I hated all my labor in which I labored under the sun, seeing that I must leave it to the man who comes after me.

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

Ecclesiastes 9:19. There seems to be no special reference to Rehoboam, but only the assertion of the general principle that the wisest …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun ,
&c.] The great works he made, the houses he built; the …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Our hearts are very reluctant to give up their expectations of great things from creation; but Solomon eventually came to this. The world is a vale…

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