Ecclesiastes 8:17 meaning and explanation
I saw every work of God, and that a man is unable to comprehend the work that is done under the sun. Despite his efforts to search it out, he cannot find its meaning; even if the wise man claims to know, he is unable to comprehend.
Ecclesiastes 8:17, Berean Standard Bible
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The Speaker, the Teacher, has been testing wisdom and pleasure and finds both limited. Here he concludes his search: God's work in the world is real and observable, but its pattern stays beyond human grasp.
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