he knoweth: Ecclesiastes 6:12, Ecclesiastes 9:12, Ecclesiastes 10:14; Proverbs 24:22, Proverbs 29:1; Matthew 24:44, Matthew 24:50, Matthew 25:6-13; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-3
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Ecclesiastes 8:7
Ecclesiastes 8:7
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