Life Together Under the Sun

Ecclesiastes 3:16 (Listen) From Dust to Dust 16 Moreover, I saw under the sun that in the place of justice, even there was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness, even there was wickedness. (ESV)Ecclesiastes 3:4 (Listen) 4   a time to weep, and a time to laugh;  a time to mourn, and a time to dance; (ESV)Ecclesiastes 5:8–9 (Listen) The Vanity of Wealth and Honor 8 If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, do not be amazed at the matter, for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them. 9 But this is gain for a land in every way: a king committed to cultivated fields.1 Footnotes [1] 5:9 The meaning of the Hebrew verse is uncertain (ESV)