Ecclesiastes part seven

We are now in chapter six. The author has seen another "evil under the sun." It seems to be very much like the last one. A wealthy man is given everything he wants, but then a stranger gets to enjoy the spoils. Too bad, so sad.

A man could have a hundred children, but "if he can't enjoy his property and receive a proper burial" a stillborn child is better off than he. Seriously? This is some messed up thinking. This guy is so obsessed with enjoying his possessions and not wanting anyone else to get them after he dies. He goes on to say the stillborn child receives more rest than he will in the grave, if he can't enjoy his prosperity. I hate to break it to him, but dead is dead. All the dead, rich and poor, are equal. Neither is more restless than another.

Verse 7 says, "All a man's efforts are for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied." That's because when you are no longer hungry, you are no longer alive. The nature of the body is to need maintenance. That's not a bug, that's a feature.

Verse 8 says, "What advantage has a wise man over a fool? (I dunno, maybe a longer, more satisfying life?) What does a poor man gain by knowing how to conduct himself before others?" (How about respect and opportunities? Come on! This is too easy.) Of course, everything is again declared meaningless.

Verses 10-11 say, "Whatever exists has already been named" (Ha! Would he be in for a surprise if he lived now.) "What man is has been known." (We are still finding things out about ourselves. It's fascinating.) "No man can contend with one who is stronger than he." (We found ways.) "The more words, the less meaning and how does that profit anyone?" (I hate the word dude, but I think it is appropriate here. Duuude! You are talking about yourself. Stop blathering on.)

Verse 12 says, "Who knows what is good for a man in life, during the few and meaningless days he passes through like a shadow?" (Plenty of people have studied this subject and have their opinions.) "Who can tell him what will happen under the sun after he is gone?" (No one. Get over it already.)