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By Ndon-Eyo2 Reporter Ndon-Eyo II Etinan.

 

 


 

“Of Making Many Books There Is No End” — Ecclesiastes 12:12 and the Tyranny of Endless Information

By Sights and Sounds of Ndon-Eyo II, Etinan

“Of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.”
— Ecclesiastes 12:12

Thousands of years before smartphones, social media, artificial intelligence, and 24-hour news cycles, the writer of Ecclesiastes saw it coming. With startling clarity, Ecclesiastes 12:12 reads today less like ancient poetry and more like a diagnosis of modern life.

We live in an age drowning in information but starving for wisdom.

An Ancient Text, A Modern Crisis

When the Teacher (Qoheleth) spoke of the endless making of books, he was addressing a world of scrolls, scribes, and scholars. Yet the insight transcends its era. Today, “books” have multiplied into tweets, posts, blogs, videos, podcasts, opinion pieces, leaked documents, conspiracy theories, AI-generated texts, and viral misinformation.

The result?
An unending stream of “interest” that never truly satisfies.

Information now comes faster than reflection. Facts compete with falsehoods. Noise overwhelms truth. We are constantly updated but rarely enlightened.

Ecclesiastes did not condemn learning. It warned against the illusion that endless consumption of knowledge automatically produces meaning.

The Weariness of the Flesh—and the Mind

“Much study is a weariness of the flesh” speaks beyond physical exhaustion. It captures the deeper fatigue of the soul:

  • Mental burnout from constant stimulation
  • Emotional exhaustion from outrage cycles
  • Moral confusion from competing narratives

This is the modern condition:
We scroll endlessly, yet feel empty.
We know more, yet understand less.
We speak louder, yet listen less.

Nigeria is not exempt.

From politics to religion, from ethnic tensions to social media debates, information circulates rapidly—but wisdom is scarce. Everyone has data. Few have discernment. Everyone has a platform. Few carry responsibility.

Knowledge Without Wisdom: A Dangerous Combination

Ecclesiastes insists that knowledge without moral anchoring leads to vanity. When information is detached from values, it becomes a weapon rather than a tool.

This explains much of today’s chaos:

  • Religion without humility becomes extremism
  • Politics without truth becomes propaganda
  • Education without ethics becomes manipulation

The Bible’s warning is subtle but sharp:
Accumulation is not transformation.

The Teacher’s Final Verdict

Ecclesiastes does not leave us in despair. After surveying human labor, power, pleasure, learning, and ambition, the conclusion is simple—and uncomfortable:

“Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.” (Eccl. 12:13)

In essence:

  • Information is endless
  • Meaning is limited
  • Wisdom requires restraint

Not everything needs to be read.
Not every argument deserves engagement.
Not every “new idea” leads forward.

A Message for Our Time

Ecclesiastes 12:12 stands as a prophetic mirror to the digital age. It reminds us that the crisis of our time is not lack of information, but lack of wisdom.

For a society like ours—religiously vibrant, politically charged, and socially fragmented—the lesson is urgent. We must learn to pause, discern, and prioritize truth over trends, depth over speed, wisdom over noise.

Otherwise, we will fulfill the warning perfectly:
Endless information. Endless exhaustion. Endless vanity.

And still, no peace.

Sights and Sounds of Ndon-Eyo II, Etinan

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