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In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yes, God has made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything after him.
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Embrace Your Current Season
Commentators agree that this verse gives a direct command for living. In times of prosperity, the proper response is joy, thankfulness, and enjoying God's gifts. In times of adversity, the proper response is to pause and consider its source (God) and its purpose (to draw you closer to Him). Each season has a God-ordained response.
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Ecclesiastes
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Good and prosperous days are in God’s design special times for comfort and rejoicing; the days of affliction and trouble are in God’s design the pr…
19th Century
Anglican
Ecclesiasticus 14:14, 33. The first clause may be more closely rendered, In the good day be of good cheer. As a consolation in time of adv…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
In the day of prosperity be joyful Or, "in a good day" {q}. When things go well in the commonwealth, in a man's fami…
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