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Ecclesiastes 3:11

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Bonaventure

And he explains what that affliction is, namely of consideration; whence he says: He has made all things good in their time; whence Ecclesiasticus 39: "All the works of the Lord are good, and in its hour he will supply every work. It is not to be said, this is worse than that: for all things in their time shall be approved." And although he made good things, nevertheless he did not give knowledge of these, but gave the capacity for inquiry; whence he says: And he has delivered the world to their disputation, namely for inquiring: …

Commentary on Ecclesiastes, Chapter 3 ↗