Matthew Poole Commentary - Ecclesiastes 6:2 - 6:2

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Matthew Poole Commentary - Ecclesiastes 6:2 - 6:2


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Wealth; all sorts of riches, as gold and silver, cattle and lands, &c.



Of all that he desireth; which he doth or can reasonably desire.



Giveth him not power to eat; either because they are suddenly taken away from him by the hand and curse of God, and given to others; or because God gives him up to a base and covetous mind, which is both a sin and a place. Thereof, i.e. any considerable part of it; whereas the stranger eateth not thereof, but it, i.e. all of it; devoureth it all in an instant.