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ecclesiastes 8:5 He who keeps a [royal] command experiences no trouble, for a wise heart knows the proper time and procedure.

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      5. feel--experience.
      time--the neglect of the right "times" causes much of the sinful folly of the spiritually unwise (Ec 3:1-11).
      judgment--the right manner [HOLDEN]. But as God's future "judgment" is connected with the "time for every purpose" in Ec 3:17, so it is here. The punishment of persisting sinners (Ec 8:3) suggests it. The wise man realizes the fact, that as there is a fit "time" for every purpose, so for the "judgment." This thought cheers him in adversity (Ec 7:14; 8:1).

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