Here is an example of the sort of adverse situation that threatens to offend the seeker’s sense of propriety. You will find such things in the world, Solomon agrees; you will find situations which you cannot reconcile with your limited view of what God ought to allow to happen.
The non-Christian says, ‘If there a God why is the world in this state? Why does he allow wars, sicknesses, and tragedies? A good God would remove evil from the world. Since evil exists, there can be no God.’ ‘Hold on’, says Solomon. ‘Are you, with your limited understanding and fallen heart, going to set yourself up as a judge over God? You see only such a small part of what he does, and you know so little about why he acts as he does.’ God does not owe us any explanation for his actions. Where he has revealed himself, men could find no fault with his works. Christ’s enemies could not answer him when he said, ‘Which of you can convict me of sin?’