Ecclesiastes 8:6

8:6 For there is a proper time and procedure for every matter,

for the oppression ¹  of the king ²  is severe upon his victim. ³ 

Ecclesiastes 3:14

God’s Sovereignty

3:14 I also know that whatever God does will endure forever;

nothing can be added to it, and nothing taken away from it.

God has made it this way, so that men will fear him.

[8:6]  ¹ tn Heb “evil”; or “misery.”

[8:6]  ² tn Heb “the man.”

[8:6]  ³ tn Heb “upon him.”