Ecc 9:12 | JFB | STEP | 12. his time-- namely, of death ( ; ). Hence the danger of delay in doing the work of God, as one knows not when his opportunity will end ( ). evil net-- fatal to them. The unexpected suddenness of the capture is the point of comparison. So the second coming of Jesus Christ, "as a snare" ( ). evil time-- as an "evil net," fatal to them.

‏ Ecclesiastes 9:12

12. his time--namely, of death (Ec 7:15; Is 13:22). Hence the danger of delay in doing the work of God, as one knows not when his opportunity will end (Ec 9:10).

evil net--fatal to them. The unexpected suddenness of the capture is the point of comparison. So the second coming of Jesus Christ, "as a snare" (Lu 21:35).

evil time--as an "evil net," fatal to them.