Ecclesiastes 1:1 - In what 3 ways does Solomon refer to himself at the beginning of Ecclesiastes? Teacher, Son of David, King of Jerusalem. Ecclesiastes 1:1 - Who wrote the book of Ecclesiastes? Solomon. Ecclesiastes 1:2 - Solomon proclaims that everything is what? Meaningless. Ecclesiastes 1:3 - Solomon asks "what does a man gain from doing ___?" All his labor under the sun. Ecclesiastes 1:4 - While the earth remains forever, what happens? Generations come and go. Ecclesiastes 1:5 - What happens after the sun rises and sets? It hurries back to where it rose and the cycle starts again. Ecclesiastes 1:6 - What goes round and round and always returns to its course? The wind. Ecclesiastes 1:7 - Even though all streams flow into the sea, what is true? They will return again to the place where they came from. Ecclesiastes 1:8 - All things are more ___ than one can say. Wearisome. Ecclesiastes 1:8 - The ear never gets what? Its fill of hearing. Ecclesiastes 1:8 - The eye never has what? Enough of seeing. Ecclesiastes 1:9 - What is special about what has been done by men? There is nothing new under the sun. It will all be done again. Ecclesiastes 1:10 - When someone says "Look! This is something new!", what is generally true? It was already here long ago, before our time. Ecclesiastes 1:11 - What has happened to men of old that will also happen to those yet to come? They are not remembered. Ecclesiastes 1:12 - Where, and over whom, was Solomon a king? In Jerusalem, over Israel. Ecclesiastes 1:13 - Solomon's exploration made him feel God had done what toward man? Laid a heavy burden on him. Ecclesiastes 1:13 - What did Solomon devote himself to? Study, and to explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. Ecclesiastes 1:14 - Solomon says that all things are meaningless, like chasing what? The wind. Ecclesiastes 1:14 - What things does Solomon say he has seen? All things that are done under the sun. Ecclesiastes 1:15 - Solomon concluded that what is lacking cannot be counted, and what else? What is twisted cannot be straightened. Ecclesiastes 1:16 - At one point, Solomon told himself that he had done what, more than anyone who had ruled Jerusalem before him? Grown and increased in wisdom. Ecclesiastes 1:17 - What things did Solomon apply to himself that he decided were just chasing after the wind? The understanding of wisdom and madness and folly. Ecclesiastes 1:18 - What comes with much wisdom? Much sorrow. Ecclesiastes 1:18 - What do you gain with more knowledge? More grief. Ecclesiastes 2:1 - What did Solomon test his heart with and why? With pleasure, to find out what is good. Ecclesiastes 2:2 - What did Solomon declare is foolish, since pleasure accomplishes nothing? Laughter. Ecclesiastes 2:3 - Solomon tried to cheer himself with what? Wine. Ecclesiastes 2:3 - What was guiding Solomon during his exploration of pleasure? His mind was still guiding him with wisdom. Ecclesiastes 2:3 - Why did Solomon test his heart with pleasure? He wanted to see what was worthwhile for man to do during the few days of his life. Ecclesiastes 2:4 - What kinds of great projects did Solomon undertake? He built great houses for himself and planted vineyards. Ecclesiastes 2:5 - Where did Solomon plant all kinds of fruit trees? In the gardens and parks he had made. Ecclesiastes 2:6 - Why did Solomon make reservoirs? To water groves of flourishing trees. Ecclesiastes 2:7 - How did Solomon acquire slaves? He bought male and female slaves and had others born in his house. Ecclesiastes 2:7 - What did Solomon own more of than anyone in Jerusalem before him? Herds and flocks. Ecclesiastes 2:8 - What delights of man's heart did Solomon acquire? Men and women singers and a harem. Ecclesiastes 2:8 - What riches besides silver and gold did Solomon store up for himself? The treasure of kings and provinces. Ecclesiastes 2:9 - Solomon became greater by far than whom? Anyone in Jerusalem before him. Ecclesiastes 2:9 - What happened to Solomon's wisdom while he became great? It stayed with him. Ecclesiastes 2:10 - What did Solomon deny himself? Nothing that his heart desired. Ecclesiastes 2:10 - What did Solomon's heart delight in? All his work. Ecclesiastes 2:10 - What was Solomon's reward for all his labor in acquiring things? His heart took delight in what he had done. Ecclesiastes 2:11 - What did Solomon conclude when he surveyed all that he had toiled to achieve? It was meaningless - nothing was gained under the sun. Ecclesiastes 