Ecclesiastes 1:13
decided .................. given <05414> [I gave.]
burdensome <07451> [this sore.]
occupied <06031> [to be exercised. or, to afflict them.]
Ecclesiastes 3:14
God .................. God <0430> [whatsoever.]
nothing ........ nothing <0369> [nothing.]
God does ................. God ... made <06213 0430> [God doeth it.]
Ecclesiastes 4:4
skillful <03788> [every, etc. Heb. all the rightness of work, that this is the envy of man from his neighbour.]
[This is.]
Ecclesiastes 5:6
mouth <06310> [thy mouth.]
<06440> [before.]
Or, "before the messenger," {hammalach,} the priest whose business it was to take cognizance of vows and offerings.
mistake <07684> [it was.]
destroy <02254> [destroy.]
Ecclesiastes 5:18-19
beneficial ... appropriate ............. enjoyment <02896 03303> [it is good and comely. Heb. there is a good which is comely, etc.]
days <03117> [the days. Heb. the number of the days. it is his.]
God ................................... God <0430> [to whom.]
these ..... gift <02090 04991> [this is.]
Ecclesiastes 6:2
man ............................. someone <0376> [a man.]
lacks <02638> [so.]
God ................... God <0430> [yet.]
A man may possess much earthly goods, and yet have neither the heart nor power to enjoy them. Possession and fruition are not necessarily joined together; and this is also among the vanities of life, and was and still is a very "common evil among men." It belongs to God as much to give the power to enjoy, as it does to give earthly blessings.
man ............................. someone <0376> [but.]
fruitless <01892> [vanity.]
Ecclesiastes 7:26
discovered <04672> [I find.]
pleases God <02896 0430> [whoso pleaseth God. Heb. he that is good before God.]
Ecclesiastes 8:15
recommend <07623> [Then I.]
Some consider this as the cavil of an infidel objector, equivalent to the Epicurean maxim, {Ede, bibe, lude; post mortem nulla voluptas,} "Eat, drink, and play; there is no pleasure after death." But it may be regarded as a recommendation of a moderate use of worldly things, with a cheerful and contented mind; which may justly be considered as the greatest advantage which can be made of all below the sun: and amidst all changes, such a frame of mind, if the result of right principles, may and ought to be preserved; and it will be the recompence and solace of all our labours and toils.
Ecclesiastes 9:9
Enjoy life ............. life .................... life <02416 07200> [Live joyfully. Heb. See, or Enjoy life. with the wife.]
life ......... days ..... life ............. days ........ life <03117 02416> [all the days of the life.]
reward <02506> [for.]
