Ecclesiastes 3:17-22
3:17 a In due season God will judge: Human injustices (3:16 b) are temporary and will be righted by God’s justice. The narrator repeats this point to close the entire book (12:14 c).3:19 d With respect to breathing and dying, people have no real advantage over the animals, but we have other advantages (e.g., see Gen 1:26-28 e).
3:20 f from dust ... to dust: The Teacher refers to God’s judgment against human rebellion in Eden (see Gen 3:19 g).
3:21 h the human spirit goes up: Cp. 12:7 i.
3:22 j happy in their work: Work now stands alone as a source of enjoyment, apart from food and drink (cp. 2:24-25 k; 3:12-13 l).
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