Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Ecclesiastes 4:6

Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Ecclesiastes 4:6 - 4:6

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Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Ecclesiastes 4:6 - 4:6

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

Hebrew; “One open hand (palm) full of quietness, than both closed hands full of travail.” “Quietness” (mental tranquillity flowing from honest labor), opposed to “eating one’s own flesh” (Ecc 4:5), also opposed to anxious labor to gain (Ecc 4:8; Pro 15:16, Pro 15:17; Pro 16:8).