For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.
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Gill's Exposition
For he shall not much remember the days of his life,.... Be they more or fewer, as Jarchi: he will not think life long and tedious; nor dwell upon, and distress himself with, the troubles he has met…
Barnes' Notes
The days will pass smoothly and pleasantly, while he lives in the consciousness of God’s favor. Answereth him - i. e., grants his prayers.
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
he shall not much remember the days of his life This follows the order of the Hebrew and gives a satisfying meaning: The man who has learnt the secret of enjoyment is not anxious about the days of his…
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