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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ecclesiastes 2 - Introduction

The vanity of human courses in the works of pleasure. Though the wise be better than the fool, yet both have one event. The vanity of human labour in leaving it they know not to whom. Nothing better than joy in our labour; but that is God's gift.

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See also Ecclesiastes 2 - Introduction in other biblical comments:

  • Charles Box Commentaries

    THE FEW DAYS OF THIS LIFE -- ECCLESIASTES TWO -- Solomon said that life is nothing but vanity. "Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity." (Ecclesiastes 1:2) He had pu...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    1:1 Preacher, (e-5) Strictly, 'a former of assemblies;' see for the sense, though not the same expression, ch. 12.11....

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    II. Kohéleth, having tried wisdom and philosophic investigation, proceeded next to see what cheerful enjoyment could do for human happiness....

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    INTRODUCTION TO ECCLESIASTES 2 Solomon, having made trial of natural wisdom and knowledge in its utmost extent, and found it to be vanity, proceeds to the experiment of pleasure, and tries whether an...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _A.M. 3027. B.C. 977._ Solomon shows that there is no true happiness to be found in mirth and the pleasures of sense, Ecclesiastes 2:1. He considers wisdom again, and owns it to be an excellent thing...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    * The vanity and vexation of mirth, sensual pleasure, riches, and pomp. (1-11) Human wisdom insufficient. (12-17) This world to be used according to the will of God. (18-26)...

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