Poetry & Wisdom
What should a child notice in Ecclesiastes 5?
Ecclesiastes 5 opens with these words: “Guard your steps when you go to God’s house; for to draw near to listen is better than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they don’t know…” The line to keep is Ecclesiastes 5:20: “For he shall not often reflect on the days of his life; because God occupies him with the joy of his heart.” Carry the word “often” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is Ecclesiastes 5:20: “For he shall not often reflect on the days of his life; because God occupies him with the joy of his heart.” What happens first in Ecclesiastes 5?
Ecclesiastes 5:20
“For he shall not often reflect on the days of his life; because God occupies him with the joy of his heart.”
Ecclesiastes 5:3
“For as a dream comes with a multitude of cares, so a fool’s speech with a multitude of words.”
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Practice Ecclesiastes 5:20
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
ForhenotreflectonthedaysofhisbecauseGodoccupieshimwiththejoyofhisheart.