13There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
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There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men: …
Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. …
And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.
And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; …
Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 9-17)Solomon had shown the vanity of pleasure, gaiety, and fine works, of honour, power, and royal dignity; and there is many a covetous worldling that will agree with him, and speak as slightly as he does of these things; but money, he thinks, is a substantial thing, and if he can but have enough of that he is happy. This is the mistake which Solomon attacks, and attempts to rectify, in these verses;…
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