Epicureanism—mirth, pleasure, laughter, wine, servants, silver, gold, music and love. What more could a good Epicurean want? But Koheleth’s conclusion is that it is all vanity. He can hardly then be advocating a similar course of pleasure for all men, even on a lesser scale. What then does he mean? Let us return to the preface and to the conclusion. “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.” “Fear God, and keep his commandments … God shall bring every work into judgment.” The first is a verdict on all