Ecclesiastes 6 
Titles for Pericopes/Passages in Ecclesiastes:
| Introduction: Utter Futility |
| Futility Illustrated from Nature |
| Futility of Secular Accomplishment |
| Futility of Secular Wisdom |
| Futility of Self-Indulgent Pleasure |
| Wisdom is Better than Folly |
| Futility of Being a Workaholic |
| Painful Days and Restless Nights |
| Enjoy Work and its Benefits |
| A Time for All Events in Life |
| Man is Ignorant of God's Timing |
| Enjoy Life in the Present |
| The Problem of Injustice and Oppression |
| Labor is Beneficial When Its Rewards Are Shared |
| Labor Motivated by Prestige-Seeking |
| Materialism Thwarts Enjoyment of Life |
| Enjoy the Fruit of Your Labor |
| The Futile Way Life Works |
| Life is Brief and Death is Certain! |
| Frivolous Living Versus Wisdom |
| Human Wisdom Overturned by Adversity |
| Wisdom Can Lengthen One's Life |
| Wisdom Acknowledges God's Orchestration of Life |
| Exceptions to the Law of Retribution |
| Wisdom Needed Because No One is Truly Righteous |
| True Righteousness and Wisdom are Virtually Nonexistent |
| Human Government Demonstrates Limitations of Wisdom |
| Contradictions to the Law of Retribution |
| Enjoy Life In Spite of Its Injustices |
| Limitations of Human Wisdom |
| Better to Be Poor but Alive than Rich but Dead |
| Life is Brief, so Cherish its Joys |
| Wisdom Cannot Protect against Seemingly Chance Events |
| Most People Are Not Receptive to Wise Counsel |
| Wisdom versus Fools, Sin, and Folly |
| Wisdom Can Be Nullified By the Caprice of Rulers |
| Wisdom is Needed to Avert Dangers in Everyday Life |
| Words and Works of Wise Men and Fools |
| The Problem with Foolish Rulers |
| Ignorance of the Future Demands Diligence in the Present |
| Life Should Be Enjoyed Because Death is Inevitable |
| Enjoy Life to the Fullest under the Fear of God |
| Fear God Now Because Old Age and Death Come Quickly |
| Concluding Refrain: Qoheleth Restates His Thesis |
| Concluding Epilogue: Qoheleth's Advice is Wise |
| Concluding Exhortation: Fear God and Obey His Commands! |
