Alegria e riso em meio à fugacidade da vida As perspectivas de Eclesiastes/Qohélet 2,1-2; 7,3-6; 10,19 e 11,7-10

The present work seeks to understand the apparent contradiction between texts that disapprove of and that recommend joy in the book Ecclesiastes/Qohelet. Based on the analysis of Qo 2:1–2 and the conjunction of the terms “joy” (śimhāh) and “laughter” (śehoq) present there, passages in which the same pair of words occur were studied (7:3–6; 10:19). It eventually stops at 11:7–10, which, given its location in the final section of the book, presents itself as particularly important for understanding the whole book. It then proceeds to indicate some possible perspectives in approaching the theme in this Sapiential Book.