Yes, disasters occur in God's world, but they are often the result of human folly.
A story involving one of the greatest of human catastrophes, invasion and war.
A powerful king laid siege to a small city with few inhabitants. But there was an unexpected outcome - a man "poor but wise" rescued the city "by his wisdom". The Teacher gives no details. All we are told is that this man used his wisdom to bring the great king's plans to nothing. But once the crisis was past, people forgot about him; instead of honoring him, they ignored him.
Wise advise can do much good, but only if others listen and act accordingly; and a fool or a wicked man may undo all the good that wise advice may do. People may be swayed by style rather than substance, paying attention to whoever makes the most noise or seems most impressive.
If we are tempted to blame God for the world's manifest ills, we should remember the saying - when we point a finger at someone else, there are three fingers pointing back to us.
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