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Continue reading →: Vanity Of Vanities IXEcclesiastes Chapter 9 1For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of Alahim: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them. 2All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the…
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Continue reading →: Vanity Of Vanities VIIIEcclesiastes Chapter 8 1Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man’s wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed. 2I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of Alahim. 3Be not hasty to go out…
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Continue reading →: Vanity Of Vanities VIIEcclesiastes Chapter 7 1A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth. 2It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.…
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Continue reading →: Vanity Of Vanities VIEcclesiastes Chapter 6 1There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men: 2A man to whom Alahim hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet Alahim giveth him not power to eat…
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Continue reading →: Vanity Of Vanities VEcclesiastes Chapter 5 1Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of Alahim, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil. 2Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing…
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Continue reading →: Vanity Of Vanities IVEcclesiastes Chapter 4 1So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter. 2Wherefore I praised the dead which are already…
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Continue reading →: Vanity Of Vanities IIIEcclesiastes Chapter 3 1To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 2A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; 3A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time…
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Continue reading →: Vanity Of Vanities IIEcclesiastes Chapter 2 1I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity. 2I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it? 3I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with…
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Continue reading →: Vanity of vanities IEcclesiastes Chapter 1 1The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. 2Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. 3What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun? 4One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for…
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Continue reading →: On Images 2
The way I’ve been led to believe, and also do, is that anything that can get our affection, that we can accord any kind of honour, devotion, respect and whatnot can and will become an idol. Say a picture of a deceased loved one, it is framed and put on…






