Notes: November 12, 2008 – Ecclesiastes 4 & 5

Life is tough

  • The dead don’t suffer any longer; but it’s better never to have been born (Ecclesiastes 4:1-3)
  • It’s funny, men envy all these things that don’t satisfy the soul (Ecclesiastes 4:4)
  • Idleness is folly (4:5)
  • Why does a single person work so hard? (4:6-8)
  • Having a friend is better than being a hermit (4:9-12).
  • A child is better than a king when the child is wise and king is old and foolish (4:13).
  • Public opinion is fickle (4:14-16)
  • Are you religious? Don’t make promises you can’t (or won’t) keep. (5:1-7).
  • Don’t be surprised by injustice and oppression (vs 8)
  • Don’t be covetous (vs 10-11)
  • Honest labor helps you sleep (vs 12)
  • Why labor to accumulate stuff? You can’t take it with you. (vs 13-17)
  • Did I tell you? Learn to enjoy life (vs 18-20).

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