keeps right on going. In addition, this expression wants to say that live must going on.
2. Ecclesiastes 2: 17 So I hated life, because the work that is worked under the sun was grievous
to me; for all is vanity and a chasing after wind.
In this sentence, there is a kind of metaphor. The phrase ‘chasing after wind’ is a symbol. According to Oxford dictionary chasing means that we run to catch or
to hunt something or somebody. And if we interpret literally it means we have ability to catch the wind. As we it is impossible to catch the wind even we use a
tool. But figuratively, ‘chasing after wind’ means somethind meaningless or useless in our life. If we read some verse before, Salomon as the author has
everything in his life but he relize that it is meaningless if he does not respect ti his God. Everything is hopeless without God.
3. Ecclesiastes 2: 24 There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and
make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.
In this sentence, we can see the using of metaphor clearly. Literally, the sentence is belong to the metaphor because the sentence is intend to say that
God gives us everything direcly from His hand. Of course this literal meaning is not absolutely true because we never meet with our God. Figuratively ‘hand of
God’ here is to symbolize the blessing of God in our life.
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4. Ecclesiastes 3: 1 For everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under
heaven. In this sentence, the word ‘season’ is a kind of symbol. According to Oxford
dictionary that the meaning of season is a part of the year distinguished by its particular type of weather, for example spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Figuratively, this expression means for all things which have done in our life has their each timing and God has arranged them well in our life. Season is symbol
of time. In addition, the writer concludes everything has it own timing.
5. Ecclesiastes 5: 4 When you vow a vow to God, don’t defer to pay it; for he has no pleasure in
