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If you set out to find wisdom through merit, through earning it, you might as well chase the wind. But, God's wisdom is foolishness, it is to chase after the wind and know that it is good. To dwell in God's wisdom is to be like a child, where chasing the wind seems the most important game to play in the moment. Beautiful imagery from the son of ...
9 It is useless; it is like chasing the wind. It is better to be satisfied with what you have than to be always wanting something else. 10 Everything that happens was already determined long ago, and we all know that you cannot argue with someone who is stronger than you. 11 The longer you argue, the more useless it is, and you are no better off.
- Seeking to Know Everything
- Working Hard Without Gaining Satisfaction
- Gaining Wealth But Not Divine Favor
- Achieving Success Powered by Envy
- Thriving Temporarily on Popularity
- Nurturing Discontent Instead of Gratitude
Presidents and kings have proved their ignorance in understanding the coronavirus. There's no shame in that; it is an enemy which their armies cannot destroy. Medical authorities have confessed that they are still learning, so they can perform effectively. Learning continues for a lifetime. If the aim of individuals seeking knowledge is to boast, o...
Working hard is honorable, but working hard without gaining satisfaction is one of the most common ways of chasing the wind. Dissatisfaction may be caused by insufficient pay, humiliation from the employer or rewards which are meaningless. Solomon was self-employed, and for all his troubles, his trophies meant nothing. To avoid this dilemma, pray f...
King Solomon appears on the list of Richest People of All Times, with a personal fortune which could have surpassed $2 trillion (£1.42trn) in today's money. There's nothing wrong in owning wealth; but without peace of mind, joy, love of life and family, wealth does not bring satisfaction. It only seems to cynics like Solomon that God gives their we...
This habit is pathetic because it is not motivated by a personal need, but by a destructive desire to want what the other person has. The desire intensifies the longer it is harbored, and is often followed by the temptation to obtain the object (or status, or reputation) by illegal or criminal action. To self-destruct in the effort to gain someone ...
This temporary popularity is most obvious in the life of politicians. Solomon, his father David, and his son Jeroboam all experienced fickle popularity during their reigns. The comment from the Cambridge Bible for Schools and Collegesis as true for our generation as it was for theirs. Kings as well as commoners who decide to thrive on popularity ha...
We're back where we started. During the pandemic, we are experiencing the futility of wishing for the privileges we have lost. Life is too precious to be spent nurturing despair. Instead, let us express gratitude for the blessings we still enjoy. Let us appreciate our breathing and the space which allows us to stand six feet apart. Hopefully, our n...
It is useless; it is like chasing the wind. It is better to be satisfied with what you have than to be always wanting something else. Ecclesiastes 6:9 It is useless; it is like chasing the wind.
It had all been useless; I had been chasing the wind. International Standard Version So I hated life, because whatever is done on earth causes me trouble—it's all pointless, like chasing after the wind. JPS Tanakh 1917 So I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun was grievous unto me; for all is vanity and a striving after ...
Ecclesiastes 4:4. Again, I considered all travail and every right work for which a man is envied by his neighbor. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit. Then I saw all labor and every skilful work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
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I have seen all the activities that are done under the sun, and it’s all pointless, feeding on wind. CEV. I have seen it all, and everything is just as senseless as chasing the wind. DARBY. I have seen all the works that are done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and pursuit of the wind. DRA.
