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The Mystery of Tomorrow: When Knowledge Meets a Wall
כִּֽי־אֵינֶ֥נּוּ יֹדֵ֖עַ מַה־שֶּׁיִּֽהְיֶ֑ה כִּ֚י כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר יִֽהְיֶ֔ה מִ֖י יַגִּ֥יד לֹֽו׃
(Ecclesiastes 8:7)
For he does not know what will be, for as it will be, who can tell him?
Philosophy in a Whisper
This verse from Qohelet (Ecclesiastes) doesn’t shout—it leans in and whispers a riddle: “For he does not know what will be, for as it will be, who can tell him?” The form is simple, but the tension is crushing. Human ignorance is not just practical—it’s existential. The structure of the verse builds a paradox where not only is the future hidden, but even the shape of its unknowability is unreachable.… Learn Hebrew
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