Answer: house of mourning
American author Thomas Wolfe wrote:"...Ecclesiastes is the greatest single piece of writing I have ever known..."
Ecclesiastes 1:1 describes the author as "the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem". Many believe this description could only be Solomon.
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Answer: Vanity
In verse 1:2 we see the theme: "Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity."
Ecclesiastes is usually considered one of the hardest books of the Bible to interpret. It is usually considered to be very pessimistic.
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Answer: sorrow
Ecclesiastes 1:18 "For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow."
If we look back to Genesis when Adam and Eve ate from the Tree of Knowledge they immediately knew sorrow, and they also had gained knowledge of good and evil.
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Answer: Solomon
The speaker calls himself "Son of David, King in Jerusalem," which, if believed, can only mean Solomon. Some scholars, however, argue that the author is only using Solomon as a persona, and that the work actually belongs to another, anonymous author.
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Answer: Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton received the French Legion of Honor for charitable work during World War l. She was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1920 for her book "The Age of Innocence".
Wharton was born in the United States in 1862, but relocated permanently to France in 1907.
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Answer: earth
This verse shows that things live and die and that is all part of life. Meanwhile the earth continues to go on. This is another theme found in Ecclesiastes: the continuing of the world despite life and death.
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Answer: darkness
Ecclesiastes 2:14 "The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all."
The word "fool" appears in the Ecclesiastes in at least twenty different verses.
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Answer: Wisdom
Other works of Wisdom literature include the Psalms, Job, and Proverbs.
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Answer: and hasteth to his place where he arose
In Ecclesiastes 1:2 the author makes clear his view that "all is vanity". Some suggest that rather than the word "vanity" a better translation would be "meaningless". See "The Book of Ecclesiastes" by Tremper Longman lll at page 61.
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Answer: darkness
Another way to say this is that wise people pay attention, but fools are absentminded.
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Answer: mourn dance
Ecclesiastes 3:4 "A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance."
The Byrds had a hit with a song based on this and other verses in Chapter 3. It was called "Turn! Turn! Turn!".
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Answer: Ernest Hemingway
Hemingway considered titling his book "Fiesta: A Novel".
In 1925 Hemingway and a group of acquaintances took a trip to Spain and visited the Festival of San Fermin in Pamplona. This trip was instrumental in providing Hemingway with a background for a portion of "The Sun Also Rises".
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Answer: Never being satisfied with what you have
It says in Ecclesiastes 4:8, "There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail."
According to the Bible, people should not be vain.
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Answer: all is vanity
Ecclesiastes 1:2 states the theme of the book. All is vanity, Solomon concludes after a long life of sampling all the world has to offer. The only thing that remains, therefore, is to fear God and obey his commands. "This," he concludes, "is the whole duty of man."
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Answer: and it is common among men
Ecclesiastes is grouped as one of the Wisdom Books of the Old Testament. Ecclesiastes is a translation of the Hebrew word "Koheleth", meaning gatherer, teacher or preacher.
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Answer: The king will not be admonished.
It says in Ecclesiastes 4:13, "Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished."
A child will be taught right from wrong; however, no one would dare tell the king what he is doing is wrong, so his follies would continue.
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Answer: 0
Ecclesiastes 7:20 "For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not."
For those of you who thought it should be 1 (and that 1 being Jesus) remember it said "According to Solomon" and Solomon being in the Old Testament would not have included Jesus in that count.
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Answer: breath/vapor
"Hebel" is the Hebrew word used. It is repeated over 30 times in this book. The NIV translates the word as "meaningless."
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Answer: Agatha Christie
"Evil Under the Sun" was a detective story, featuring Hercule Poirot. It was made into a film in 1982. Poirot appeared in thirty-three novels and fifty-four short stories written by Agatha Christie.
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Answer: evil
Ecclesiastes 8:5 "Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment."
Unfortunately we are all sinners so none of us has kept the commandment perfectly without flaw.
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Answer: a time to build up
Chapter 3 of Ecclesiastes begins: "To everything there is a season..." Folksinger Pete Seeger used the poetic language of Chapter 3 for his song "Turn, Turn, Turn!". The song became a popular hit, when recorded and released in 1965 by The Byrds.
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Answer: a good name
It says in Ecclesiastes 7:1, "A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth."
I believe this verse is not talking about the literal name (John, Mary, etc.) but rather your reputation...that is what one thinks about you when your name is mentioned.
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Answer: a living dog
Ecclesiastes 9:4 "For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion."
This is a good verse for why people should not commit suicide. If you are alive there is hope, but if you end your life, you end all hope.
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Answer: dance
See Ecclesiastes 3:1-4. The Byrds made a popular song out of this passage.
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Answer: John Grisham
John Grisham graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Law and practiced criminal law until he was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives.
"A Time To Kill" has been made into both a movie (1996) and stage play.
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Answer: eat, drink and be merry
It says in Ecclesiastes 8:15, "Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun."
Since man can't take anything with him everything he does is in vain so therefore the Bible says let him, eat, drink and be merry.
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Answer: serpent
Ecclesiastes 10:8 "He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him."
A serpent has always been used in the Bible to represent evil. Again, if we recall back to Genesis, the Devil appears as a serpent to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
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Answer: time
Ecclesiastes 3:11.
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Answer: the silver cord
The overall message of this book is summed up in Ecclesiastes 12:13 : "Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man."
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Answer: a dead lion
It says in Ecclesiastes 9:4, "For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion."
This is a verse that could be used as a reason why people should not commit suicide. In most cases as long as you're still alive there is hope, and even the strongest cannot do anything once he or she is dead.
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Answer: Fear God and keep His commandments
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Answer: Henry James
"The Golden Bowl" was Henry James' last complete novel. Symbolically the bowl in the novel is outwardly perfect, but has hidden flaws.
James' other well-known novels/stories include "The Ambassadors", "Daisy Miller", "The Turn of the Screw" and "Portrait of a Lady".
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Answer: sharpen the blade
"Whet" can also mean to excite or stimulate but in this verse it means to sharpen the blade.
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Answer: evil
Ecclesiastes 12:14 "For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil."
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From Quiz: Ecclesiastes: The Quiz
Answer: the making of books
Ecl. 12:12: "Of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh."
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Answer: Both of these
This is the "conclusion of the whole matter." (12:13)
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Answer: 1st and 3rd person
The preacher speaks of himself in both first person (i.e. "I the Preacher was King") and in third person (i.e. "Moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught...").
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Answer: Song of Songs
Two books that faced serious opposition before the Hebrew canon was solidified were Song of Songs and Ecclesiastes.
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Answer: hands and arms
12:3: "In the day when the keepers of the house [hands and arms] shall tremble, and the strong men [legs] shall bow themselves, and the grinders [teeth] cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows [eyes] be darkened." According to the KJV Parallel Bible Commentary (Ed. Edward E. Hindson), this explanation can be found in the Talmud, B. Shad., 152 A; Midrash; Ibn Exra.
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