- To what are the “dead flies” and “perfumer’s ointment” analogous (Ecclesiastes 10:1)?
- How does the theme Ecclesiastes 10:1-3 continue the theme of the second half of the previous verse (Ecclesiastes 19:18)?
- What contrasts are made between the wise person and the fool (Ecclesiastes 10:1-3)?
- In Ecclesiastes 10:4 what is meant by “leave not thy place”? (compare Ecclesiastes 8:2-3)
- As you read Ecclesiastes 10:4-7, what class viewpoint would you say Kohelet represents: upper, middle, lower?
- What are the virtues being expounded in the proverbs recorded in Ecclesiastes 10:8-11?
- How would you characterize these virtues? Practical or impractical? Realistic or theoretical? If you were the teacher today, what contemporary analogies could you give for these proverbs?
- What new contrasts (see Ecclesiastes 10:1-3) between fools and wise people are described in Ecclesiastes 10:12-15?
- In what way does “not knowing how to go to the city” (Ecclesiastes 10:15) show the extreme stupidity that is so tiresome to everyone?
- What characteristics of leadership described in Ecclesiastes 10:16-19 are considered worthy?
- What is the overriding consideration and the determinative power according to Kohelet in Ecclesiastes 10:19?
- What practical advice is given in Ecclesiastes 10:20 to those who are often in the company of the rich and powerful and even when they are absolutely alone?
