The days of my vanity - This does not imply that those days of vanity were ended (see Ecclesiastes 1:12 note).

The meaning may be bes…

Righteous over much– The caution is against morbid scrupulosity and over-rigorism. We may illustrate by the case of the Jews, who …

Be not righteous over much

This is not meant of true and real righteousness, even moral righteousness; a man canno…

Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, indeed better. It shelters from the storms and scorching heat of trouble. Wealth will not prolong the natural …