2:12 - After Solomon tested himself with riches and pleasure, to what things did he turn his thoughts? To wisdom and madness and folly. Ecclesiastes 2:13 - Solomon compared light being better than darkness to what? Wisdom being better than folly. Ecclesiastes 2:14 - Solomon said the wise man has eyes in his head while the fool does what? Walks in darkness. Ecclesiastes 2:14 - What did Solomon realize was similar between the wise man and the foolish man? The same fate overtakes them. Ecclesiastes 2:15 - Since the same fate overtakes both the wise and foolish, what did Solomon ask himself? "What do I gain by being wise?" Ecclesiastes 2:16 - What similar fates will overtake both the wise and the foolish? Neither will long be remembered and they both must die. Ecclesiastes 2:17 - Because the work that is done under the sun grieved him, how did this make Solomon feel about life? He hated it and felt it was meaningless. Ecclesiastes 2:18 - Why did Solomon hate all things he had toiled for under the sun? Because he had to leave them to the one coming after him. Ecclesiastes 2:19 - Why did it bother Solomon that he had to leave all his possessions to the one coming after him? Because who knows if they will be wise or foolish, and no matter which they are, they will have control over all Solomon worked for. Ecclesiastes 2:20 - How did Solomon feel about all his labor, knowing someone whose character was unknown would inherit it? His heart began to despair over it. Ecclesiastes 2:21 - A man works with wisdom, knowledge and skill, then what must he do? Leave all he has owned to someone who has not worked for it. Ecclesiastes 2:21 - How did Solomon feel about having to leave all he has owned to someone who hadn't worked for it? That it was meaningless and a great misfortune. Ecclesiastes 2:22 - What did Solomon question about man's toiling and striving? What does man get for all this toiling? Ecclesiastes 2:23 - All his days, man's labor is what? Pain and grief. Ecclesiastes 2:23 - Man's mind cannot even rest when? At night. Ecclesiastes 2:24 - A man can do nothing better than what? To eat and drink and find satisfaction in his work. Ecclesiastes 2:24 - Man's satisfaction in just eating, drinking and finding satisfaction in his work, comes from where? The hand of God. Ecclesiastes 2:25 - Without God, man could not do what? Eat or find enjoyment. Ecclesiastes 2:26 - To the man who pleases Him, God gives what? Wisdom, knowledge and happiness. Ecclesiastes 2:26 - To the sinner, God gives what? The task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. Ecclesiastes 3:1 - Every activity under heaven has what? A season. Ecclesiastes 3:1 - What did Solomon feel there was an appropriate time for? Everything. Ecclesiastes 3:2 - Complete this phrase: There is a time to ___ and a time to die. Be born. Ecclesiastes 3:2 - Complete this phrase: There is a time to ___ and a time to uproot. Plant. Ecclesiastes 3:3 - Complete this phrase: There is a time to ___ and a time to build. Tear down. Ecclesiastes 3:3 - Complete this phrase: There is a time to ___ and a time to heal. Kill. Ecclesiastes 3:4 - Complete this phrase: There is a time to ___ and a time to dance. Mourn. Ecclesiastes 3:4 - Complete this phrase: There is a time to ___ and a time to laugh. Weep. Ecclesiastes 3:5 - Complete this phrase: There is a time to ___ and a time to gather them. Scatter stones. Ecclesiastes 3:5 - Complete this phrase: There is a time to ___ and a time to refrain. Embrace. Ecclesiastes 3:6 - Complete this phrase: There is a time to ___ and a time to give up. Search. Ecclesiastes 3:6 - Complete this phrase: There is a time to ___ and a time to throw away. Keep. Ecclesiastes 3:7 - Complete this phrase: There is a time to ___ and a time to mend. Tear. Ecclesiastes 3:7 - Complete this phrase: There is a time to ___ and a time to speak. Be silent. Ecclesiastes 3:8 - Complete this phrase: There is a time to ___ and a time for peace. War. Ecclesiastes 3:8 - Complete this phrase: There is a time to ___ and a time to hate. Love. Ecclesiastes 3:9 - What does Solomon ask about the worker? What does he gain from his toil? Ecclesiastes 3:10 - What burden did Solomon say he had seen? The burden God has laid on men. Ecclesiastes 3:11 - What can man not fathom about God? What He has done from beginning to end. Ecclesiastes 3:11 - What has God made beautiful in its time? Everything. Ecclesiastes 3:11 - What has God set in the hearts of men? Eternity. Ecclesiastes 