Quite logically there follows an anthropology, with a theological ending (1:12–3:15*). Qoheleth tells a tale presenting himself at the peak of human aspiration. He is a highly educated, technically all-competent shaker and mover, a master of life’s pleasures. He tries everything: all prosperity is within the power of humankind. From this perspective he asks about the meaning of all he achieves, and there death shows its face, awaiting each person. In its shadow every ability and every success is