Sermon in a sentence: Fear God by living faithfully, not foolishly. 

Introduction Context Prefer Wisdom [Ecclesiastes 9:13–18] Wisdom can Deliver, but it can also be Despised [Ecclesiastes 9:13–16, cf. 2 Sa. 20:15–22; Pr. 9:10; Jm. 3:13–17; Ec. 7:19; Pr. 13:20; 1 Co. 1:30; Is. 53:3; Jn. 1:11] Wisdom is Better, but it can also be Destroyed [Ecclesiastes 9:17–18, cf. Pr. 21:22; He. 12:2] Reject Folly [Ecclesiastes 10:1–20] Folly Ruins Good Things [Ecclesiastes 10:1–4, cf. Ps. 110:1; Mt. 25:33; Pr. 6:32, 11:12; Ec. 8:2–6; Ja. 1:19; Ep. 4:29] Folly Inverts Good Order [Ecclesiastes 10:5–11, cf. Mt. 19:23; 1 Tm. 6:9–10; Hb. 13:5; Mt. 6:24] Folly Produces Delusional Words [Ecclesiastes 10:12–15, cf. Pr. 14:3, 18:7; James 3:6–8] Folly Produces Disordered Desires [Ecclesiastes 10:16–20, cf. 2 Sa. 11:1; Jn. 6:38; Mk. 10:45; Jn. 17:4] Conclusion