lessons of the book are from God. God gave Solomon wisdom and unparalleled opportunity to observe and explore every avenue of earthly life. And after much research and experiment, Solomon concluded that on the whole, humanity found little solid happiness in life, and in his own heart he found an unutterable yearning for something beyond himself. Thus the book, in a way, is humanity’s cry for a Savior. With the coming of Christ, the cry was answered. The vanity of life disappeared. Life is no longer