To his own hurt - Or, “to the hurt of the subject.” The case is still that of an unwise king whose command is obeyed ([Reference Ecclesiaste…

Own hurt. —The Hebrew is ambiguous. We might omit “own,” and understand the verse of the misery inflicted by a tyrant on his subje…

All this have I seen
Observed, taken notice of, and thoroughly considered; all that is said above, concerning the sc…

Solomon observed that often one man rules over another to his own harm, and that prosperity hardens them in their wickedness. Sinners deceive thems…