Ecclesiastes 9

There is a statement made in Ecclesiastes 9:10 that clearly displays the attitudes of one struggling with the world. "Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might,..." In contrast to that thought is what Paul wrote in Colossians 3:17. "whatever you do in word or in deed, do it all in the name of the Lord, Jesus,...." I find the contrast of these two statements very revealing of the faith of the two authors. The older author was much wiser in worldly wisdom than the younger author. But the faith of the second man's word is bolder, more dramatic, possibly even stronger than those earlier words of wisdom. Is it possible that Solomon could have grasped the grace of God before the cross of Jesus? That is a significant handicap.
Stuart