Section 8. The inconveniences of wealth lead the writer back to his old conclusion, that man should make the best of life, and enjoy all the good that God gives with moderation and contentment.
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Ecclesiastes 5:18-20
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commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ecclesiastes 5:1-20EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 5:18-20Life is God's gift. We must not view our calling as a drudgery, but take pleasure in the calling where God puts us. A cheerful spirit is a great blessing; it makes employments easy, and afflictions light. Having made a…Matthew HenrycommentaryGrateful EnjoymentGRATEFUL ENJOYMENT. Solomon, from the vanity of riches hoarded up, here infers that the best course we can take is to use well what we have, to serve God with it, to do good with it, and take the comfort of it to oursel…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ecclesiastes 5:18Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely, etc. The accentuation is against this rendering, which, however, has the support of the Syriac and the Targum. The Septuagint gives, ἰδοὺ εἶδον ἐγὼ ἀγαθὸν ὁ…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ecclesiastes 5:18-20The picture of a "good and comely" life. I. THE LABOR OF THE HANDS REWARDED. The toiler spends not his strength for naught and in vain (Isaiah 49:4), but with the sweat of his brow earns for himself bread to eat, water…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ecclesiastes 5:18-20The good things appointed for man by God. Some detect in these verses the ring of Epicurean morals. But the difference is vast between desiring and rejoicing in the things of this world as mere means of pleasure, and ac…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ecclesiastes 5:19Every man also. The sentence is anacoluthic, like Ecclesiastes 3:13, and may best be rendered, Also for every man to whom … this is a gift of God. Ginsburg connects the verse closely with the preceding one, supplying, "…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ecclesiastes 5:20For he shall not much remember the days of his life. The man who has learned the lesson of calm enjoyment does not much concern himself with the shortness, uncertainty, or possible trouble of life. He carries out the co…Joseph S. Exell and contributors