{"id":3954,"date":"2020-06-06T14:39:54","date_gmt":"2020-06-06T14:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fraglen.com\/blog\/?p=3954"},"modified":"2020-06-06T14:39:54","modified_gmt":"2020-06-06T14:39:54","slug":"meaningless-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fraglen.com\/?p=3954","title":{"rendered":"Meaningless Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3955 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fraglen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/meaningless-35-Artistic-Illustrations-Prove-How-Meaningless-Modern-Society-Can-Be-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"466\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fraglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/meaningless-35-Artistic-Illustrations-Prove-How-Meaningless-Modern-Society-Can-Be-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fraglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/meaningless-35-Artistic-Illustrations-Prove-How-Meaningless-Modern-Society-Can-Be-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fraglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/meaningless-35-Artistic-Illustrations-Prove-How-Meaningless-Modern-Society-Can-Be.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><br \/>\nIn this meaningless life of mine I have seen both of these: a righteous man perishing in his righteousness, and a wicked man living long in his wickedness.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3958 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fraglen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/meaningless-bc22529f89eb01c8984cce51adf2b159-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"361\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fraglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/meaningless-bc22529f89eb01c8984cce51adf2b159-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/fraglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/meaningless-bc22529f89eb01c8984cce51adf2b159.jpg 736w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Do not be overrighteous, neither be overwise\u2014<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3956 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fraglen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/meaningless-tNrjjDOABtJgfLvIgOI8_1082133111-219x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"361\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fraglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/meaningless-tNrjjDOABtJgfLvIgOI8_1082133111-219x300.jpeg 219w, https:\/\/fraglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/meaningless-tNrjjDOABtJgfLvIgOI8_1082133111.jpeg 721w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">why destroy yourself? Do not be overwicked, and do not be a fool\u2014<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3957 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fraglen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/meaningless-9e43d7a4d051e031c49f16aa6f2fed88-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"446\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fraglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/meaningless-9e43d7a4d051e031c49f16aa6f2fed88-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fraglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/meaningless-9e43d7a4d051e031c49f16aa6f2fed88.jpg 475w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">why die before your time?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3959 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fraglen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/meaningless-1-balance-abstract-james-sutton-300x243.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"465\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fraglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/meaningless-1-balance-abstract-james-sutton-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fraglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/meaningless-1-balance-abstract-james-sutton-768x621.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fraglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/meaningless-1-balance-abstract-james-sutton.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 It is good to grasp the one and not let go of the other. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3968\" src=\"https:\/\/fraglen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/evil2d501b164fdf16dec2dd963f64f44f3c-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fraglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/evil2d501b164fdf16dec2dd963f64f44f3c-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fraglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/evil2d501b164fdf16dec2dd963f64f44f3c-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fraglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/evil2d501b164fdf16dec2dd963f64f44f3c.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The man who fears God will avoid all extremes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ecclesiastes 7:15-18<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this meaningless life of mine I have seen both of these: a righteous man perishing in his righteousness, and a wicked man living long in his wickedness. 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