Ecclesiastes 11:8
Though a man liue many yeeres, and in them all he reioyce, yet hee shall remember the daies of darkenesse, because they are manie, all that commeth is vanitie.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
7Surely the light is a pleasant thing: and it is a good thing to the eyes to see the sunne.
Cross References
Job 10:21Before I goe and shall not returne, euen to the land of darkenesse and shadow of death:
Job 14:10But man is sicke, and dyeth, and man perisheth, and where is he?
Job 15:23He wandreth to and from for bread where he may: he knoweth that the day of darkenesse is prepared at hande.
Psalms 49:20Man is in honour, and vnderstandeth not: he is like to beasts that perish.
Ecclesiastes 2:15Then I thought in mine heart, It befalleth vnto me, as it befalleth to ye foole. Why therefore doe I then labour to be more wise? And I sayd in mine heart, that this also is vanitie.
Ecclesiastes 2:19And who knoweth whether he shalbe wise or foolish? yet shall hee haue rule ouer all my labour, wherein I haue trauailed, and wherein I haue shewed my selfe wise vnder the sunne. This is also vanitie.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 11:8-10
A Caution to the Young; Exhortation to Early Piety. 7 Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun: 8 But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity. 9 Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into… Read the whole commentary →