3:12 - Solomon says there is nothing better for man to do than what? To be happy and do good while they live. Ecclesiastes 3:13 - What does Solomon describe as "the gift of God"? That everyone may eat and drink and find satisfaction in his toil. Ecclesiastes 3:14 - Everything God does endures forever - what cannot be done to it? Nothing can be added to it or taken from it. Ecclesiastes 3:14 - Why does God make everything He does endure forever? So that men will revere Him. Ecclesiastes 3:15 - Complete this phrase: Whatever is ___, and what will be ___. Has already been, has been before. Ecclesiastes 3:15 - What will God do with the past? Call it to account. Ecclesiastes 3:16 - In what 2 places did Solomon see wickedness where it should not be? In the places of judgement and justice. Ecclesiastes 3:16 - When Solomon looked in the place of judgement, what was there? Wickedness. Ecclesiastes 3:17 - What did Solomon realize God would do with both the righteous and the wicked? Bring them to judgement. Ecclesiastes 3:18 - Why does God test men? So that they may see that they are like the animals. Ecclesiastes 3:19 - How does man compare to animals with respect to death? He has no advantage - all have the same breath. Ecclesiastes 3:19 - The same fate awaits both man and what? The animals. Ecclesiastes 3:20 - Where do both man and animal begin and end? The dust. Ecclesiastes 3:21 - What question did Solomon ask about the spirits of men and animals? "Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and if the spirit of the animal goes down into the earth?" Ecclesiastes 3:22 - Solomon saw that there is nothing better for man than what? To enjoy his work, because that is his lot. Ecclesiastes 4:1 - Solomon noted that power was on whose side? The side of the oppressors. Ecclesiastes 4:1 - When Solomon looked at the world's oppression, he saw what about the tears of the oppressed? They have no comforter. Ecclesiastes 4:2 - What did Solomon declare about the dead while looking at the world's oppression? They are happier than those still alive. Ecclesiastes 4:3 - Who did Solomon say was better off than both the living and the dead? Those who have not been, and have not seen the evil that is done under the sun. Ecclesiastes 4:4 - What did Solomon say all labor and achievement spring from? Man's envy of his neighbor. Ecclesiastes 4:5 - What does a fool do? Folds his hands and ruins himself. Ecclesiastes 4:6 - Better one handful with tranquility than what? Two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind. Ecclesiastes 4:8 - Describe the man who Solomon saw who was all alone in the world. There was no end to his toil and he was never content with his wealth. Ecclesiastes 4:8 - What questions did the man who was alone in the world ask himself? For whom am I toiling? Why am I depriving myself of enjoyment? Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 - Name 4 reasons why two are better than one? (1) Because they have a good return for their work. (2) If 2 lie down together they can keep warm. (3) If one falls the second one can help him up. (4) 2 can defend themselves while one might be overpowered. Ecclesiastes 4:10 - What type of man does Solomon pity? The one who falls and has no one to help him up. Ecclesiastes 4:12 - What does Solomon say is not quickly broken? A cord of 3 strands. Ecclesiastes 4:12 - What is the meaning of the statement "a cord of 3 strands is not quickly broken"? You are much stronger with friends than you are alone. Ecclesiastes 4:13 - A poor, but wise youth is better than what? A foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning. Ecclesiastes 4:14 - Where might the poor wise youth have come from? Prison, or he might have been in poverty within the kingdom. Ecclesiastes 4:15 - The poor, but wise youth became what? The king's successor. Ecclesiastes 4:16 - What happened after the youth became the king's successor and what does Solomon say about it? Those who came later were not pleased with the successor - he says it is all meaningless. Ecclesiastes 5:1 - Those offering the sacrifice of fools in the house of God don't know what? That they do wrong. Ecclesiastes 5:1 - What does Solomon recommend you do when you go to the house of God? Guard your steps. Ecclesiastes 5:1 - What should we do when we go to the house of God, rather than offering the sacrifice of fools? Go near to listen. Ecclesiastes 5:2 - Since God is in heaven and we are on earth, how should our