Ecclesiastes 10The Philosopher considers the reality of life that the wrong people in the wrong places, or the wrong choices at the wrong times – can lead to disaster. It’s like dead flies in scented oil, or (to use a more modern analogy) like bad apples, spoiling the whole barrel. The wrong person in leadership, or the careless traveller or lazy builder can make things worse. So, even though everything is at the mercy of chance, we can make things worse by being foolish. We should seek to live wisely, and increase our chances of living well.
LORD, we seek wisdom from you. Teach us how to lead, where to go, how to build. We do not trust ourselves to make the right choices.
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