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Ecclesiastes 7 is the seventh chapter of the Book of Ecclesiastes in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The book contains philosophical speeches by a character called '(the) Qoheleth' ("the Teacher"), composed probably between the 5th and 2nd centuries BC. [ 3 ]
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One such instance is Ecclesiastes 7:15-16, where the preacher admonishes his audience to "be not righteous over much" and to "be not over much wicked." Adam Clarke takes the phrase "righteous over much" to mean indulging in too much "austerity and hard study," [ 8 ] and concludes that “there is no need of all this watching, fasting, praying ...
Ecclesiastes is a phonetic transliteration of the Greek word Ἐκκλησιαστής (Ekklēsiastēs), which in the Septuagint translates the Hebrew name of its stated author, Kohelet (קֹהֶלֶת).
The Book of Proverbs notes that "through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone" (Proverbs 25:14–16, NIV); Ecclesiastes points out that the "end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride" (Ecclesiastes 7:7–9, NIV); and 1 Thessalonians states that we should "be patient with all.
King Solomon, who was traditionally considered to be the author of Ecclesiastes. The Ecclesiastes is a piece of wisdom literature from the Old Testament. [8] In chapter 1, the author expresses his view towards the vanity (or meaninglessness) of human endeavors in life: [9] The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem: "Meaningless!
The title quotes Ecclesiastes 12:13, in the King James Version of the Bible: Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. [1] The consensus view of modern scholars attributes the book to Richard Allestree.
Eternal return (or eternal recurrence) is a philosophical concept which states that time repeats itself in an infinite loop, and that exactly the same events will continue to occur in exactly the same way, over and over again, for eternity.