words be? Few. Ecclesiastes 5:2 - Solomon warns not to do what with your mouth and heart before you utter anything before God? Don't be quick with your mouth or hasty in your heart. Ecclesiastes 5:3 - Just like dreams come with many cares, what comes when there are many words? The speech of a fool. Ecclesiastes 5:3- When does a dream come? When there are many cares. Ecclesiastes 5:4 - What should you do when you make a vow to God? Do not delay in fulfilling it. Ecclesiastes 5:4 - You should fulfill your vow to God because God has no pleasure in what? Fools. Ecclesiastes 5:5 - It is better not to vow than what? To make a vow and not fulfill it. Ecclesiastes 5:6 - Complete this phrase: Why should God be angry at what you say ____ And destroy the work of your hands? Ecclesiastes 5:6 - Solomon warns not to let what lead you into sin? Your mouth. Ecclesiastes 5:6 - What should you not say in protest to the temple messenger? "My vow was a mistake!" Ecclesiastes 5:7 - We should stand in awe of God, because what two things are meaningless? Much dreaming and many words. Ecclesiastes 5:8 - Solomon says don't be surprised if you see what? The poor oppressed and justice and rights denied. Ecclesiastes 5:8 - What is true about officials that watch over us? One is eyed by a higher one, and over both of them are others higher still, therefore justice and rights are often denied the poor. Ecclesiastes 5:9 - The increase from the land is taken by whom? All. Ecclesiastes 5:9 - Where does the king profit from? The fields. Ecclesiastes 5:10 - What is true about those who love money? They never have enough and are never satisfied with their income. Ecclesiastes 5:11 - As goods increase, so does what else? Those who consume them. Ecclesiastes 5:11 - Solomon asks "what benefit are lots of goods to the owner" except what? For him to feast his eyes on. Ecclesiastes 5:12 - How is the sleep of the laborer? Sweet, whether he eats little or much. Ecclesiastes 5:12 - How is the sleep of the rich man? His abundance permits him no sleep. Ecclesiastes 5:13-14 - Describe two grievous evils that Solomon saw done with wealth? (1) Wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner. (2) Wealth lost through some misfortune so there is nothing left for the son. Ecclesiastes 5:15 - How does a man enter and leave the world? Naked. Ecclesiastes 5:15 - What can a man take with him from this world from all his labor? Nothing. Ecclesiastes 5:16 - What other grievous evil did Solomon see with regard to man? As he comes, so he departs. He gains nothing for all his toil. Ecclesiastes 5:17 - All mans days he eats in darkness with what? Great frustration, affliction and anger. Ecclesiastes 5:18 - What did Solomon say was man's "lot" in life? It is good and proper for man to eat, drink and find satisfaction is his labor. Ecclesiastes 5:19 - When God gives man wealth and possessions and enables him to enjoy them and be happy in his work, what is that? A gift from God. Ecclesiastes 5:20 - The man who receives the gift of God to enjoy his possessions and his work seldom does what? Reflects on his life, because God keeps him occupied with gladness of heart. Ecclesiastes 6:1 - The evil under the sun does what to man? Weighs heavily on him. Ecclesiastes 6:2 - What grievous evil does Solomon see regarding some men and their possessions? Some men are given possessions, and honor and lack nothing but God does not enable them to enjoy them. A stranger enjoys them instead. Ecclesiastes 6:3 - Who is better than the man who has a hundred children, lives many years but cannot enjoy his prosperity and does not receive a proper burial? A stillborn child. Ecclesiastes 6:4 - How does a stillborn child come? Without meaning. Ecclesiastes 6:4 - How does a stillborn child depart? In darkness. Ecclesiastes 6:4 - Who's name is shrouded in darkness? A stillborn child. Ecclesiastes 6:5 - Although the stillborn child never saw the sun or knew anything, it has more what? More rest than the man who could not enjoy his life. Ecclesiastes 6:7 - Even though all man's efforts are for his mouth, what is true? His appetite is never satisfied. Ecclesiastes 6:7 - What are all man's efforts for? His mouth. Ecclesiastes 6:8 - What questions does Solomon ask about the wise man and the poor man? (1) What advantage does the wise man have over the fool? (2) What does a poor man gain by knowing how to conduct himself before others? Ecclesiastes 6:9 - Better to have what your eye sees than