Sip #1 – Read Chapter 10 of Ecclesiastes in the HCSB translation as we continue Round 5
Sip #2 – Read my big takeaway from the day
Sip #3 – Add comments/thoughts/questions in the Comments Box (bottom of page). NOT REQUIRED
Sip #4 – Re-read any parts of Chapter 10 that impacted you
Sip #5 – Come back tomorrow as we move to Ecclesiastes, Chapter 11

Greetings from Albert Lea, MN and Fargo, ND! We arrived last night at around 11:30p in Albert Lea (around 4 and a half hours from Fargo), and today we arrived in Fargo at around 3:45p. You won’t notice, but I split up this post into two sittings… half in Albert Lea and the other half here in Fargo. In less than 11 hours, we will be on the course… battling some warmer weather conditions (unfortunately). Nothing would be as hot as Tupelo, MS was (we conquered mid 90s and high humidity there), but it will be low 80s with some medium humidity. It’s ok, though! We are ready!!!

Let’s run through Ecclesiastes, Chapter 10 today… look closer at verses 8-10…

“He who digs a pit will fall into it,
and whoever breaks through a wall will be bitten by a serpent.
He who quarries stones is injured by them,
and he who splits wood is in danger from them.
If an iron piece is blunt
and there is no one to sharpen it,
then he must prevail with more strength;
but wisdom is a benefit to succeed.”

This may feel like a…