_If a man live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, I say that an untimely birth is better than he._ THE SORROWS OF OLD AGE The wise Preacher supposes a man to have seen the utmost possible limit of human existence. And then he estimates the wort... [ Continue Reading ]
_Do not all go to one place?_ ALL MEN’S PLACE Do you know what the wise man means when he offers this question to your consideration, “Do not all go to one place?” The thing, no doubt, here spoken of is death; the place here spoken of, no doubt, is the grave. An amazing consideration! part of the f... [ Continue Reading ]
_That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man._ SOLOMON’S DARK IDEAS OF LIFE He says in effect-- I. Fate is fixed. “That which hath been.” Everything is fate. Most men feel this at times. Do you ever say, I must obey my destiny? It is no use contending with fate. Mine m a... [ Continue Reading ]
_For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow?_ for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun? THE KNOWN AND THE UNKNOWN I. Our life which we do know. 1. We do know something about our present life, and what we do kn... [ Continue Reading ]