what? To have a roving appetite. Ecclesiastes 6:10 - Complete this phrase: Whatever exists ___, and what man is ___. Has already been named, has been known. Ecclesiastes 6:10 - No man can contend with who? One who is stronger than he. Ecclesiastes 6:11 - Complete this phrase: The more the words, ___. The less the meaning. Ecclesiastes 6:12 - During mans few and meaningless days he passes through the world like what? A shadow. Ecclesiastes 6:12 - Fill in the blank: Solomon asks "who can tell man ___" after he is gone? What happens under the sun. Ecclesiastes 7:1 - A good name is better than what? Fine perfume. Ecclesiastes 7:1 - The day of death is better than what? The day of birth. Ecclesiastes 7:2 - It is better to go where than to the house of feasting? To the mouse of mourning. Ecclesiastes 7:2 - Why is it better to go to the house of mourning than the house of feasting? Because death is the destiny of every man - the living should take this to heart. Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Why is sorrow better than laughter? Because a sad face is good for the heart. Ecclesiastes 7:4 - Where is the heart of fools? In the house of pleasure. Ecclesiastes 7:4 - Where is the heart of the wise? In the house of mourning. Ecclesiastes 7:5 - What is better than listening to the song of fools? To heed to a wise man's rebuke. Ecclesiastes 7:6 - What is the laughter of fools like? Like the cracking of thorns under the pot. Ecclesiastes 7:7 - What does extortion and bribery do? Turns a wise man into a fool and corrupts the heart. Ecclesiastes 7:8 - Patience is better than what? Pride. Ecclesiastes 7:8 - What is better than the beginning of a matter? The end. Ecclesiastes 7:9 - Why should you not be quickly provoked in your spirit? Because anger resides in the lap of fools. Ecclesiastes 7:10 - What kind of question is it not wise to ask? "Why were the old days better than these?" Ecclesiastes 7:11 - Wisdom is compared to what other good thing that benefits those under the sun? An inheritance. Ecclesiastes 7:12 - How are wisdom and money similar? They are both shelters. Ecclesiastes 7:12 - What advantage does wisdom have over money? It preserves the life of its possessor. Ecclesiastes 7:13 - Complete this phrase: Who can straighten what God has ___? Made crooked. Ecclesiastes 7:14 - We should be happy when times are good but when they are bad, what should we consider? God has made the bad times as well as the good, therefore man cannot discover anything about this future. Ecclesiastes 7:15 - What two terrible things did Solomon say he has witnessed in his "meaningless" life? (1) A righteous man perishing in his righteousness. (2) A wicked man living long in his wickedness. Ecclesiastes 7:16-17 - Solomon sarcastically suggests that you should not be what, in order to preserve your life? Overrighteous, overwise, overwicked or foolish. Ecclesiastes 7:18 - The man who fears God will avoid what? All extremes. Ecclesiastes 7:19 - Wisdom does what to one wise man? Makes him more powerful than 10 rulers in a city. Ecclesiastes 7:20 - There is not a righteous man on earth who does what? Does what is right and never sins. Ecclesiastes 7:21 - If you pay attention to every word people say, what might you hear? Your servant cursing you. Ecclesiastes 7:22 - When you hear your servant cursing you, what will it remind you of? In your heart you will know that many times you yourself have cursed others. Ecclesiastes 7:23 - What goal did Solomon feel he could never truly attain? To be wise. Ecclesiastes 7:24 - How does Solomon describe wisdom? It is far off and most profound - who can discover it? Ecclesiastes 7:25 - When Solomon realized wisdom was beyond him, what did he set out to do? To investigate and search out wisdom and the scheme of things, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the madness of folly. Ecclesiastes 7:26 - How does Solomon describe the bitter woman? She is a snare, her heart is a trap and her hands are chains. Ecclesiastes 7:26 - What is more bitter than death? The woman who is a snare. Ecclesiastes 7:26 - Who will be ensnared by the bitter woman? The sinner. Ecclesiastes 7:26 - Who will escape the bitter woman? The man who pleases God. Ecclesiastes 7:28 - During his search, how many upright men did Solomon say he found? 