"What's the worth of
All the work of my hands?
And the worst of
On Lake Michigan"
This reminds me of the laments in the book of Ecclesiastes 2:11 where Solomon states:
"Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done and what I had toiled to achieve, everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind; nothing was gained under the sun."
Maybe he is talking about the University of Chicago and education, and the grand scheme to make this great university. Maybe the work of his hands, the worst of which is on Lake Michigan refers to the university where Saul Bellow was educated and taught and where he stirred up a lot of controversy.
I don't know what the meaning under that it. But it doesn't seem like such a stretch to connect to Illinois like stupid_name suggests
"What's the worth of All the work of my hands? And the worst of On Lake Michigan"
This reminds me of the laments in the book of Ecclesiastes 2:11 where Solomon states: "Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done and what I had toiled to achieve, everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind; nothing was gained under the sun."
Maybe he is talking about the University of Chicago and education, and the grand scheme to make this great university. Maybe the work of his hands, the worst of which is on Lake Michigan refers to the university where Saul Bellow was educated and taught and where he stirred up a lot of controversy.
I don't know what the meaning under that it. But it doesn't seem like such a stretch to connect to Illinois like stupid_name suggests