Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ecclesiastes 11:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ecclesiastes 11:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ecclesiastes 11:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Solomon, the sunlight feels nice and makes people happy when they see it. It's like saying it's good to enjoy the bright, sunny days.

Ecclesiastes 11:7: Truly the light [is] sweet, and a pleasant [thing it is] for the eyes to behold the sun:

Contradiction with Job 3:20

While Ecclesiastes 11:7 describes light as sweet and desirable, Job 3:20 questions the purpose of giving light to those who suffer, implying that light (life) is not always sweet.

Job 3:20: Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter [in] soul;

Contradiction with Jeremiah 20:14

Ecclesiastes 11:7 speaks of the enjoyment of light (life), whereas Jeremiah 20:14 curses the day of one's birth, signifying despair rather than enjoyment.

Jeremiah 20:14: Cursed [be] the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 2:17

Although Ecclesiastes 11:7 reflects on the pleasantness of light, Ecclesiastes 2:17 expresses a hatred towards life, finding it vexatious and not sweet.

Ecclesiastes 2:17: Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun [is] grievous unto me: for all [is] vanity and vexation of spirit.
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