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Text -- Ecclesiastes 2:23-26 (NET)
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2:23 For all day long his work produces pain and frustration , and even at night his mind cannot relax ! This also is futile !
Enjoy Work and its Benefits
2:24 There is nothing better for people than to eat and drink , and to find enjoyment in their work . I also perceived that this ability to find enjoyment comes from God .
2:25 For no one can eat and drink or experience joy apart from him.
2:26 For to the one who pleases him, God gives wisdom , knowledge , and joy , but to the sinner , he gives the task of amassing wealth – only to give it to the one who pleases God . This task of the wicked is futile – like chasing the wind !
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Wisdom |
Life |
Experiment |
Philosophy |
Happiness |
God |
Sensuality |
Wicked |
Vanity |
Joy |
Gifts from God |
HEREUNTO |
Afflictions and Adversities |
Blessing |
Contentment |
HASTE |
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NET Notes: Ecc 2:24 The phrase “from the hand of God” is an anthropomorphism (depicting God, who is an invisible spirit, in the form of man with hands) or ant...
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NET Notes: Ecc 2:25 The MT reads מִמֶּנִּי (mimmenni, “more than I”). However, an alternate textual trad...
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