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…

Be not over much wicked. Not that a man should be wicked at all; but some, observing that wicked men prolong their days in wickedne…

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 …