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Qoheleth (Ecclesiastes) is a book about the search for true happiness. One of its basic statements is that true happiness does not result from human effort alone, but that a person’s being able to eat and drink and find fulfillment in his or her work ultimately comes from God’s hand (see Qoh 2:24). Qoheleth applies this principle to every stage of human life. In his final poem (Qoh 11:9–12:7), Qoheleth describes the discomfort of old age and the human way to death: the years of which someone ...Qoheleth (Ecclesiastes) is a book about the search for true happiness. One of its basic statements is that true happiness does not result from human effort alone, but that a person’s being able to eat and drink and find fulfillment in his or her work ultimately comes from God’s hand (see Qoh 2:24). Qoheleth applies this principle to every stage of human life. In his final poem (Qoh 11:9–12:7), Qoheleth describes the discomfort of old age and the human way to death: the years of which someone will say, »I will have no pleasure in them.« Qoheleth admonishes the young man to remember his creator (Qoh 12:1) in order to find true happiness coram Deo – the joy and the pleasure which God gives and which will remain valid even in the very last days of old age.» weiterlesen» einklappen

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