Poetry & Wisdom
What should a child notice in Ecclesiastes 10?
Ecclesiastes 10 opens with these words: “Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to produce an evil odor; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.” The line to keep is Ecclesiastes 10:2: “A wise man’s heart is at his right hand, but a fool’s heart at his left.” Carry the word “wise” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is Ecclesiastes 10:2: “A wise man’s heart is at his right hand, but a fool’s heart at his left.” What happens first in Ecclesiastes 10?
Ecclesiastes 10:2
“A wise man’s heart is at his right hand, but a fool’s heart at his left.”
Ecclesiastes 10:3
“Yes also, when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.”
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Say it
Practice Ecclesiastes 10:2
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Awiseman’sisathisrighthand,butafool’sathis