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And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them; I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced because of all my labor; and this was my portion from all my labor.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Portion - A word of frequent occurrence. By it Solomon describes the pleasure found in the act of working and also perhaps the pleasure felt…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Kohéleth carried out his plan of tempering his enjoyment with discretion, but while he took his fill of the pleasure that came his way, he found in…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them
Though this sense is only mentioned, all are designed; he deni…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Solomon soon found mirth and pleasure to be vanity. What does noisy, flashy mirth do towards making a man happy? The manifold devices of men's hear…

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