06/01/2026
Ecclesiastes 6;1-9 Limited Worth of Enjoyment: there is another evil which i have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon man: there is the man whom God gives riches and property and honor, so that he lacks none of all the things he craves; yet God does not grant him power to partake of them, but a stranger devours them. This is vanity and a dire plague. Should a man have a hundred children and live many years, no matter to what great age, still if he not the full benefit of his goods, or he is deprived of burial, of this man i proclaim that the child born dead is more fortunate than he. Though it came in vain and goes into darkness and its name is enveloped in darkness; though it has not seen or known the sun, yet the dead child is at rest rather than such a man. Should he live at rest rather than such a man. Should he live twice a thousand years and not enjoy his goods, do not both go to the same place? All mans toil is for his mouth, yet his desire is not fulfilled. For what advantage has the wise man over the fool, or what advantage has the poor man in knowing how to conduct himself in life? What the eyes see is better than what the desires wander after. This also is vanity and a chase after wind.
