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Ecclesiastes 5

Ecclesiastes

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Ecclesiastes 5:8-20

8IfH518 you seeH7200 1oppressionH6233 of the poorH7326 and 2denialH1498 of justiceH4941 and righteousnessH6664 in the provinceH4082, do not be 3shockedH8539 at the 4sightH2656; for one 5officialH1364 watchesH8104 overH4480H5921 another 6officialH1364, and there are higherH1364 7officialsH1364 overH5921 them. 9After allH3605, a kingH4428 who cultivatesH5647 the fieldH7704 is an advantageH3504 to the landH776.

108He who lovesH157 moneyH3701 will not be satisfiedH7646 with moneyH3701, norH3808 he whoH4310 lovesH157 abundanceH1995 with its incomeH8393. ThisH2088 tooH1571 is 9vanityH1892. 1110When goodH2899 thingsH2899 increaseH7235, those who consumeH398 them increaseH7231. So whatH4100 is the advantageH3788 to their ownersH1167 exceptH3588H518 to 11lookH7212H5869 on? 12The sleepH8142 of the workingH5647 man is 12pleasantH4966, whetherH518 he eatsH398 littleH4592 or muchH7235; but the 13fullH7647 stomachH7647 of the richH6223 manH6223 does not allowH5117 him to sleepH3462.

13ThereH3426 is a grievousH2470 evilH7463 which I have seenH7200 underH8478 the sunH8121: 14richesH6239 being 15hoardedH8104 by their ownerH1167 to his hurtH7463. 14When thoseH1931 richesH6239 were lostH6 through 16a badH7451 investmentH6045 and he had fatheredH3205 a sonH1121, then thereH369 was nothingH369H3972 17to supportH3027 him. 1518As he had comeH3318 nakedH6174 from his mother’sH517 wombH990, so will he returnH7725 as he cameH935. He will 19takeH5375 nothingH3972H3808 from the fruitH5999 of his laborH5999 that he can carryH1980 in his handH3027. 16ThisH2090 alsoH1571 is a grievousH2470 evilH7463--exactlyH5980 as a man 20is bornH935, thusH3651 will he 21dieH1980. So 22whatH4100 is the advantageH3504 to him whoH7945 23toilsH5998 for the windH7307? 17ThroughoutH3605 his lifeH3117 24he alsoH1571 eatsH398 in darknessH2822 with 25greatH7235 vexationH3707, sicknessH2483 and angerH7110.

18HereH2009 is whatH834 I have seenH7200 to be 26goodH2896 and 27fittingH3303: to eatH398, to drinkH8354 and 28enjoyH7200H2899 oneself in allH3605 one’s laborH5999 in whichH7945 he toilsH5998 underH8478 the sunH8121 during the fewH4557 29yearsH3117 of his lifeH2425 whichH834 GodH430 has givenH5414 him; for thisH1931 is his 3031rewardH2506. 19FurthermoreH1571, as for everyH3605 manH120 to whomH834 32GodH430 has givenH5414 richesH6239 and wealthH5233, He has also 33empoweredH7980 him to eatH398 from them and to receiveH5375 his 34rewardH2506 and rejoiceH8055 in his laborH5999; thisH2090 is the 35giftH4991 of GodH430. 20For he will not oftenH7235 36considerH2142 the 37yearsH3117 of his lifeH2425, becauseH3588 38GodH430 keepsH6030 39him occupiedH6030 with the gladnessH8057 of his heartH3820.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ecclesiastes 5:8 Eccl 4:1 ↩
  2. 2. Ecclesiastes 5:8 Ezek 18:18 ↩
  3. 3. Ecclesiastes 5:8 1 Pet 4:12 ↩
  4. 4. Ecclesiastes 5:8 Lit delight ↩
  5. 5. Ecclesiastes 5:8 Lit high one ↩
  6. 6. Ecclesiastes 5:8 Lit high one ↩
  7. 7. Ecclesiastes 5:8 Lit ones ↩
  8. 8. Ecclesiastes 5:10 Eccl 1:8; 2:10, 11; 4:8 ↩
  9. 9. Ecclesiastes 5:10 Or futility ↩
  10. 10. Ecclesiastes 5:11 Eccl 2:9 ↩
  11. 11. Ecclesiastes 5:11 Lit see with their eyes ↩
  12. 12. Ecclesiastes 5:12 Prov 3:24 ↩
  13. 13. Ecclesiastes 5:12 Lit satiety ↩
  14. 14. Ecclesiastes 5:13 Eccl 6:2 ↩
  15. 15. Ecclesiastes 5:13 Lit guarded ↩
  16. 16. Ecclesiastes 5:14 Lit an evil task ↩
  17. 17. Ecclesiastes 5:14 Lit in his hand ↩
  18. 18. Ecclesiastes 5:15 Job 1:21 ↩
  19. 19. Ecclesiastes 5:15 Ps 49:17; 1 Tim 6:7 ↩
  20. 20. Ecclesiastes 5:16 Lit comes ↩
  21. 21. Ecclesiastes 5:16 Lit go ↩
  22. 22. Ecclesiastes 5:16 Eccl 1:3; 2:11; 3:9 ↩
  23. 23. Ecclesiastes 5:16 Prov 11:29 ↩
  24. 24. Ecclesiastes 5:17 Ps 127:2 ↩
  25. 25. Ecclesiastes 5:17 Eccl 2:23 ↩
  26. 26. Ecclesiastes 5:18 Eccl 2:24 ↩
  27. 27. Ecclesiastes 5:18 Lit beautiful ↩
  28. 28. Ecclesiastes 5:18 Lit see good ↩
  29. 29. Ecclesiastes 5:18 Or days ↩
  30. 30. Ecclesiastes 5:18 Or share ↩
  31. 31. Ecclesiastes 5:18 Eccl 2:10 ↩
  32. 32. Ecclesiastes 5:19 2 Chr 1:12; Eccl 6:2 ↩
  33. 33. Ecclesiastes 5:19 Eccl 6:2 ↩
  34. 34. Ecclesiastes 5:19 Or share ↩
  35. 35. Ecclesiastes 5:19 Eccl 3:13 ↩
  36. 36. Ecclesiastes 5:20 Lit remember ↩
  37. 37. Ecclesiastes 5:20 Or days ↩
  38. 38. Ecclesiastes 5:20 Ex 23:25 ↩
  39. 39. Ecclesiastes 5:20 So with Gr ↩

Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 5

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