Ecclesiastes 4:5

The fool foldeth his hands together,.... In order to get more sleep, or as unwilling to work; so the Targum adds,

"he folds his hands in summer, and will not labour;''

see Pro 6:10. Some persons,…

Foldeth his hands - The envious man is here exhibited in the attitude of the sluggard (marginal references). Eateth his own flesh - i. e., “Destroys himself:” compare a similar expression in Isa…

Here Solomon returns to the observation and consideration of the vanity and vexation of spirit that attend the business of this world, which he had spoken of before, Ecc 2:11.

I. If a man be acute,…

The fool foldeth his hands together Simple as the words seem they have received very different interpretations: (1) The fool (the word is the same as in ch. Ecc 2:14-16, and is that, the prominence of…