From one point of view this section may be entitled _In Praise of
Opportunism,_ from another _Human Helplessness._ Every action in which
man can engage has its allotted season, but who can be sure that he
has found this season? God's plan can be known only in part, hence
man's efforts to succeed are... [ Continue Reading ]
MAN NO BETTER THAN THE BEASTS.
Ecclesiastes 3:16. Both in the administration of the law and the
observances of religion, wickedness is prevalent; righteousness is
here equivalent to piety.
Ecclesiastes 3:17 is the insertion of the orthodox glossator; Qoheleth
does not regard God as vindicating the... [ Continue Reading ]