DISPLAY Bible Book Genesis Exodus Joshua Nehemiah Job Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Isaiah Jeremiah Daniel Micah Matthew Mark Luke John Acts Romans 1 Corinthians 2 Corinthians Galatians Ephesians Philippians Colossians 1 Thessalonians 1 Timothy 2 Timothy Philemon Hebrews James 1 Peter 2 Peter 1 John Jude Revelation Chapter 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Ecclesiastes Chapters 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Outline of Contents 1 Everything is futile (1-11) Earth remains forever (4) Natural cycles continue (5-7) Nothing new under the sun (9) Human wisdom limited (12-18) A chasing after the wind (14) 2 Solomon’s pursuits evaluated (1-11) Relative value of human wisdom (12-16) The futility of hard work (17-23) Eat, drink, and enjoy work (24-26) 3 An appointed time for everything (1-8) Enjoying life a gift from God (9-15) Eternity is in man’s heart (11) God judges all with justice (16, 17) Men and animals all eventually die (18-22) All will return to dust (20) 4 Oppression worse than death (1-3) A balanced view of work (4-6) The value of a friend (7-12) Two are better than one (9) A ruler’s life can be futile (13-16) 5 Approach God with proper fear (1-7) Lower ones watched by higher ones (8, 9) The futility of wealth (10-20) Money lovers never satisfied (10) Worker’s sleep is sweet (12) 6 Possessions without enjoyment (1-6) Enjoy what you have now (7-12) 7 A good name and the day of death (1-4) A wise man’s rebuke (5-7) Better the end than the beginning (8-10) Advantage of wisdom (11, 12) Good days and bad days (13-15) Avoid going to extremes (16-22) Observations by the congregator (23-29) 8 Under imperfect human rule (1-17) Obey the king’s orders (2-4) Man’s domination harmful (9) When sentence not executed speedily (11) Eat, drink, and rejoice (15) 9 All have the same outcome (1-3) Enjoy life despite death (4-12) The dead know nothing (5) No activity in the Grave (10) Time and unexpected events (11) Wisdom not always appreciated (13-18) 10 A little foolishness outweighs wisdom (1) Dangers of incompetence (2-11) The sad plight of the foolish (12-15) Foolishness among rulers (16-20) A bird may repeat your words (20) 11 Seize the opportunity (1-8) Cast your bread on the waters (1) Sow seed from morning till evening (6) Enjoy youth responsibly (9, 10) 12 Remember the Creator before old age sets in (1-8) The congregator’s conclusion (9-14) Wise words like oxgoads (11) Fear the true God (13) Previous Next Print Share Share Ecclesiastes—Outline of Contents NEW WORLD TRANSLATION OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES (2013 REVISION) Ecclesiastes—Outline of Contents Irish Sign Language Ecclesiastes—Outline of Contents https://cms-imgp.jw-cdn.org/img/p/1001061100/univ/wpub/1001061100_univ_sqr_xl.jpg nwt Ecclesiastes p. 915