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... One verse therein begs the question, “What’s wrong with laughing? ... Some see the aforementioned “woes” as the prophetic condemnation of the nonbelievers mentioned in Isaiah 65: 11-14 (Interpreter’s 683). ... We must not rely on the world for pleasures that will make us happy, for they will fade into nothing, but we must look beyond our actions to the reasons behind why we do them and see what our goals really are, a great life in man’s eyes, or a great life in the eternal eyes of God. ... “Theirs is a fool’s paradise” (Word 288). ... Now laughter expresses their happiness with their present lot in life, but they live in a fool’s paradise and laughter will give way to tears” (Word 288). ... The passage’s contemporary relevance is a warning against becoming happy with gaining things of the world.
Approximate Word count = 712
Approximate Pages = 2.8
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