Category: ecclesiastes
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Never Denying the Heart or the Eyes
1I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But behold, this also was vanity. 2I said of laughter, “It is mad,” and of pleasure, “What use is it?” 3I searched with my heart how to cheer my body with wine—my heart still guiding me with wisdom—and how to lay hold…
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Under the Sun
12I the Preacher have been king over Israel in Jerusalem. 13And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven. It is an unhappy business that God has given to the children of man to be busy with. 14I have seen everything that is done under the sun, and…
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Appetites are never satisfied.
7All the toil of man is for his mouth, yet his appetite is not satisfied.–Ecclesiastes 6 I once remember my wife taking me to sushi buffet. And it was expensive, so I made good use of the opportunity! I remember ordering every sushi roll they offered. We took a walk afterwards, and I almost remembered…
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Money doesn’t lead to satisfaction.
10He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity.–Ecclesiastes 5 This simple proverb invites you to wonder what has your love. What do you love and therefore pursue above other things? The author had more money than most people and yet still…
Joel M Bradshaw 