16There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Ecclesiastes 4:16 —
Linguistic Insight
— of 8
Tap any underlined word in the verse to see its original meaning.
Commentary
Matthew Henry
(vv. 13-16)Solomon was himself a king, and therefore may be allowed to speak more freely than another concerning the vanity of kingly state and dignity, which he shows here to be an uncertain thing; he had before said so (Prov. 27:24; The crown doth not endure to every generation ), and his son found it so. Nothing is more slippery than the highest post of honour without wisdom and the people’s love. I. A ki...
My Notes
Notes are saved on this device.