Another book that kinda falls flat at the end.
The only notable things that I found were that the last two proverbs are by named authors and number 31 is from a mother giving advice to her son on what to look for in a virtuous woman.
Ecclesiastes is next. Who's excited?
@Bruce,
ReplyDeleteI'm excited. I enjoy Ecclesiastes. The preacher has a great message in it.
Note the excellent wife is a businesswoman. She buys and maintains a vineyard, she makes linen clothing to sell, she sees her trading is profitable. Her husband sits at the city gates presumably helping rule the city while she maintains him.
ReplyDeleteI'm a little late ... but this makes it all worthwhile:
ReplyDelete23:3 Be not desirous of his dainties: for they [are] deceitful meat.