9 Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for angerresides in the lap of fools.
9 Control your temper, for anger labels you a fool. - P105
12 Wisdom is a shelter as money is a shelter, but theadvantage of knowledge is this: Wisdom preserves thosewho have it.
12 Wisdom and money can get you almost anything, but only wisdom can save yourlife.
13 Consider what God has done: Who can straightenwhat he has made crooked?
13 Accept the way God does things, for who can straighten what he has made crook-ed? - P105
A good name is better than fine perfume. It is better to go to a house ofmourning than a house of feasting. It is better to heed the rebuke of a wisethan to listen to the song of fools. - P105
Do not be quickly provoked, forpersonanger resides in the lap of fools. Wisdom is a good thing. It is a shelter andpreserves those who have it. - P105
The Teacher draws attention to the weightier things that lie in the fu-ture in contrast to immediate things that andcome go. - P106
Fine perfumebrings sweet fragrance for a little while, but a good reputation will lastfar longer. Likewise, the inevitability of death leads one to consider thebrevity of life. - P106
From this perspective, a wise rebuke pays dividends whilethe approval of fools proves worthless. - P106
As Christians, we are not calledto pursue the transient things of this world but the eternal glory that isto come. We now see this glory dimly, but we are waiting to see the fullpicture. - P106
What awaits us is not fleeting joy but pleasures forevermore,
along with the complete eradication of sin and the full ratification ofGod‘s rule. - P106
A set of warnings is given to those who desire to live according to theways of the Lord: injustice and the love of money distort one‘s thinking;harboring anger and an impatient spirit will prevent you from appreci-ating the glory to come; and being trapped in the past will prevent youfrom appreciating the present gifts of God. - P106
The world embraces manyof the things Scripture warns us to avoid, and they do so in an effort tofind happiness and success. - P106
Although God‘s commands are at odds withthe world, we can trust them because they stem from His wisdom andare for the benefit and joy of His people. His commands protect andguide us as we live in this broken world. - P106
Lord, help me not to be lured into the empty pursuits of this world but toelevate my gaze toward You. - P107
May I run after the things that are yet to come,glorious things that You have promised for Your children. In Jesus‘ name, amen. - P107
You might be waiting just as long as you wouldhave in the past, but the mental toll of the guesswork is alleviated be-cause of this simple truth: though you may have to wait a long fifteenminutes, you know for sure that the bus is coming. - P107
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