16 And I saw something else under the sun:

in the place of judgment – wickedness was there,
    in the place of justice – wickedness was there.

17 I said to myself,

‘God will bring into judgment
    both the righteous and the wicked,
for there will be a time for every activity,
    a time to judge every deed.’

18 I also said to myself, ‘As for humans, God tests them so that they may see that they are like the animals.

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