Ecclesiastes 2:22
“For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart?.... What profit has he by it, when there is so…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Ecclesiastes 2:12-26
Solomon having found that wisdom and folly agree in being subject to vanity, now contrasts one with the other Ecc 2:13.…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ecclesiastes 2:17-26
Business is a thing that wise men have pleasure in. They are in their element when they are in their business, and…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the vexation of his heart The word differs from that for which "feeding on wind" has been suggested, but is akin to it,…
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