Today we will read Ecclesiastes 10: 8-20: 8 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,    and whoever breaks through a wall will be bitten by a snake.9 Whoever quarries stones will be hurt by them,    and whoever splits logs will be … Continue reading →

Today we will read Ecclesiastes 10: 1-7: 1 Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off a foul odor;    so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right,    but the heart of a fool … Continue reading →

Today we will read Ecclesiastes 9: 13-18: 13 I have also seen this example of wisdom under the sun, and it seemed great to me. 14 There was a little city with few people in it. A great king came … Continue reading →

Today we will read Ecclesiastes 9: 1-12: 1 All this I laid to heart, examining it all, how the righteous and the wise and their deeds are in the hand of God; whether it is love or hate one does … Continue reading →

Today we will read Ecclesiastes 8: 10-17: 10 Then I saw the wicked approaching to sacrifice; they go in and out of the holy place, and they boast in the city that they have done such things. This also is … Continue reading →

Today we will read Ecclesiastes 8: 1-9: 1 Who is like the wise man?    And who knows the interpretation of a thing?Being wise makes one’s face shine,    but arrogance changes one’s face.2 Keep the king’s command, and because of your sacred oath … Continue reading →

Today we will read Ecclesiastes 7: 15-29: 15 In my vain life I have seen everything; there are righteous people who perish in their righteousness, and there are wicked people who prolong their life in their evildoing. 16 Do not … Continue reading →

Today we will read Ecclesiastes 7: 1-14: 1 A good name is better than precious ointment,    and the day of death, than the day of birth.2 It is better to go to the house of mourning    than to go to the house … Continue reading →

Today we will read Ecclesiastes 6: 1-12: 1 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy upon humankind: 2 those to whom God gives wealth, possessions, and honor, so that they lack nothing … Continue reading →

Today we will read Ecclesiastes 5: 8-20: 8 If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and right, do not be amazed at the matter, for the high official is watched by … Continue reading →