We are thought a noun is the name of a person, place or thing. Today, the Reverend drew my attention to the verse Ecclesiastes 10:19 which states that A feast is made for laughs and wine maketh merry; BUT Money AnSWEReth ALL Thing’s. With emphasis on Thing’s (according to https://www.wordnik.com/words/thing) things is an object or entity that is not or cannot be named specifically. OR an individual object, especially an inanimate object or a creature. As we seek to classify things into categories, let’s look at things, creature and entity.
so, things could be a creature. However, creatures are said to be mostly animals. As seen below.
we live in a day and time where people believe they are animals, so of course money can buy creatures. So, if you believe you are animal it’s only natural to answer to money (no pun) intended. according to the definition of things so the Revend is actually right (Money is the answereth all things).
Humans don’t exist as a discrete unit or a property but as beings, what kind of beings, humus. Human beings. Hence, Solomon is right, money answers all things mostly tangible. However, intangible things like someone (not all people just those who believe they are animals no pun intended), healing (a process of being made whole), happiness, love, salvation (free gift of God) cannot be classified as beings or things. So yes, money answereth ALL Thing’s with the emphasis on things.
You use money to buy things, so things answer to money when it calls. But people aren’t things emotions aren’t things. As concrete as things are is what money can buy. Life is not a thing. Yes, he is right if money answers all things and things satisfy you then you don’t really need God, do we but I’m glad the word Things is what king Solomon used. A wise king indeed. Good interplay of words. Aptly described to hold a feast one needs money; to buy wine one needs.