1 among 1000. Ecclesiastes 7:28 - During his search, how many upright women did Solomon say he found? None. Ecclesiastes 7:29 - God made man upright but man has done what? Gone in search of many schemes. Ecclesiastes 8:1 - What great things does wisdom do for a man? Brightens his face and changes its hard appearance. Ecclesiastes 8:2 - Why did Solomon tell the Israelites to obey the king's command? Because they took an oath before God. Ecclesiastes 8:3 - Because the king will do whatever he pleases, what should you not stand up for? A bad cause. Ecclesiastes 8:3 - When in the king's presence, how should you feel? You should not be in a hurry to leave his presence. Ecclesiastes 8:4 - Because the king's word is supreme, what should you not say to him? "What are you doing?" Ecclesiastes 8:4 - The king's word is what? Supreme. Ecclesiastes 8:5 - What will happen to those who obey the king's command? They will come to no harm. Ecclesiastes 8:5 - What will the wise heart know? The proper time and procedure. Ecclesiastes 8:6 - There is a proper time and procedure for everything, even though man's misery does what? Weighs heavy upon him. Ecclesiastes 8:7 - No man knows what? The future. Ecclesiastes 8:8 - As no one is discharged in time of war, what will wickedness not do? Release those who practice it. Ecclesiastes 8:8 - Like no man has power over the wind, no man has power over what else? The day of his death. Ecclesiastes 8:8 - No man has power over the wind to do what? Contain it. Ecclesiastes 8:9 - There is a time when man lords it over who? Others, to his own hurt. Ecclesiastes 8:10 - What did Solomon see done to the wicked, who had come and gone from the holy place and received praise? He saw them buried. Ecclesiastes 8:11 - What happens when the sentence for a crime is not quickly carried out? The hearts of the people are filled with schemes to do wrong. Ecclesiastes 8:12 - Even though he saw wicked men who committed many crimes living long, Solomon knew what in his heart? That it will go better with God fearing men who are reverent before God. Ecclesiastes 8:13 - What will happen to the wicked because they do not fear God? It will not go well with them and their days will not lengthen like a shadow. Ecclesiastes 8:14 - What does Solomon say about when the righteous get what the wicked deserve and vise versa? It is meaningless. Ecclesiastes 8:15 - What does Solomon commend? The enjoyment of life. Ecclesiastes 8:15 - Why does Solomon commend the enjoyment of life? Because nothing is better for man than to eat, drink and be glad. Ecclesiastes 8:16-17 - When Solomon applied his mind to wisdom and observing man's labor, what did he see? All that God has done. Ecclesiastes 8:17 - Despite all his efforts to search it out, man can never discover what? The meaning of all that goes on under the sun. Ecclesiastes 8:17 - Even if a wise man claims he can understand the meaning of all that goes on under the sun, what is true? He cannot really comprehend it. Ecclesiastes 8:17 - Who can comprehend what goes on under the sun? No one. Ecclesiastes 9:1 - The righteous and the wise and what they do are in God's hands, but no man knows what? Whether love or hate awaits him. Ecclesiastes 9:2 - Everyone, good and bad, shares what? A common destiny. Ecclesiastes 9:3 - After men are filled with madness in their hearts while they live what happens? They join the dead. Ecclesiastes 9:3 - The hearts of men are full of evil and what is in their hearts while they live? Madness. Ecclesiastes 9:3 - What is the evil in everything that happens under the sun? The same destiny overtakes us all. Ecclesiastes 9:4 - Anyone who is among the living has what? Hope. Ecclesiastes 9:4 - What does Solomon say is better than a dead lion? A live dog. Ecclesiastes 9:5 - The living know that they will die, but the dead know what? Nothing. Ecclesiastes 9:5-6 - What is true about the dead? They have no further reward and even the memory of them is forgotten. Never again will they have a part in anything under the sun. Ecclesiastes 9:7 - Solomon says to go and eat and drink with a joyful heart, because why? It is now that God favors what you do. Ecclesiastes 9:7 - We should eat and drink with what kind of heart? Joyful. Ecclesiastes 9:8 - Complete the phrase: Always be clothed in ___ and ___. White, anoint your head with oil. Ecclesiastes 9:9 - Who should you enjoy your life with and why? With your spouse, all the days of your life, for this is your lot in life. Ecclesiastes 9:10 - Complete the phrase: Whatever your hand finds to do, ___. Do it with all your might. Ecclesiastes 9:10 - Why should we do everything with