Bible Survey: Part ThreeSample

Although God is acknowledged here, the acknowledgement is that God has appointed people to experience both good and bad. The best a person can do is to enjoy the good while it lasts. The writer feels that those who never lived are those who have it the best.

Hopefully you haven’t had too many days like this, but probably everyone has had some. A person looks at life and sees pain, despite a person’s best efforts, or someone who experiences success in the midst of doing terrible things. Again, if this life is all there is, that’s not very satisfying!