Ecclesiastes 2:26
For God has given to the man 1 Who is good in his sight, 1 Wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: 1 But he has given to the sinner trouble, 1 To add and to heap up, 1 That he may give to him that is good before God; 1 For this is also vanity and waywardness of spirit.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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In Context
25For who shall eat, or who shall drink, without him? 1
Cross References
Genesis 7:1And the Lord God said to Noah, Enter thou and all thy family into the ark, for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
Job 27:16Even if he should gather silver as earth, 1 And prepare gold as clay; 1
Job 32:8But there is a spirit in mortals; 1 And the inspiration of the Almighty is that which teaches. 1
Proverbs 3:13Blessed is the man who has found wisdom, 1 And the mortal who knows prudence. 1
Proverbs 28:8He that increases his wealth by usuries and unjust gains, 1 Gathers it for him that pities the poor. 1
Isaiah 3:10Woe to their soul, for they have devised an evil counsel against themselves, saying against themselves, Let us bind the just, for he is burdensome to us: therefore shall they eat the fruits of their works.
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 →