1359 - Ecclesiastes Chapter 6
Ecclesiastes Chapter 6
There is another serious tragedy, which I have seen, under the sun, …and it weighs heavily, on humanity.
God gives, some people, great wealth and honor… and all that they could ever want, …but then, he doesn’t give them the chance, to enjoy these things.
They die, and someone else, even a stranger, ends up enjoying their wealth!
This is meaningless—a sickening tragedy.
A man might have a hundred children, and live to be very old.
But, if he finds no satisfaction, in life, and doesn’t even get a decent burial, it would have been better for him, to be born dead.
His birth would have been meaningless, and he would have ended, in darkness.
He wouldn’t even have had a name, and he would never have seen the sun, or known of its existence.
Yet, he would have had more peace, than in growing up to be an unhappy man.
He might live a thousand years, twice over, but still not find contentment.
And, since he must die, just like everyone else—well, what’s the use of it all?
Everyone spends their lives scratching for food, but they never seem to have enough.
So, are wise people really better off than fools?
Do poor people gain anything, by being wise, and knowing how to act, in front of others?
Enjoy what you have, rather than desiring what you don’t have.
Just dreaming, about nice things, is meaningless—like chasing the wind.
Everything has already been decided.
It was known long ago, what each person would be.
So, there’s no use arguing, with God, about your destiny.
The more words you speak, the less they mean.
So what good are they?
In the few days, of our meaningless lives, who knows how our days can best be spent?
Our lives are like a shadow.
Who can tell what will happen, on this earth, after we are gone?
The Holy Bible
New Living Translation
Praise be to God!
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