The Pulpit Commentary on Ecclesiastes 8:10-15

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Section 6. Koheleth is troubled by apparent anomalies in God's moral government. He notes the prosperity of the godless and the misery of the righteous, God's abstention and the seeming impunity of sinners make men incredulous of Providence; but God is just in reward and punishment, as the end will prove.

Meantime, returning to his old maxim, he advises men patiently to acquiesce in things as they are, and to make the best of life.

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