Ecclesiastes 4:7-12 – Letter 16: The Miser’s Poverty

Some people do realize that there is no reward in laboring for the favor of other people and so they react by saying, “Okay, forget others. I’m living for myself! Me for me! Now, within this group of self-centered peo­ple there can be a large variety of personalities. All three groups of people from the last lesson could fit in here: the workaholics, the lazy peo­ple, the relaxed or easy-going people. But Solomon chooses to make his point by staying with one group of self-centered people,...