So I came to hate life because everything done here under the sun is so troubling. Everything is meaningless—like chasing the wind.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

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

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Is grievous—Rather, was.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Therefore I hated life. Not strictly and simply understood, since life is the gift of God; and a great blessing it is, mo…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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