all our might? Because in the grave there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom. Ecclesiastes 9:11 - Complete the phrase: The race is not left to the ___, or the battle to the ___. Swift, strong. Ecclesiastes 9:11 - Food does not always come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned but what happens to them all? Time and chance. Ecclesiastes 9:12 - As fish are caught in a net or birds in a snare, what traps men? Evil times that fall unexpectedly upon them. Ecclesiastes 9:12 - No man knows when what will come? His hour (of death). Ecclesiastes 9:13-15 - Describe the example of wisdom that greatly impressed Solomon. There was a small city which was attacked by a powerful king. A poor but wise man in the city saved it. Ecclesiastes 9:15 - What became of the poor but wise man that saved the small city from the powerful king? Nobody remembered him. Ecclesiastes 9:16 - What was true about the poor but wise man's words? They are despised and no longer heeded. Ecclesiastes 9:16 - Wisdom is better than what? Strength. Ecclesiastes 9:17 - What is to be heeded more than the shouts of a ruler of fools? The quiet words of the wise. Ecclesiastes 9:18 - Complete this phrase: Wisdom is better than ___, but one sinner ___. Weapons of war, destroys much good. Ecclesiastes 10:1 - A little folly outweighs wisdom and honor just like what? Like dead flies give perfume a bad smell. Ecclesiastes 10:2 - Which way do the hearts of the wise and foolish incline? The wise to the right, the foolish to the left. Ecclesiastes 10:3 - Even as he walks along the road, the fool does what? Lacks sense and shows everyone how stupid he is. Ecclesiastes 10:4 - If a ruler's anger rises against you don't leave your post, because? Calmness can lay great errors to rest. Ecclesiastes 10:5-6 - What evil did Solomon see that arises from a ruler? Fools are put in many high positions while the rich occupy the low ones. Ecclesiastes 10:7 - Solomon had seen what while princes go on foot like slaves? Slaves on horseback. Ecclesiastes 10:8 - What may happen to the one who breaks through a wall? He may be bitten by a snake. Ecclesiastes 10:8 - What may happen to the one who digs a pit? He might fall into it. Ecclesiastes 10:9 - What may happen to the one who quarries stones? He may be injured by them. Ecclesiastes 10:9 - What may happen to the one who splits logs? He may be endangered by them. Ecclesiastes 10:10 - What is true if your axe is dull and unsharpened? More strength is needed to split the wood, but skill will bring success. Ecclesiastes 10:11 - What is true if a snake bites before it is charmed? There is no profit for the charmer. Ecclesiastes 10:12 - A fool is consumed by what? His own lips. Ecclesiastes 10:12 - Word's from a wise man's mouth are what? Gracious. Ecclesiastes 10:13 - At the beginning the fool's words are folly, at the end they are what? Wicked madness. Ecclesiastes 10:14 - Who knows what is coming or what will happen after them? No one. Ecclesiastes 10:14 - Who multiplies words? The fool. Ecclesiastes 10:15 - A fool does not know the way where? To town. Ecclesiastes 10:15 - A fool's work does what? Wearies him. Ecclesiastes 10:16 - Solomon says "Woe to you" to what land? The land whose king was a servant and whose princes feast in the morning. Ecclesiastes 10:17 - Solomon says blessed is what land? The land whose king is of noble birth and whose princes eat at a proper time - for strength and not for drunkenness. Ecclesiastes 10:18 - What happens if a man is lazy and idle? The rafters sag and the house leaks. Ecclesiastes 10:19 - What is a feast made for? Laughter. Ecclesiastes 10:19 - What is the answer for everything? Money. Ecclesiastes 10:19 - Wine makes life what? Merry. Ecclesiastes 10:20 - Who should you not curse in your bedroom? The rich man. Ecclesiastes 10:20 - Who should you not revile even in your thoughts? The king. Ecclesiastes 10:20 - Why should you not curse and despise the king and rich men? Because a bird of the air may carry your words and a bird on the wing may carry what you say. Ecclesiastes 11:1 - Why should you cast your bread on the waters? After many days you will find it again. Ecclesiastes 11:2 - Give portions to many, because you do not know what? When disaster may come upon the land. Ecclesiastes 11:3 - In the place where a tree falls, there it will lie, regardless of what? Whether it falls to the south or the north. Ecclesiastes 11:3 - What happens if clouds are full