7 Truly the light is sweet, And a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to see the sun.
Wisdom is as good as an inheritance. Yes, it is more excellent for those who see the sun.
that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust.
To bring back his soul from the pit, That he may be enlightened with the light of the living.
For you have delivered my soul from death, And prevented my feet from falling, That I may walk before God in the light of the living.
The light of the eyes rejoices the heart. Good news gives health to the bones.
The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: Yahweh gives sight to the eyes of both.
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Commentary on Ecclesiastes 11 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 11
In this chapter we have,
Ecc 11:1-6
Solomon had often, in this book, pressed it upon rich people to take the comfort of their riches themselves; here he presses it upon them to do good to others with them and to abound in liberality to the poor, which will, another day, abound to their account. Observe,
Ecc 11:7-10
Here is an admonition both to old people and to young people, to think of dying, and get ready for it. Having by many excellent precepts taught us how to live well, the preacher comes now, towards the close of his discourse, to teach us how to die well and to put us in mind of our latter end.