Ecclesiastes 8 is a look at the limits of wisdom. Wisdom will get you far in life, but it’s unable to account for every variable you’ll face (i.e. the drunk driver who crosses the centerline and plows into you; the despotic rulers somehow maintaining his control; the wicked prospering and righteous suffering–you get the picture). There must be something more–another, better Guide–capable of leading us through this often frustrating world.