Poetry & Wisdom
What should a child notice in Ecclesiastes 4?
Ecclesiastes 4 opens with these words: “Then I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold, the tears of those who were oppressed, and they had…” The line to keep is Ecclesiastes 4:2: “Therefore I praised the dead who have been long dead more than the living who are yet alive.” Carry the word “praised” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is Ecclesiastes 4:2: “Therefore I praised the dead who have been long dead more than the living who are yet alive.” What happens first in Ecclesiastes 4?
Ecclesiastes 4:2
“Therefore I praised the dead who have been long dead more than the living who are yet alive.”
Ecclesiastes 4:3
“Yes, better than them both is him who has not yet been, who has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.”
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Practice Ecclesiastes 4:2
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
ThereforeIthedeadwhohavebeenlongdeadmorethanthewhoareyet