Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Ecclesiastes 1:3

Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Ecclesiastes 1:3 - 1:3

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Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Ecclesiastes 1:3 - 1:3

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1:1 - 1:1
1:2 - 1:2
1:3 - 1:3
1:4 - 1:4
1:5 - 1:5
1:6 - 1:6
1:7 - 1:7
1:8 - 1:8
1:9 - 1:9
1:10 - 1:10
1:11 - 1:11
1:12 - 1:12
1:13 - 1:13
1:14 - 1:14
1:15 - 1:15
1:16 - 1:16
1:17 - 1:17
1:18 - 1:18

What profit ... labour - that is, “What profit” as to the chief good (Mat 16:26). Labor is profitable in its proper place (Gen 2:15; Gen 3:19; Pro 14:23).

under the sun - that is, in this life, as opposed to the future world. The phrase often recurs, but only in Ecclesiastes.