12For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
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For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. …
Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment. …
In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 11-12)The preacher here, for a further proof of the vanity of the world, and to convince us that all our works are in the hand of God , and not in our 4563 own hand, shows the uncertainty and contingency of future events, and how often they contradict the prospects we have of them. He had exhorted us (Eccl. 9:10) to do what we have to do with all our might ; but here he reminds us that, when we have don…
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