Qoheleth Haiku 2:17

¹⁷So I hated life,

because what is done under the sun was grievous to me;

for all is vanity and a chasing after wind.

Hate that disvalues

That which God calls valuable

Does not value God

If we cannot see

The value in creation

We cannot see God

If we place our worth

In the material world

Our worth eludes us

Ancient Qoheleth

From cultural perspective

Misses the picture

One must understand

That the essential value

Of matter is God’s

The world is not ours

To meet our physical needs

Nothing more than that

Existence belongs

To God as supreme owner

We may borrow it