Ecclesiastes has four basic sections, or divisions. In the first, Ecclesiastes 1:2–2:26, we see that Solomon’s experience shows that satisfaction cannot come from anything within the power or competence of man. In chapters 3:1–5:20, he shows that God is sovereign over everything. He then goes on to answer objections to this (perennially offensive) doctrine. Third, Ecclesiastes 6:1–8:15 carefully applies this doctrine that the sovereign God alone gives the power to enjoy this parade of vanity. Without