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1:2 Introduction: Utter Futility
1:3 Futility Illustrated from Nature
1:12 Futility of Secular Accomplishment
1:16 Futility of Secular Wisdom
2:1b Futility of Self-Indulgent Pleasure I thought to myself,
2:12 Wisdom is Better than Folly
2:18 Futility of Being a Workaholic
2:22 Painful Days and Restless Nights
2:24 Enjoy Work and its Benefits
3:9 Man is Ignorant of God’s Timing
3:12 Enjoy Life in the Present
3:16 The Problem of Injustice and Oppression
4:9 Labor is Beneficial When Its Rewards Are Shared
4:13 Labor Motivated by Prestige-Seeking
5:13 Materialism Thwarts Enjoyment of Life
5:18 Enjoy the Fruit of Your Labor
6:10 The Futile Way Life Works
7:5 Frivolous Living Versus Wisdom
7:7 Human Wisdom Overturned by Adversity
7:11 Wisdom Can Lengthen One’s Life
7:13 Wisdom Acknowledges God’s Orchestration of Life
7:15 Exceptions to the Law of Retribution
7:19 Wisdom Needed Because No One is Truly Righteous
7:25 True Righteousness and Wisdom are Virtually Nonexistent
8:10 Contradictions to the Law of Retribution
8:15 Enjoy Life In Spite of Its Injustices
8:16 Limitations of Human Wisdom
9:4 Better to Be Poor but Alive than Rich but Dead
9:7 Life is Brief, so Cherish its Joys
9:11 Wisdom Cannot Protect against Seemingly Chance Events
9:13 Most People Are Not Receptive to Wise Counsel
9:17 Wisdom versus Fools, Sin, and Folly
10:2 Wisdom Can Be Nullified By the Caprice of Rulers
10:8 Wisdom is Needed to Avert Dangers in Everyday Life
10:12 Words and Works of Wise Men and Fools
10:16 The Problem with Foolish Rulers
11:7 Life Should Be Enjoyed Because Death is Inevitable
11:9 Enjoy Life to the Fullest under the Fear of God
12:8 Concluding Refrain: Qoheleth Restates His Thesis
12:9 Concluding Epilogue: Qoheleth’s Advice is Wise
12:12 Concluding Exhortation: Fear God and Obey His Commands!