Solomon’s thoughts here concern the Christian response to the perceived weakness of others. A landowner dies. His neighbor sees this as the perfect opportunity, moves the fences onto his dead neighbor’s land, and now has greater opportunity for wealth. After all, who is going to stop him? This idea may seem far removed from our daily lives, but it is really not. Every day, we interact with other people, and everyone we interact with will either have vulnerable moments or some longer lasting character trait that is weak. The closer the relationship, the greater awareness we will have of those weaknesses. Whether the weakness is anxiety or naivete or just momentarily leaving the candy stash unattended, we daily have the opportunity to either edify or destroy based on how we respond to those weaknesses. The ultimate determiner of our response will be this: We are either building our own kingdom, or we are building the kingdom of God. If the kingdom of God is preeminent in our thinking, the weakness of others presents an opportunity to bless, to love, and to edify. This topic really exposes our motivations. As we reflect on our response to weakness, we will find that we all too often use weakness to our advantage, criticizing and capitalizing on that weakness. We find ourselves face to face with our need for a Redeemer, one who not only protects the weak of body but also cures the sin-sick soul.