Wisdom Come.

Someone was preaching on Ecc.

I can’t remember who it was. I had never thought of the writings of Solomon as anything but scripture as I believe it to be and am convinced of. But, on the human side he pointed out that Solomon said that he had experimented with folly , attempting to keep his wits about him. It seemed to say that he felt that his quest in life was to try different pleasures and advertise them to the people as safe or unsafe enjoyments. That he was looking for things constantly to treat people with, whom he loved, by trying them himself. I hadn’t really thought that this was the confession of the Ecclesiastes.

Time spent in wisdom and folly and what was the reward of such. All may fail us, but Jesus never, as the hymn says. If you have the time and the means to accommodate yourself of such felicities what is it for? All of life is not spiritual. All of life is not in meditations. Solomon’s wisdom was that he seemed aware of such and had neat compartments for the various remedies for his rule and stress and availed himself as much of the remedies as he did of the ruling.

Some do the opposite. They study little. They rule little. They talk and enjoy a lot. What, My Son… Don’t give your strength to …all enjoyments. Don’t lose yourself to them. Learn what they are for and keep them in the right compartments.