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മായ / Vanity (Useless)

സഭാപ്രസംഗി

ECCLESIASTES 12:8-12

 

മലയാളം -1910 ബൈബിൾ

8) ഹാ മായ, മായ, സകലവും മായ അത്രേ എന്നു സഭാപ്രസംഗി പറയുന്നു. 9) സഭാപ്രസംഗി ജ്ഞാനിയായിരുന്നതു കൂടാതെ അവൻ ജനത്തിന്നു പരിജ്ഞാനം ഉപദേശിച്ചുകൊടുക്കയും ചിന്തിച്ചു ശോധനകഴിച്ചു അനേകം സദൃശവാക്യം ചമെക്കയും ചെയ്തു. 10) ഇമ്പമായുള്ള വാക്കുകളും നേരായി എഴുതിയിരിക്കുന്നവയും സത്യമായുള്ള വചനങ്ങളും കണ്ടെത്തുവാൻ സഭാപ്രസംഗി ഉത്സാഹിച്ചു. 11) ജ്ഞാനികളുടെ വചനങ്ങൾ മുടിങ്കോൽപോലെയും, സഭാധിപന്മാരുടെ വാക്കുകൾ തറെച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന ആണികൾപോലെയും ആകുന്നു; അവ ഒരു ഇടയനാൽ തന്നേ നല്കപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു. 12) എന്നാൽ എന്റെ മകനേ, പ്രബോധനം കൈക്കൊൾക; പുസ്തകം ഓരോന്നുണ്ടാക്കുന്നതിന്നു അവസാനമില്ല; അധികം പഠിക്കുന്നതു ശരീരത്തിന്നു ക്ഷീണം തന്നേ.

NAS Bible

8) “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher, “all is vanity!”

Purpose of the Preacher

9) In addition to being a wise man, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge; and he pondered, searched out and arranged many proverbs. 10) The Preacher sought to find delightful words and to write words of truth correctly.

11) The words of wise men are like goads, and masters of these collections are like well-driven nails; they are given by one Shepherd. 12) But beyond this, my son, be warned: the writing of many books is endless, and excessive devotion to books is wearying to the body.

 

GNT Bible

8) Useless, useless, said the Philosopher. It is all useless.

The Summing Up

9) But because the Philosopher was wise, he kept on teaching the people what he knew. He studied proverbs and honestly tested their truth. 10) The Philosopher tried to find comforting words, but the words he wrote were honest. 11) The sayings of the wise are like the sharp sticks that shepherds use to guide sheep, and collected proverbs are as lasting as firmly driven nails. They have been given by God, the one Shepherd of us all.

12) My child, there is something else to watch out for. There is no end to the writing of books, and too much study will wear you out.

 

Explanation

Everyone in faith knows that it’s vanity in this world beyond a certain extent.

Vanity & Material World - They are 2 faces of the same coin.

Material things in this world & whatever that we acquire are mere vanity.

As depicted in Luke 12:19-21

This is what a man without God says:

19) Then I will say to myself, Lucky man! You have all the good things you need for many years. Take life easy, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself!’ 

 

This is what God says to such a man:

20) But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night you will have to give up your life; then who will get all these things you have kept for yourself?’”

Explanation: The verse also shows the vanity and futility of earthly riches, which cannot satisfy the soul or secure the future. The man had accumulated many things, but he could not take them with him when he died. He did not know who would inherit his possessions, or whether they would use them wisely or foolishly. He had wasted his life on things that did not matter, and he had no treasure in heaven.

E.g.:

i) Filthy things like gaining hands with the help of cash.

ii) Encroachment to others ‘IT’ for seeing.

Summary

21) And Jesus concluded, “This is how it is with those who pile up riches for themselves but are not rich in God's sight.”

Explanation: Only what is gained through the right channels based on our own Lord will remain.