2God gives some people great wealth and honor and everything 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
Ecclesiastes 6 continues the Teacher's meditation on the futility of life under the sun, focusing on the tragedy of unenjoyed blessings. The chapter opens with a common evil: a person who has wealth, honor, and children but lacks the ability to enjoy them. This is worse than a st
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