Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs

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Summary: The Complete Guide to the Book of Proverbs is better.
Review: Overall this is an in-depth yet very readable and interesting scholarly study of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes & Song of Songs. Most of the commentary is on Proverbs (155 pages) with 60 pages on Ecclesiastes and 70 pages on Song of Songs. There are no photos, charts or index and the translation used is the New International Version which is 16 years old (1984). A better study for Proverbs is THE COMPLETTE GUIDE TO THE BOOK OF PROVERBS by Cody Jones. It features 6 translations of Proverbs in parallel to aid understanding including more recent ones: New Living Translation (1996), New Century (1991) & New Revised Standard (1990). There are many historical drawings and photos to give you a sense of the culture of the time, an index, topical guide, maps, charts and glossary and pronunciation guide. Numerous characters from the Bible are pointed out who illustrate King Solomon's witty observations on human nature. Many of the riddles & mysteries of Proverbs are explored with surprising new answers.