Ecclesiastes 2:26
And why? God geueth to the man that is good before hym, wisdome, vnderstandyng, and gladnesse: but vnto the sinner he geueth weerinesse, that he may gather and heape together the thyng that afterwarde shalbe geuen vnto hym whom it pleaseth God: This is nowe a vayne thyng, yea a very disquietnesse and vexation of mynde.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
In Context
25For who wyll eate or go more lustyly to his worke then I?
Cross References
Genesis 7:1And the Lord said vnto Noah: come thou and al thy house into ye arke: for thee haue I seen ryghteous before me in this generation.
Proverbs 3:13Well is hym that findeth wysdome, and getteth vnderstandyng:
Proverbs 28:8He that by vsurie and vniust gaynes gathereth riches: he shall lay them in store for a man that will pitie the poore.
Isaiah 3:10Say to the ryghteous that it shall go well with them: for they shall eate the fruite of their owne studies.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 2:18-26
Sources of Dissatisfaction; The Cheerful Use of Abundance. 17 Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit. 18 Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me. 19 And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also… Read the whole commentary →