Study Desk

Don't change what God has said! He will correct you and show that you are a liar.

With all my wisdom I tried to understand everything that happens here on earth. And God has made this so hard for us humans to do.

If we please God, he will make us wise, understanding, and happy. But if we sin, God will make us struggle for a living, then he will give all we own to someone who pleases him. This makes no more sense than chasing the wind.

I have seen what difficult things God demands of us.

God makes everything happen at the right time. Yet none of us can ever fully understand all he has done, and he puts questions in our minds about the past and the future.

Everything God has done will last forever; nothing he does can ever be changed. God has done all this, so that we will worship him.

Everything that happens has happened before, and all that will be has already been— God does everything over and over again.

So I told myself that God has set a time and a place for everything. He will judge everyone, both the wicked and the good.

I know that God is testing us to show us that we are merely animals.

Be careful what you do when you enter the house of God. Some fools go there to offer sacrifices, even though they haven't sinned. But it's best just to listen when you go to worship.

Don't talk before you think or make promises to God without thinking them through. God is in heaven, and you are on earth, so don't talk too much.

God doesn't like fools. So don't be slow to keep your promises to God.

Don't let your mouth get you in trouble! And don't say to the worship leader, "I didn't mean what I said." God can destroy everything you have worked for, so don't say something that makes God angry.

Respect and obey God! Daydreaming leads to a lot of senseless talk.

What is the best thing to do in the short life that God has given us? I think we should enjoy eating, drinking, and working hard. This is what God intends for us to do.

God will keep you so happy that you won't have time to worry about each day.

God may give you everything you want—money, property, and wealth. Then God doesn't let you enjoy it, and someone you don't even know gets it all. That's senseless and terribly unfair!

Everything that happens was decided long ago. We humans know what we are like, and we can't argue with God, because he is too strong for us.

Think of what God has done! If God makes something crooked, can you make it straight?

When times are good, you should be cheerful; when times are bad, think what it means. God makes them both to keep us from knowing what will happen next.