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Ecclesiastes 5:17

King James Version (KJV)

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Ecclesiastes 5:17

Verse 17 of 20

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All his days also he eateth in darkness, and [he hath] much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.

Ecclesiastes 5:17 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ecclesiastes 5:17

Theological / Devotional

Eateth in darkness. A metaphor descriptive of the fact that the man who lives exclusively for the accumulation of material wealth never realizes the satisfaction he hopes to attain thereby. Contrast the outlook of one whose hope is on eternal things (Micah 7:8), who endures the material discomforts of the present, with a view to things he now sees only with eyes of faith (Heb. 11:27).

Much sorrow. For the remainder of the verse the RSV follows the LXX: “in much vexation and sickness and resentment.” This is a further analysis of the experience of the man who “eateth in darkness.”

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