Holy Scripture

Ecclesiastes 9:3

A church father on this verse
“"This is an evil about all things that are done under the sun: that the same fate awaits all Therefore the heart of man is full of evil; and madness is in their heart while they live; and after that, they go to the dead. "Symmachus interprets this in his usual clearer way, saying, "but even the heart of mankind is fil…”
Jerome, 5th c. — Commentary on Ecclesiastes

Source: Septuagint

Original

3There is this evil in all that is done under the sun, That there is one event to all: Yea, the heart of the sons of men is filled with evil, And madness is in their heart during their life, And after that they go to the dead.

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1I saw that the righteous, and the wise, And their works, are in the hand of God: Yea, there is no man that knows either love or hatred, Though all are before their face.

2Vanity is in all: There is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; To the good, and to the bad; Both to the pure, and to the impure; Both to him that sacrifices, and to him that sacrifices not: As is the good, so is the sinner: As is the swearer, even so is he that fears an oath.

— Ecclesiastes 9:3 —

4For who is he that has fellowship with all the living? There is hope of him: For a living dog is better than a dead lion.

5For the living will know that they shall die: But the dead know nothing, And there is no longer any reward to them; For their memory is lost.

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