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a purpose, and God is not a God who does

not want you to be happy and enjoy life and

have peace in your heart. We need to

understand that. Now, there are adversities;

there is prosperity; there is life; there is

death. There are all of these things in life,

and yet if we live in perspective with the

Lord, then we can enjoy things of this life.

Notice in verse 9: “And moreover, because

the preacher was wise, he still taught the

people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed,

and sought out, and set in order many

proverbs.” In these verses Solomon is

confirming that his writings are from the

Lord and that they're upright and true. He's

trying to say, "What I'm telling you is the

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