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Ecclesiastes 4:7

Ecclesiastes 4:7
Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun. Another vanity besides what he had taken notice of, and is as follows. Aben Ezra's note is,

"I turned from considering the words of this fool, and I…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Ecclesiastes 4:7-12

The spectacle of a prosperous man whose condition is rendered vain by his brotherless, childless isolation. Ecc 4:8 A second - Any one associated or connected with him. Ecc 4:9-12 Compare a saying…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Ecclesiastes 4:7-12

Here Solomon fastens upon another instance of the vanity of this world, that frequently the more men have of it the more they would have; and on this they are so intent that they have no enjoyment of…

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