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Solomon, having found that wisdom and folly agree in being subject to vanity, now contrasts one with the other (Ecclesiastes 2:13). Bot…

Event: Translated “hap,” or “chance” (Ruth 2:13; 1 Samuel 6:9; 1 Samuel 20:26).

The wise man's eyes [are] in his head
And so are the eyes of every man; but the sense is, he makes use of them, he looks about…

Solomon found that knowledge and prudence were preferable to ignorance and folly, though human wisdom and knowledge will not make a man happy. The …
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes