Poetry & Wisdom
What should a child notice in Ecclesiastes 9?
Ecclesiastes 9 opens with these words: “For all this I laid to my heart, even to explore all this: that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God;…” The line to keep is Ecclesiastes 9:7: “Go your way—eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already accepted your works.” Carry the word “bread” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is Ecclesiastes 9:7: “Go your way—eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already accepted your works.” What happens first in Ecclesiastes 9?
Ecclesiastes 9:7
“Go your way—eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already accepted your works.”
Ecclesiastes 9:3
“This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event to all: yes also, the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.”
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Say it
Practice Ecclesiastes 9:7
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Goyourway—eatyourbreadwithjoy,anddrinkwinewithamerryforGodhasalreadyacceptedworks.