O panorama
Eclesiastes 2 abre com “I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure…”, muda perto do versículo 13 com “Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.” e termina com “For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to…”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
A Escritura ao lado do resumo
Eclesiastes · Versão King James · 26Eclesiastes 2:1-7
Versículos 1–7: I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore…
Eclesiastes 2:1–7 abre com “I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and…” e chega a “I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Escute a experiência humana que dá a Eclesiastes sua primeira direção emocional e espiritual.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 1 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is…” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem enjoy, heart, mirth. A relação com os versículos 2 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?” A pergunta desacelera a passagem. Observe quem precisa responder, o que ela pressupõe e se as linhas seguintes apresentam uma resposta.
Eclesiastes 2:1-7
Versão King James1I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.
2I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?
3I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.
4I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:
5I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:
6I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:
7I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me:
Eclesiastes 2:8-14
Versículos 8–14: I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings…
Eclesiastes 2:8–14 abre com “I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I…” e chega a “The wise man’s eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Escute a experiência humana que dá a Eclesiastes sua primeira direção emocional e espiritual.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 1 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and…” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem singers, delights, gathered. A relação com os versículos 9 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.” Esta linha fornece uma razão, resultado ou conclusão. Ela deve permanecer ligada à afirmação ou ação que lhe dá sentido.
Eclesiastes 2:8-14
Versão King James8I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts.
9So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.
10And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.
11Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
12And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.
13Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
14The wise man’s eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.
Eclesiastes 2:15-21
Versículos 15–21: Said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to…
Eclesiastes 2:15–21 abre com “Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I…” e chega a “For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Escute a experiência humana que dá a Eclesiastes sua primeira direção emocional e espiritual.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 3 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I…” A pergunta desacelera a passagem. Observe quem precisa responder, o que ela pressupõe e se as linhas seguintes apresentam uma resposta.
“For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come…” A pergunta desacelera a passagem. Observe quem precisa responder, o que ela pressupõe e se as linhas seguintes apresentam uma resposta.
Eclesiastes 2:15-21
Versão King James15Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.
16For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.
17Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
18Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
19And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
20Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.
21For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.
Eclesiastes 2:22-26
Versículos 22–26: For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart…
Eclesiastes 2:22–26 abre com “For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured…” e chega a “For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Escute a experiência humana que dá a Eclesiastes sua primeira direção emocional e espiritual.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 2 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?” A pergunta desacelera a passagem. Observe quem precisa responder, o que ela pressupõe e se as linhas seguintes apresentam uma resposta.
Eclesiastes 2:22-26
Versão King James22For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?
23For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.
24There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
25For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I?
26For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Ecclesiastes 2:1 começa com “I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.”
Onde o capítulo muda
Ecclesiastes 2:13 forma uma mudança natural: “Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.”
A nota final
Ecclesiastes 2:26 deixa o leitor com “For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he…”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras heart, labour, vanity, wisdom, wise, fool ajudam a revelar as preocupações repetidas do capítulo.
Primeiro o texto
Onde os leitores divergem
O resumo começa com o que a passagem diz e como suas partes se relacionam. Ele não presume que uma denominação já resolveu todas as questões. A dependência de uma tradição, teoria literária ou reconstrução histórica é claramente identificada.
O texto KJV aparece primeiro. As conclusões interpretativas são identificadas, e as diferenças surgem quando ajudam a explicar por que comunidades sérias nem sempre chegam à mesma resposta.
As notas interpretativas comparativas deste capítulo estão em preparação. Até que as notas revisadas estejam prontas, esta página separa o texto KJV do resumo e da aplicação sem afirmar que leitores responsáveis concordam em todas as questões.