Solomon begins Ecclesiastes, in this episode, by declaring that life is empty when God is left out, showing that work, routine, and the pursuit of wisdom cannot give lasting purpose. He describes the monotonous cycles of nature to illustrate how life feels futile without a higher perspective. Solomon’s own search through education, knowledge, and intellectualism only increased his grief, because human wisdom cannot straighten what is crooked in this fallen world. True meaning is found not in earthly pursuits but in looking “above the sun,” where purpose comes from knowing God and living for Him.