"The grinders are few" (Ecclesiastes 12:3). Are they teeth? Or women grinding grain? I will be presenting a paper on this at the regional Society of Biblical Literature, New Brunswick, New Jersey, March 17, 2011 (3:15 pm). http://sbl-site.org/assets
"Every day above ground is a good one." The message on this church sign resonates with the common phrase in Ecclesiastes, "under the sun" which basically means that live humans are in view, not God and not dead people. It also fits with Qoheleth's repeated advice to enjoy life.
