Ecclesiastes 4 • The Unfairness of Life

  1. (v.1-3) In a fallen world governed by ______, there is always going to be those who are ______and those who are ______. Power used to promote ______comes at the expense of ______.
  2. (v.4-6) Promotion of ______, even in the workplace or in pursuit of professional standing, when it comes at the expense of ______, is just as fruitless in the end as suffering the ______of doing ______at all.
  3. (v.7-8) Even when ______are completely taken out of the equation, there is no ultimate ______for working for ourselves alone.

Summary: In the above three scenarios are provided examples of the promotion of self over others through the misuse of ______, the misuse of ______or ______, and the complete focus on ______alone.

  1. (v.9-12) The right treatment and relationships with ______go a long way toward dealing with the previous issues of unfairness in life. It is not a ______to make them go away, but rather of being able to ______with them when they arise.
  2. (v.13-16) The problems brought upon the ______of a fallen world can never be addressed through any man-imposed, ______solution.

Overall Application: The common denominator in each case is the elevation of ______over and above everything and everyone else. The unfairness of life is variously rooted in the pursuit of ______. This in itself is a testimony that something greater than ______is necessary to achieve the ______he is aware of but incapable of attaining.

Ecclesiastes 4 • The Unfairness of Life

  1. (v.1-3) In a fallen world governed by ______, there is always going to be those who are ______and those who are ______. Power used to promote ______comes at the expense of ______.
  2. (v.4-6) Promotion of ______, even in the workplace or in pursuit of professional standing, when it comes at the expense of ______, is just as fruitless in the end as suffering the ______of doing ______at all.
  3. (v.7-8) Even when ______are completely taken out of the equation, there is no ultimate ______for working for ourselves alone.

Summary: In the above three scenarios are provided examples of the promotion of self over others through the misuse of ______, the misuse of ______or ______, and the complete focus on ______alone.

  1. (v.9-12) The right treatment and relationships with ______go a long way toward dealing with the previous issues of unfairness in life. It is not a ______to make them go away, but rather of being able to ______with them when they arise.
  2. (v.13-16) The problems brought upon the ______of a fallen world can never be addressed through any man-imposed, ______solution.

Overall Application: The common denominator in each case is the elevation of ______over and above everything and everyone else. The unfairness of life is variously rooted in the pursuit of ______. This in itself is a testimony that something greater than ______is necessary to achieve the ______he is aware of but incapable of attaining.