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For who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spends like a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?
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Our Limited Knowledge
Commentators explain that this verse highlights two profound human limitations. First, we cannot know what life circumstances—wealth, poverty, or status—are truly best for us, as worldly pursuits often lead to vanity. Second, we are completely ignorant of what will happen on earth after we die, particularly what will become of our possessions and legacy.
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Ecclesiastes
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18th Century
Presbyterian
After him - that is, on earth, in his own present sphere of action, after his departure from here (Ecclesiastes 3:22).
19th Century
Anglican
As a shadow.—Ecclesiastes 8:13; Job 14:2.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For who knows what [is] good for man in [this] life ? &c.] To be in a higher or lower station of life, to live in gr…
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