100" data-pid="100" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/98/0">w06 11/1 16;</a></p> <p id="p101" data-pid="101" class="sx"></p> <p id="p159" data-pid="159" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/157/0">w79 3/1 4;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/157/2"> w77 574-575;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/157/4"> w57 698</a></p> <p id="p160" data-pid="160" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div> </div> <div id="studyParallel" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section"> <h3 class="title">Parallel Translations</h3> <div class="helpText">Click a verse number to display parallel Bible verses.</div> <div class="parallel"> <div class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div> <div class="extract"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="studyMarginals" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section marginalsGeneral"><h3 class="title"><span class="sectionIcon"></span><span class="scalableui">General</span></h3><div class="content categorizedMarginal"><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8/168/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-169-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 8:2</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 24:21, 22; Ro 13:1; Tit 3:1; 1Pe 2:13</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-169-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-169-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8/169/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-170-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 8:2</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Sa 5:3</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-170-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-170-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8/170/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-171-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 8:3</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 10:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-171-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-171-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8/171/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-172-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 8:3</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 1:5, 7; Pr 20:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-172-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-172-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8/172/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-173-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 8:4</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 2:24, 25</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-173-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-173-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8/173/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-174-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 8:5</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ro 13:5; 1Pe 3:13</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-174-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-174-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8/174/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-175-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 8:5</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 24:12, 13; 26:8-10; Ps 37:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-175-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-175-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8/175/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-176-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 8:6</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 3:17</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-176-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-176-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8/176/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-177-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 8:8</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 89:48</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-177-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-177-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8/177/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-178-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 8:9</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 1:13, 14; Mic 7:3</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-178-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-178-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8/178/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-179-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 8:10</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 10:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-179-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-179-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8/179/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-180-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 8:11</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 10:4, 6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-180-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-180-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/8/180/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-181-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 8:11</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 2:22, 23</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-181-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-181-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" 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</div> <div id="documentCitationInformation"> <div>New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)</div> <div>Ecclesiastes 8:1-17</div> </div> <div id="content" class="content"> <div class="articlePositioner" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr"> <div id="banner" class="documentBanner showRuby ml-E ms-ROMAN dir-ltr" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr"> </div> <article id="article" class="article bible html5 pub-nwtsty jwac showRuby ml-E ms-ROMAN dir-ltr includeSecondaryNav" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr" role="article"> <div class="scalableui"> <header> <h1>Ecclesiastes</h1> </header> <p id="p74" data-pid="74" class="sb"><span id="v21-8-1-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17575" class="cl vx vp"><strong>8</strong> </a>Who is like the wise man? Who knows the solution to a problem?<a id="footnotesource64" data-fnid="64" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/63">*</a> A man’s wisdom lights up his face and softens his stern appearance.</span></p> <p id="p75" data-pid="75" class="sb"><span id="v21-8-2-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17576" class="vl vx vp">2 </a>I say: “Obey the king’s orders<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/168" data-bid="169-1" class="b">+</a> out of regard for the oath to God.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/169" data-bid="170-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v21-8-3-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17577" class="vl vx vp">3 </a>Do not rush to depart from his presence.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/170" data-bid="171-1" class="b">+</a> Do not take a stand for anything bad;<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/171" data-bid="172-1" class="b">+</a> for he can do whatever he pleases, </span><span id="v21-8-4-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17578" class="vl vx vp">4 </a>because the word of the king is absolute;<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/172" data-bid="173-1" class="b">+</a> who can say to him, ‘What are you doing?’”</span></p> <p id="p76" data-pid="76" class="sb"><span id="v21-8-5-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17579" class="vl vx vp">5 </a>The one who observes the commandment will not experience harm,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/173" data-bid="174-1" class="b">+</a> and the wise heart will know the right time and procedure.<a id="footnotesource65" data-fnid="65" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/64">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/174" data-bid="175-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v21-8-6-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17580" class="vl vx vp">6 </a>For every matter there is a time and procedure,<a id="footnotesource66" data-fnid="66" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/65">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/175" data-bid="176-1" class="b">+</a> because the troubles of mankind are so abundant. </span><span id="v21-8-7-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17581" class="vl vx vp">7 </a>Since no one knows what will happen, who can tell him how it will happen?</span></p> <p id="p77" data-pid="77" class="sb"><span id="v21-8-8-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17582" class="vl vx vp">8 </a>Just as no man has power over the spirit<a id="footnotesource67" data-fnid="67" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/66">*</a> or can restrain the spirit, so no one has power over the day of death.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/176" data-bid="177-1" class="b">+</a> Just as no one is discharged during a war, so wickedness will not allow those who practice it to escape.<a id="footnotesource68" data-fnid="68" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/67">*</a></span></p> <p id="p78" data-pid="78" class="sb"><span id="v21-8-9-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17583" class="vl vx vp">9 </a>All of this I have seen, and I applied my heart to every work that has been done under the sun, during the time that man has dominated man to his harm.<a id="footnotesource69" data-fnid="69" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/68">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/177" data-bid="178-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v21-8-10-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17584" class="vl vx vp">10 </a>And I saw the wicked being buried, those who used to go in and out of the holy place, but they were soon forgotten in the city where they acted that way.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/178" data-bid="179-1" class="b">+</a> This too is futility.</span></p> <p id="p79" data-pid="79" class="sb"><span id="v21-8-11-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17585" class="vl vx vp">11 </a>Because sentence against a bad deed has not been executed speedily,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/179" data-bid="180-1" class="b">+</a> the heart of men becomes emboldened to do bad.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/180" data-bid="181-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v21-8-12-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17586" class="vl vx vp">12 </a>Although a sinner may do bad a hundred times and still live a long time, yet I am aware that it will turn out well for those who fear the true God, because they fear him.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/181" data-bid="182-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v21-8-13-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17587" class="vl vx vp">13 </a>But it will not turn out well for the wicked one,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/182" data-bid="183-1" class="b">+</a> nor will he prolong his days that are like a shadow,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/183" data-bid="184-1" class="b">+</a> because he does not fear God.</span></p> <p id="p80" data-pid="80" class="sb"><span id="v21-8-14-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17588" class="vl vx vp">14 </a>There is something futile<a id="footnotesource70" data-fnid="70" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/69">*</a> that takes place on the earth: There are righteous people who are treated as if they had acted wickedly,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/184" data-bid="185-1" class="b">+</a> and there are wicked people who are treated as if they had acted righteously.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/185" data-bid="186-1" class="b">+</a> I say that this too is futility.</span></p> <p id="p81" data-pid="81" class="sb"><span id="v21-8-15-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17589" class="vl vx vp">15 </a>So I recommended rejoicing,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/186" data-bid="187-1" class="b">+</a> because there is nothing better for man under the sun than to eat and drink and rejoice; this should accompany him as he works hard during the days of his life,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/187" data-bid="188-1" class="b">+</a> which the true God gives him under the sun.</span></p> <p id="p82" data-pid="82" class="sb"><span id="v21-8-16-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17590" class="vl vx vp">16 </a>I applied my heart to acquire wisdom and to see all the activity<a id="footnotesource71" data-fnid="71" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/70">*</a> happening on the earth,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/188" data-bid="189-1" class="b">+</a> even going without sleep day and night.<a id="footnotesource72" data-fnid="72" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/71">*</a> </span><span id="v21-8-17-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17591" class="vl vx vp">17 </a>Then I considered all the work of the true God, and I realized that mankind cannot comprehend what happens under the sun.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/189" data-bid="190-1" class="b">+</a> No matter how hard men try, they cannot comprehend it. 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