Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.
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Gill's Exposition
Behold that which I have seen,.... Observed, considered and approved of, and which he recommended and excited attention to, and is as follows;
it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink; to…
Barnes' Notes
Rather, Behold what I have seen to be good, it is pleasant for a man to eat. Such thankful enjoyment is inculcated by the Law Deu 12:7, Deu 12:18.
Solomon, from the vanity of riches hoarded up, here infers that the best course we can take is to use well what we have, to serve God with it, to do good with it, and take the comfort of it to…
Cambridge Bible
Behold that which I have seen The thinker returns to the maxim of a calm regulated Epicureanism, as before in chs. Ecc 2:24; Ecc 3:22. If a man has little, let him be content with that little. If he…
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