Ecclesiastes 2:26
For, to a man who is good before him, hath he given wisdom and knowledge and gladness,—whereas, to the sinner, he hath given employment, to gather and heap up, to give to one who is good before God, even this, was vanity, and a feeding on wind.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
25For who could eat and who could enjoy, so well as I?
Cross References
Genesis 7:1And Yahweh said to Noah, Enter thou and all thy house, into the ark,—for, thee, have I seen righteous before me, in this generation.
Job 27:16Though he heap up silver like, dust, and, like a pile, he prepare clothing,
Job 32:8Yet surely, there is a spirit in men, and, the inspiration of the Almighty, giveth them understanding;
Proverbs 3:13How happy the man who hath found wisdom, and the man who draweth forth understanding,
Proverbs 28:8He that increaseth his substance by interest and profit, for one ready to favour the poor, doth gather it.
Isaiah 3:10Say ye to the righteous It is well! For the fruit of their doings, shall they eat:
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 →