Neville Goddard on Ecclesiastes 6:7-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ecclesiastes 6 in context

Scripture Focus

7All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

8For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?

9Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

10That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.

11Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?

12For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

Ecclesiastes 6:7-12

Biblical Context

The passage speaks of labor being for sustenance and appetite not being filled; wisdom or poverty doesn't change the vanity of human striving, and many things heighten vanity, while the true good remains unknown within life under the sun.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the inner theater of your life, the line 'the labour of man is for his mouth' points to the mental energy you expend chasing forms. The contrast between 'the sight of the eyes' and 'the wandering of the desire' reveals two states of consciousness: presence and restless imagination. You cannot contend with the mightier Power outside you by forcing results; rather, you yield to the greater reality within—the I AM, the source of all order. Since many things increase vanity, the invitation is not despair but discernment: revise your inner state so you are living in alignment with the unchanging good known to consciousness. By acknowledging that the unknown future is simply the mind’s projection, you can rest in the awareness that the divine order is already at work in you. Let your inner image of fulfillment be your truth, and watch the outer world reflect that inner light as a shadow cast by your settled I AM.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, assume the feeling of your need already satisfied, and declare, I AM the presence that provides this now; dwell there until the sense of lack dissolves and the outer world follows your inner image.