IN THIS LESSON

summary
The Teacher  cautions that wealth and possessions bring anxiety and dissatisfaction rather than lasting fulfilment. Instead of pursuing them, the Teacher counsels people to be content with what they have as a gift from God. We can find true satisfaction not in endless striving for accumulation but in gratefully enjoying the simple blessings God provides.

key verse 5:15
Everyone comes naked from their mother’s womb,
and as everyone comes, so they depart.
They take nothing from their toil
that they can carry in their hands.

related verses
Matthew 6:19-21 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

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