_ We have here,_ _A.M. 3027. B.C. 977._ (1,) _ A continuation of the argument handled in the latter part of the foregoing chapter, namely, the vanity of riches in the possession of a covetous person, Ecclesiastes 6:1._ (2,) _ Their unsatisfactory nature, Ecclesiastes 6:7._ (3,) _ The folly of th... [ Continue Reading ]
_There is an evil which I have seen_, &c. A most wretched, miserable disposition reigning among mankind: _A man to whom God hath given riches_, &c. When a man is blessed by God with all sorts of riches, as gold and silver, cattle and lands, &c. _So that he wanteth nothing that he desireth_ Which he... [ Continue Reading ]
_If a man beget a hundred children_ Very many, to whom he intends to leave his estate; _and live many years_ Which is the chief thing that he desires, and which gives him opportunity of increasing his estate vastly; _and his soul be not filled with good_ If he have not a contented mind, and a comfor... [ Continue Reading ]
_All the labour of man is for his mouth_ For meat and other necessary provisions of this life; _and yet the appetite is not filled_ Although all that a man can obtain by his labours is but a provision for his bodily wants, which the meanest sort of men commonly enjoy, yet such is the vanity of the w... [ Continue Reading ]
_Better is the sight of the eyes_ That is, The comfortable enjoyment of what a man hath, _seeing_ being often put for _enjoying; than the wandering of the desire_ Than restless and insatiable desires of what a man hath not. _This is also vanity_ This wandering of the desire, wherein many indulge the... [ Continue Reading ]
_That which hath been_ Or, _that which is_, for the Hebrew מה שׁהיה, may be rendered either way; namely, Man, considered with all his endowments and enjoyments, whether he be wise or foolish, rich or poor; man, who is the chief of all visible and sublunary beings, for whom they all were made, _is na... [ Continue Reading ]
_Seeing there be many things which increase vanity_ This seems to be added as a conclusion from all the foregoing Chapter s; seeing not only man is a vain creature in himself, but there are also many other things, which, instead of diminishing, do but increase this vanity, as wisdom, pleasure, power... [ Continue Reading ]