Welcome to Day 2373 of Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me. This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom Wisdom Nuggets – Ecclesiastes 6:1-9 Daily Wisdom Wisdom-Trek Podcast Script - Day 2373 Welcome to Wisdom-Trek with Gramps! I am Guthrie Chamberlain, and we are on Day 2373 of our Trek. The Purpose of Wisdom-Trek is to create a legacy of wisdom, to seek out discernment and insights, and to boldly grow where few have chosen to grow before. In today’s Wisdom Nugget, I will guide you through the vast landscapes of biblical wisdom. Today, we’re continuing our journey through the book of Ecclesiastes. We’ll be exploring Ecclesiastes 6:1-9 from the New Living Translation. Ecclesiastes 6:1-9 (NLT): 1 There is another serious tragedy I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily on humanity. 2 God gives some people great wealth and honor and everything they could ever want, but then he doesn’t give them the chance to enjoy these things. They die, and someone else, even a stranger, ends up enjoying their wealth! This is meaningless—a sickening tragedy. 3 A man might have a hundred children and live to be very old. But if he finds no satisfaction in life and doesn’t even get a decent burial, it would have been better for him to be born dead. 4 His birth would have been meaningless, and he would have ended in darkness. He wouldn’t even have had a name, 5 and he would never have seen the sun or known of its existence. Yet he would have had more peace than in growing up to be an unhappy man. 6 He might live a thousand years twice over but still not find contentment. And since he must die like everyone else—well, what’s the use? 7 All people spend their lives scratching for food, but they never seem to have enough. 8 So are wise people really better off than fools? Do poor people gain anything by being wise and knowing how to act in front of others? 9 Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don’t have. Just dreaming about nice things is meaningless—like chasing the wind. The Tragedy of Unenjoyed Wealth: Solomon begins by describing another serious tragedy he has seen under the sun, one that weighs heavily on humanity. He observes that God gives some people great wealth, honor, and everything they could ever want, only for them to die without having the chance to enjoy these things. Instead, someone else, even a stranger, ends up enjoying their wealth. Solomon finds this meaningless and a sickening tragedy. The Futility of Unfulfilled Life: Solomon continues by reflecting on the futility of an unfulfilled life. He imagines a man who lives to be very old and has a large family, yet finds no satisfaction in life and doesn’t even receive a decent burial. Solomon concludes that it would have been better for him to be born dead, as his life would have been meaningless, and he would have had more peace. The Search for Contentment: Solomon questions whether wise people are really better off than fools. He wonders if poor people gain anything by being wise and knowing how to act in front of others. The Pursuit of Wealth: He observes that everyone spends their lives scratching for food, but they never seem to...
