perfect detail. 9:2, 3 one thing happens to all. Death because of universal depravity. 9:7 eat … drink. See notes on 2:24. 9:9 the wife. Cf. Prov. 5:15–19 and Solomon’s Song. 9:11 time and chance. Wisdom cannot guarantee good outcomes because of what appear to be so many unpredictable contingencies. 9:12 his time. The time of his misfortune, especially death (cf. 11:8, “days of darkness”; 12:1, “difficult days”). 9:13–15 Wisdom may not receive its due in this life. 9:16 This is true because he lacks