Ecclesiastes 8:11
11 Because punishment for an evil work comes not quickly, the minds of the sons of men are fully given to doing evil.
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11 Because punishment for an evil work comes not quickly, the minds of the sons of men are fully given to doing evil.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ecclesiastes 8:11
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 8:9-13
(Read Ecclesiastes 8:9-13)
Solomon observed, that many a time one man rules over another to his hurt, and that prosperity hardens them in their wickedness. Sinners herein deceive themselves. Vengeance comes slowly, but it comes surely. A good man's days have some substance; he lives to a good purpose: a wicked man's days are all as a shadow, empty and worthless. Let us pray that we may view eternal things as near, real, and all-important.