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Ecclesiastes 3:15

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That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 3:13

    And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.

  2. Ecclesiastes 3:14

    I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.

  3. Ecclesiastes 3:16

    And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.

  4. Ecclesiastes 3:17

    I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.

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