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There is a vanity which is done upon the earth, that there are righteous men unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there are wicked men to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Which is done upon the earth - The instance of vanity, to which these words are applied, is the seeming inequality of God’s justice; but if …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Happens. —The word is used in this sense only in Esther 9:26.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

There is a vanity which is done upon the earth
Transacted in this lower world under the sun, through the permission …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Faith alone can establish the heart in this mixed scene, where the righteous often suffer, and the wicked prosper.

Solomon commended joy and…

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