6 The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.
The weather is somewhat predictable, it flows in a certain direction and his point is that the earth is one big cycle and year after year everything is the same. Solomon tries to point out the vanity of everything, everything just keeps repeating over and over with no change. Solomon was wise enough to, through observation and discernment, discover the weather patterns but instead of seeing the wonder of it all, instead of finding peace and security in a God who so thoroughly takes care of the whole world he found it to be labor without purpose. This again illustrates how his mind worked; because he was backslidden he saw everything as labor without purpose.
7 All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
Solomon saw all of this as pointless, much labor and nothing seems to be accomplished. And yet in this activity all living things (plant, animal and man) are sustained. One who is backslidden draws the wrong conclusions about what they are seeing. Again we need to seriously weigh the conclusions we draw. One who is backslidden says, "What's the point? Everything is vain!" But the redeemed are able to see Gods hand in everything and they are able to rejoice in it.
8 All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
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