Qoheleth Haiku 4:7-8

 

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⁷ Again, I saw vanity under the sun:

⁸ the case of solitary individuals, without sons or brothers;

yet there is no end to all their toil,

and their eyes are never satisfied with riches.

"For whom am I toiling," they ask,

"and depriving myself of pleasure?"

This also is vanity and an unhappy business.

 

Why are we working

To meet our physical needs

Or satisfy wants

 

Emptiness of wealth

Only known by the wealthy

Others are jealous

 

People need people

People need close connections

Or else life is void

 

Genuine pleasure

In the things that money can buy

Or relationships

 

How we fool ourselves

In material pursuits

Our insanity

 

©2013, Qoheleth

 

Material things serve us best

when we use them primarily to meet physical needs.