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Ecclesiastes 
 
The narrator of the book of Ecclesiastes (Qoheleth, or "The Preacher"), having given up on finding any meaning or logic in God's actions, concentrates on what he knows with certainty, the constants of human nature and natural law.  Most of those constants are just as true today as when Qoheleth wrote them down about 2300 years ago.  I produced 22 hand colored woodcuts between 2000 and 2005, what I consider a visual adaptation of the book.  More information and images from the series can be found on this site.

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At evening let not your hand be idle
hand colored woodcut

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A solitary man with no companion
hand colored woodcut

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The sun rises and the sun goes down
hand colored woodcut

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A few flies 
hand colored woodcut

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Thus has God done that he may be revered 
hand colored woodcut

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The sinner will be entrapped by her 
hand colored woodcut

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Money answers for everything 
hand colored woodcut