Ecclesiastes 6

Ecclesiastes 6:2

YEt God giveth him not power] He sheweth, that it is a judgement of God, when the rich man hath not a liberall heart to rule his riches.

to eat thereof] Not any part of it, but others eat it all up.

but a stranger eateth it] An enemy, while he lives, or one no way allied to him, when he is dead.

and it is an evil disease] It is not onely a fruitlesse vanity, but also a troublesome evil.

Ecclesiastes 6:3

and his soul be not filled with good] If he can never have enough, chap. 5. 10.

and also that he have no buriall] As we see, oftentimes, that the covetous man falleth either into crimes that deserve death, or is murthered, or drowned, or hangeth himself, and so lacketh the honour of buriall, which is the last office of humanity: or, his wealth makes those whom it is left unto neglect the decent performance of that office.

Ecclesiastes 6:4

For he cometh in with vanity] Meaning, the untimely fruit, whose life did neither profit not hurt any.

Ecclesiastes 6:5

he hath not seen the sun] He hath not known the troubles of the world: or, if he have not had the comforts of this life, yet he hath been free from the troubles of it also.

Ecclesiastes 6:6

though he live a thousand yeers twice told] 〈◊〉 covetous man live long, yet seeing he sees no good, 〈◊〉 sorrow, and must go to the grave in the end, he is worse 〈◊〉 one still-born.

Ecclesiastes 6:7

appetite] Heb. soul.

Ecclesiastes 6:8

what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the lving?] Lesse thn the rich? for he lives, and the rich doth o more: or, more then the poor man that is foolish.

Ecclesiastes 6:9

Better is the sight of the eyes] To be content with to t which God hath given, is better then to follow the wandring desires that never can be satisfied: for such a desire, v. 7. is vanitie, &c.

then the wandring of the desire] Heb. then the walking soul.

Ecclesiastes 6:10

with him that is mightier then he] Meaning God, who will make him to feel that he is mortall, psal. 9. 20.

Ecclesiastes 6:11

Seeing there be ma things, &c.] Or, When there are many things, they encrease vanitie: what is a man the better? That is, the more goods, the more vanitie: they do a man no good.

Ecclesiastes 6:12

who knoweth what is good for man] There is no state wherein a man can live, to have perfect quietnesse in this life for if he be not troubled at the present carriage of things, he will be disquieted with fear of worser times after.

all the days of his vain life] Heb. the number of the days of the life of his vanity.

a shadow] Psalms 144:4.