of water? They pour rain upon the earth. Ecclesiastes 11:4 - What happens to those who watch the wind? They do not plant. Ecclesiastes 11:5 - How does Solomon describe God? The maker of all things. Ecclesiastes 11:5 - Solomon compares our lack of knowledge about the work of God to what? Not knowing the path of the wind or how the body is formed in the mother's womb. Ecclesiastes 11:6 - Sow your seed in the morning and do what in the evening? Do not let your hands be idle. Ecclesiastes 11:6 - Why should you not be idle at morning or in the evening? You do not know what things you do that will succeed, so have several options. Ecclesiastes 11:7 - How does Solomon describe light? It is sweet. Ecclesiastes 11:7 - What does it please the eye to see? The sun. Ecclesiastes 11:8 - Even though a man may live many years, he should remember what days? The days of darkness, for they will be many. Ecclesiastes 11:8 - However many years a man should live, he should do what? Enjoy them all. Ecclesiastes 11:9 - Follow your heart and your eyes but be aware that what will happen? God will bring you to judgement for all these things you do. Ecclesiastes 11:9 - What should you do while you are young? Be happy and let your heart give you joy. Ecclesiastes 11:10 - What are youth and vigor in the long run? Meaningless. Ecclesiastes 11:10 - What should you banish from your heart? Anxiety. Ecclesiastes 11:10 - What should you do with troubles? Cast them off from your body. Ecclesiastes 12:1 - What should you do in the days of your youth? Remember your Creator. Ecclesiastes 12:1 - You should remember God while you are young, before what comes? Trouble, and the years approach when you say "I find no pleasure in them." Ecclesiastes 12:2 - Remember God before what grows dark? The sun and moon and stars, and the clouds return after the rain. Ecclesiastes 12:3 - Remember God when the keepers of the house do what? Tremble. Ecclesiastes 12:3 - Remember God when what happens to those looking through the windows? They grow dim. Ecclesiastes 12:3 - Remember God when who ceases because they are few? The grinders. Ecclesiastes 12:4 - Remember God when what is closed and what fades? The doors to the street, and the sound of grinding. Ecclesiastes 12:4 - We should remember God when what happens to men? They rise up at the sound of birds, but all their songs grow faint. Ecclesiastes 12:5 - Remember God when man goes where? When man goes to his eternal home and mourners go about the streets. Ecclesiastes 12:5 - Remember God when men are afraid of what? Heights and dangers in the streets. Ecclesiastes 12:5 - We should remember God when what blossoms? The almond tree. Ecclesiastes 12:5 - We should remember God when what happens to the grasshopper? When he drags himself along and desire is no longer stirred. Ecclesiastes 12:6 - Remember God before what happens to the pitcher and the wheel? Before the pitcher is shattered at the spring or the wheel broken at the well. Ecclesiastes 12:6 - Remember God before what happens to the silver cord and golden bowl? Before the cord is severed and the bowl is broken. Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Remember God before the dust does what? Returns to the ground it came from. Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Remember God before what happens to the spirit? Before it returns to God who gave it. Ecclesiastes 12:8 - What does Solomon frequently remind us of in Ecclesiastes? Everything is meaningless! Ecclesiastes 12:9 - Not only was Solomon wise but what did he do? He imparted knowledge to the people, he pondered and searched out many proverbs. Ecclesiastes 12:10 - Solomon searched out just the right words to write what? What was upright and true. Ecclesiastes 12:11 - How are the collected sayings of the wise described? Like firmly embedded nails - given by one Shepherd. Ecclesiastes 12:11 - How are the words of the wise described? Like goads. Ecclesiastes 12:12 - What is said about making books and studying? There is no end of making many books, and much study wearies the body. Ecclesiastes 12:12 - What should we be careful of with respect to the sayings of the wise? Of anything in addition to them. Ecclesiastes 12:13 - What is the conclusion of Ecclesiastes? Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. Ecclesiastes 12:14 - Why should we fear God and keep His commandments? God will bring every deed into judgement, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.