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Verse 16. _WO TO THEE, O LAND, WHEN THY KING_ IS _A CHILD_]
_Minorities_ are, in general, very prejudicial to a state. Regents
either disagree, and foment civil wars; or oppress the people. Various
d...
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Foolish rulers, by their weakness, self-indulgence and sloth, bring
decay upon the state: nobleness and temperance insure prosperity: yet
the subject must not rebel in word or thought against his king...
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CHAPTER 10
This chapter contains a series of proverbs, expressing the wisdom and
prudence of the natural man. Here are a number of observations and all
show that there is a practical value in wisdom a...
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REFLECTIONS ON GOVERNMENT. These verses are in the strain of
Ecclesiastes 10:4.
Ecclesiastes 10:16. whose king is a child: _e.g._ like Ptolemy
Epiphanes, who became king of Egypt (205 B.C.) at the age...
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ECCLESIASTES 9:17 TO ECCLESIASTES 10:15. EXPERIENCE CRYSTALLISED IN
PROVERBS.
Ecclesiastes 9:17 to Eccle
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WOE TO THEE, O LAND, &C.— _Woe to thee, O land, whose king was born
to be a servant, and whose princes eat early in the morning!_ The
propriety of this version is best seen by its opposition to the
su...
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2. Rulers Ecclesiastes 10:16-17
TEXT 10:16-17
16
Woe to you, O land, whose king is a lad and whose princes feast in the
morning.
17
Blessed are you, O land, whose king is of nobility and whose pr...
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Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in
the morning!
KING IS A CHILD - given to pleasures; behaves with childish levity.
Not in years; because a nation may be happy un...
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10:16 child, (i-11) Or 'youth.'...
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PRACTICAL ADVICE TOUCHING LIFE'S PUZZLES
1-8. Cultivate wisdom and tact, specially in the dangers that attend
upon courts, but also in ordinary operations....
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THE TEACHER SEARCHES FOR
THE PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES
BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_
CHAPTER 10
THE WAY THAT A FOOLISH PERSON BEHAVES – ECCLESIASTES 10:1-3
V1 Dead flies can ge...
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WOE. — See Note on Ecclesiastes 4:10.
A CHILD. — The Hebrew word has a wide range, being constantly
translated _lad_ or _young man,_ and applied, for instance, to Solomon
(1 Chronicles 29:1), to Rehob...
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אִֽי ־לָ֣ךְ אֶ֔רֶץ שֶׁ מַּלְכֵּ֖ךְ
נָ֑עַר וְ
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FOURTH SECTION
The Quest Achieved. The Chief Good Is To Be Found, Not In Wisdom, Nor
In Pleasure, Nor In Devotion To Affairs And Its Rewards;
But In A Wise Use And A Wise Enjoyment Of The Present Li...
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COMBINED WITH A STEADFAST FAITH IN THE LIFE TO COME.
Ecclesiastes 10:9 - Ecclesiastes 12:7
But, soft; is not our man of men becoming a mere man of pleasure? No;
for he recognises the claims of duty a...
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How, then, does worldly wisdom work? The preacher shows that its first
manifestation is discretion based upon selfishness. This section is a
series of brief sayings which are of the nature of proverbs...
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Woe to thee, O land, when thy king [is] a (h) child, and thy princes
(i) eat in the morning!
(h) That is, without wisdom and counsel.
(i) Are given to their lusts and pleasures....
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When thy. Hebrew literally, "whose," cujus, as [in] ver. 17. (Haydock)
--- St. Jerome give two senses to this passage, the literal and the
mystical, according to his usual custom. The dominion of youn...
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Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in
the morning! (17) Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son
of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, a...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 12.
The Book of Ecclesiastes is, up to a certain point, the converse of
the Book of Proverbs. (see NOTE TO PROVERBS below) It is the
experience of a...
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WOE TO THEE, O LAND, WHEN THY KING [IS] A CHILD,.... Not so much in
age; though it is sometimes an unhappiness to a nation to be governed
by a minor, especially if the young king has not good tutors,...
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Woe to thee, O land, when thy king [is] a child, and thy princes eat
in the morning!
Ver. 16. _Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child,_] _s.c._, In
understanding, though not in years, such as...
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_Wo to thee, O land, when thy king is a child_ Either in age or
childish qualities; _and thy princes eat in the morning_ Give
themselves up to eating and drinking at that time of the day which is
most...
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Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, lacking mature judgment
and discretion, a thoughtless fool, AND THY PRINCES EAT IN THE
MORNING, in excessive gluttony and feasting at the time when they...
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IN THE MIDST OF FOOLISH TALKING AND SLOTHFULNESS...
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"WOE TO YOU,. LAND, WHOSE KING IS. LAD AND WHOSE PRINCES FEAST IN THE
MORNING."
Points To Note:
1 "The 'child' or 'lad', of verse 16 could indeed be. man in years,
who has never grown up…" (Kidner p....
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16-20 The happiness of a land depends on the character of its rulers.
The people cannot be happy when their princes are childish, and lovers
of pleasure. Slothfulness is of ill consequence both to pr...
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A CHILD; either,
1. In age. Or, 2. (which is more agreeable to the following clause) In
childish qualities, as ignorance, inexperience, injudiciousness,
rashness, frowardness, fickleness, or wilfulnes...
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THE IMPORTANCE OF LISTENING TO THE RIGHT PERSON (ECCLESIASTES 10:15).
Ecclesiastes 10:15
‘The effort of fools wearies every one of them, for he does not know
how to go to the city.'
‘Them' is those...
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Ecclesiastes 10:10
I. In chap. xi. Koheleth urges upon us the necessity of diligence. He
has come to the conclusion that it is not worth while to have a nicely
calculated scheme of life, because at ev...
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Ecclesiastes 8:16-12
I. The Preacher commences this section by carefully defining his
position and equipment as he starts on his last course. (1) His first
conclusion is that wisdom, which of all temp...
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CONTENTS: Proverbs recommending wisdom as of great use for the right
ordering of our lives.
CHARACTERS: Solomon.
CONCLUSION: Fools are apt, at every turn, to proclaim their folly, for
if one is lack...
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Ecclesiastes 10:1. _Dead flies cause the ointment,_ of exquisite
perfumes, _to send forth a stinking savour;_ a satirical proverb,
applicable to characters in all the public walks of life. A general,...
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_Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in
the morning! _
WICKEDNESS IN HIGH PLACES
(with Psalms 26:10):--Those two passages are descriptive of wickedness
in high places....
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
ECCLESIASTES 10:16. WHEN THY KING IS A CHILD.] Not in age, but in
understanding—wanting in all the qualities of a vigorous manhood.
And thy princes eat in the morning.] They employ i...
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EXPOSITION
ECCLESIASTES 10:1
Section 11. _A little folly mars the effect of wisdom, _and is sure to
make itself conspicuous.
ECCLESIASTES 10:1
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to sen...
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Chapter 10:
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a
stinking odor: so does a little folly to him that is in reputation for
wisdom and honor (Ecclesiastes 10:1).
There are cert...
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2 Chronicles 13:7; 2 Chronicles 33:1; 2 Chronicles 36:11; 2 Chronicles
36:2;...
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A child — Either in age, or childish qualities. Eat — Give up
themselves to eating and drinking. Morning — The fittest time for
God's service, for the dispatch of weighty affairs, and for sitting in
j...