Quotes about Observation
I said to myself, “Behold, I have grown and increased in wisdom beyond all those before me who were over Jerusalem, and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.”
— Ecclesiastes 1:16
Furthermore, I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.
— Ecclesiastes 3:16
If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.
— Ecclesiastes 5:8
When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?
— Ecclesiastes 5:11
In my futile life I have seen both of these: A righteous man perishing in his righteousness, and a wicked man living long in his wickedness.
— Ecclesiastes 7:15
All this I have seen, applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun; there is a time when one man lords it over another to his own detriment.
— Ecclesiastes 8:9
When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the task that one performs on the earth—though his eyes do not see sleep in the day or even in the night—
— Ecclesiastes 8:16
I have also seen this wisdom under the sun, and it was great to me:
— Ecclesiastes 9:13
There is an evil I have seen under the sun—an error that proceeds from the ruler:
— Ecclesiastes 10:5
He who watches the wind will fail to sow, and he who observes the clouds will fail to reap.
— Ecclesiastes 11:4
on the day the keepers of the house tremble and the strong men stoop, when those grinding cease because they are few and those watching through windows see dimly,
— Ecclesiastes 12:3
My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice.
— Song of Solomon 2:9