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Tag Archives: Ecclesiastes 4
losing touch as a leader
LONELY AT THE TOP Ecclesiastes 4:13-16 13 It was better to be a poor and wise young man than an old and foolish king who did not know how to follow good counsel. 14 Because he had gone from prison … Continue reading
partnership
ALONE DOES NOT WORK WELL Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 9 Two are better than one, since they each have someone else to benefit from their work. 10 Because even if they both fall, one of them will help his partner recover. But … Continue reading
retirement as a fix
WHAT ARE YOU REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO? Ecclesiastes 4:7-8 7 Once again I concluded that impermanence is under the sun: 8 one man can have no other dependent, neither a son nor a brother, but still work without ever resting, … Continue reading
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competition
LIVE LIKE AN ARTIST Ecclesiastes 4:4-6 4 I also noticed that every project worked on, and every expertise gained by working comes from a man’s envy of his neighbour. Even this also is transient and a striving after wind. 5 … Continue reading
better off than the living
ARE WE REFLECTING GENTLENESS AND KINDNESS? Ecclesiastes 4:1-3 1 I looked again at all the cruelties that are committed under the sun. I just watched, the tears of those maltreated, and they had no one to comfort them! On the … Continue reading
companionship
Ecclesiastes 4 The theme that links together this chapter is companionship. Life can be hard, and we need others to come alongside us and comfort us when it gets so. Whether it’s a spouse, children, neighbors or God himself, we … Continue reading
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