Ecclesiasticus, 40
26. Basic to all the needs of man's life are water and fire and iron and salt and wheat flour and milk and honey, the blood of the grape, and oil and clothing.
26. Basic to all the needs of man's life are water and fire and iron and salt and wheat flour and milk and honey, the blood of the grape, and oil and clothing.
Ecclesiastical 40 talks about the nature of life and how things are cyclical. The author reflects on the brevity of life and the importance of taking advantage of time in the best way possible. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in this chapter:
Proverbs 27:1: "Do not glories of tomorrow, because you do not know what it will bring." This verse talks about the uncertainty of the future and how we cannot be sure of what will happen. This relates to the Ecclesiastical Message 40 about how life is brief and cyclic.
Psalm 90:12: "Teach us to tell our days in such a way that we reach wise hearts." This verse talks about the importance of taking advantage of time and being wise in how to use it. This relates to the Ecclesiastical Message 40 on how we should enjoy time in the best way possible.
James 4:14: "However, you do not know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a steam that appears for a little, and soon fades." This verse talks about the brevity of life and how we cannot be sure of what will happen. This relates to the Ecclesiastical Message 40 about how life is brief and cyclic.
Job 14:1-2: "The man, born of a woman, lives a short time and is full of restlessness. She is born like the flower and withered; runs away as the shadow and does not remain." This verse talks about the brevity of life and how full of uncertainties it is. This relates to the Ecclesiastical Message 40 on how we should enjoy time in the best way possible.
Ephesians 5:15-16: "Therefore, wisely see it like walking, not foolish, but as wise, redeeming time, because the days are evil." This verse talks about the importance of being wise in how we use the time we have. This relates to the Ecclesiastical Message 40 on how we should enjoy time in the best way possible.
“Seja paciente nas aflições que o Senhor lhe manda.” São Padre Pio de Pietrelcina
