Ecclesiastes 9:12

For man, &c. Connect this sentence with Ecclesiastes 9:11.

man... men. Hebrew. 'adam (with Art.) App-14.

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¹² For 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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