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ECCLESIASTES 4

THE WRETCHED THINGS IN THIS LIFE (4:1-8, 13-16)

The people Solomon finds (4:1, 4-8)

The oppressed poor (4:1)

The selfish rich (4:4, 7-8)

The lazy fool (4:5-6)

The pessimism Solomon feels (4:2-3, 13-16)

Concerning life and death (4:2-3)

It is better to be dead than living (4:2)!

It is best never to have been born (4:3)!

Concerning prisoners and potentates (4:13-16)

It is better to be a poor but wise youth with a prison record than to be a rich but foolish king (4:13-16a)!

However, in the final analysis, it matters little who and what one is (4:16b).

THE WORKABLE THINGS IN THIS LIFE (4:9-12)

Two are better than one (4:9-12a).

If one falls, the other can help (4:10).

If one is cold, the other can provide warmth (4:11).

If one is attacked, the other can defend (4:12a).

Three are better than two (4:12b): A triple-braided cord is not easily broken.