[It is] good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.
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Louis Segond 1910
Il est bon que tu retiennes ceci, et que tu ne négliges point cela; car celui qui craint Dieu échappe à toutes ces choses.
KJV
[It is] good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.
Salonius
Mystical Exposition on Ecclesiastes
hings that are beyond their grasp. Why does Solomon say, "Whoever fears the Lord neglects nothing," Ecclesiastes 7:18, while the apostle James says, "We all stumble in many ways," James 3:2? Did James or the other apostles not fear God, since they confessed that they stumble in…
Salonius
Mystical Exposition on Ecclesiastes
hout sinning. So, how can it be true then when it says: "Whoever fears the Lord, neglects nothing." Ecclesiastes 7:18. Those who possess a holy and pure fear of God neglect nothing. They are neither uplifted by prosperity nor cast down by adversity. Whatever happens to them doe…
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