SuicideFuel Ecclesiastes 4

[bigantennaemay1]

Verses 9-12

Spoiler: Ecclesiastes 4 9-12

9 Two are better than one,
because they have a good return for their labor:
10 If either of them falls down,
one can help the other up.
But pity anyone who falls
and has no one to help them up.
11 Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm.
But how can one keep warm alone?
12 Though one may be overpowered,
two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

But pity anyone who falls
and has no one to help them up.

Why does this verse sting so badly?

 

[Billowel]

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Oppression, Toil, Friendlessness​

4 Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun:

I saw the tears of the oppressed—
and they have no comforter;
power was on the side of their oppressors—
and they have no comforter.
2 And I declared that the dead,
who had already died,
are happier than the living,
who are still alive.
3 But better than both
is the one who has never been born,
who has not seen the evil
that is done under the sun


man ecclesiastes is such a kino text.

 

[NoLooksNoLife]

I just farted n it smells good

 

[bigantennaemay1]

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Oppression, Toil, Friendlessness​

4 Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun:

I saw the tears of the oppressed—
and they have no comforter;
power was on the side of their oppressors—
and they have no comforter.
2 And I declared that the dead,
who had already died,
are happier than the living,
who are still alive.
3 But better than both
is the one who has never been born,
who has not seen the evil
that is done under the sun


man ecclesiastes is such a kino text.

I heard the verses read from this chapter today, and couldn't help but feel personally attacked. I really don't like thinking of this, and especially not the verse I quoted. It's like it's being acknowledged that being like us is absolutely shitty, and yet, it also seems like justification for sweeping our suffering under the rug, so as not to disturb the "oppressors."

Doesn't seem right.

 

[Billowel]

I heard the verses read from this chapter today, and couldn't help but feel personally attacked. I really don't like thinking of this, and especially not the verse I quoted. It's like it's being acknowledged that being like us is absolutely shitty, and yet, it also seems like justification for sweeping our suffering under the rug, so as not to disturb the "oppressors."

Doesn't seem right.

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19 “There was a rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. 20 And at his gate lay a poor man named Laz′arus, full of sores, 21 who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man’s table; moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried; 23 and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes, and saw Abraham far off and Laz′arus in his bosom. 24 And he called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy upon me, and send Laz′arus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am in anguish in this flame.’ 25 But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Laz′arus in like manner evil things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish. 26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.’ 27 And he said, ‘Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father’s house, 28 for I have five brothers, so that he may warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.’ 29 But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.’ 30 And he said, ‘No, father Abraham; but if some one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’ 31 He said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced if some one should rise from the dead.’”


the holy book often acknowleges that some people are incredibly cursed and live horrible lives.you especially see this a lot in the old testament.still even in the new testament you see stuff like the above.

 

[bigantennaemay1]

the holy book often acknowleges that some people are incredibly cursed and live horrible lives.you especially see this a lot in the old testament.still even in the new testament you see stuff like the above.

And yet offers no explanation as to how an "all-loving, all-knowing, all-powerful god" can allow that kind of unbalanced, unfair bullshit to happen under his watch.

 

[Billowel]

And yet offers no explanation as to how an "all-loving, all-knowing, all-powerful god" can allow that kind of unbalanced, unfair bullshit to happen under his watch.

it does though.go read the book of jobs.