Ecclesiastes consists of reflections on the meaning of life and the best way of life, and is one of the "wisdom" books of the Biblical Old Testament and Jewish Tanakh.
The Book of Ecclesiastes is a book of the Hebrew Bible. The author represents himself as the son of David, and king over Israel in Jerusalem. The work emphatically proclaims all the actions of man to be inherently "vain", "futile", "empty", "meaningless", "temporary", "transitory", or "fleeting," depending on translation, as the lives of both wise and foolish men end in death.
While the teacher clearly promotes wisdom as a means for a well-lived earthly life, he suggests that one should enjoy the simple pleasures of daily life, such as eating, drinking, and taking enjoyment in one's wife and work, which are gifts from the hand of God. According to Talmud however, the point is to state that all is futile under the sun. One should therefore ignore physical pleasures and put all one's efforts towards that which is above the Sun. This is summed up in the second to last verse: "The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God, and keep his commandments; for that is the whole duty of everyone."
(Summary adapted from Wikipedia)
Audio Book Contents:
- Ecclesiastes Chapters 1-4
- Ecclesiastes Chapters 5-8
- Ecclesiastes Chapters 9-12
Audio Book Music: Performed by Sungodabscondo.
Audio Book Artwork: Sketch of a pondering King Solomon.
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