THE HOLY BIBLE (Darby Translation) Darby's Notes on Ecclesiastes

1:1e Preacher: Strictly, 'a former of assemblies;' see for the sense, though not the same expression, ch. 12:11.
1:11a live: Lit. 'be.'
1:13b, 2:3b, 2:8b men: Or 'sons of the Adam;' often in this book. The Adam is also frequent: see Gen. 1:27.
1:14c wind: Or 'feeding upon wind;' 'vexation of spirit:' but see ver. 17, and ch. 2:22.
2:1d enjoy: Lit. 'see:' so ver. 24; chs. 3:13; 6:6, &c
2:3e practising: Or 'exercising.'
2:3f all: Lit. 'the number of:' so chs. 5:18; 6:12.
2:11g me: Lit 'that I had laboured,' as vers. 19, 20.
2:14a, 2:15a fool: Kesil, and so generally in this Book, in which Eveel is not used: see Prov. 1:7; 18:2; 26:1; 28:26.
2:15b so: Or 'more.'
2:19c fool: Sakal, 'stupid,' 'infatuated:' so chs. 7:17; 10:3, 14; Jer. 4:22; 5:21: as 'foolishly,' 1Sam. 13:13.
2:21d skill: Or 'equity,' 'success,' ch. 4:4, 'profit,' ch. 5:11.
2:24e enjoy: Lit. 'see,' as ver. 1.
2:25f eager: Lit. 'hasten.'
3:1g purpose: Lit. 'pleasure,' 'occupation.'
3:9a laboureth: Or 'from the labour with which he worries himself.'
3:11b world: i.e. 'the age;' others 'the infinite,' 'the eternal.' Olam.
3:13c enjoy: Lit. 'see.'
3:15d past: Lit. 'seeketh what is driven away.'
3:17e there: Many read 'for he has assigned a time.'
3:19f breath, 3:21f spirit: 'Breath' and 'spirit' are the same word in Hebrew.
3:21g go: Or 'that goeth.'
4:3h fortunate: Or 'better.'
4:4i success: Or 'skilfulness,' as ch. 2:21.
4:6k with: Or 'of.'
4:8b occupation, 5:3b business: Or 'travail,' as ch. 3:10.
4:16c them: Or 'before whom he (i.e. the king) stood.'
5:6d angel: Or 'messenger.'
5:9e upon: Lit. 'enslaved to.' Others understand it thus: 'The profit of the land in all respects is a king addicted to agriculture.'
5:17a sickness: Lit. 'his sickness.'
5:18b enjoy: Lit 'see,' as ch. 2:1.
6:1c among: Or 'it is great upon men (the Adam).'
6:2d stranger: Or 'an alien.'
6:6e not: Or 'years, and hath seen no good, do not.'
6:7f appetite, 6:9f desire: Lit. 'soul.'
6:8g poor: Or 'afflicted.'
7:1h ointment: Or 'perfumed oil,' as Prov. 27:9; so ch. 10:1.
7:11a as: Lit. 'is good with.'
7:12b defence: Lit. 'one is in the shadow of wisdom as in the shadow of money:' see Ps. 91:1.
7:14c good: Or 'be in prosperity.'
7:15d by: Or 'in.'
7:17e foolish: As ch. 2:19.
7:24f who: Or 'That which is far off and very deep, who.'
7:25g reason: Or 'thought:' translated 'device' in ch. 9:10.
7:25h madness: Or 'the wickedness of folly, and the foolishness of madness.'
8:5a, 8:6a manner: Or 'judgment.'
8:11b set: Lit. 'is full.'
8:13c shadow: Ps. 102:11; 109:23.
8:16d business: Or 'travail,' as ch. 2:23.
8:17e that: Lit. 'I saw all the work of God, that.'
9:7a merry: Lit. 'good.'
9:9b Enjoy: Lit. 'see.'
9:9c which: Or 'whom.'
10:1d honour: Or 'so doth a little folly for him who is esteemed for wisdom and honour.'
10:3a sense: 'Heart ' as often in Proverbs: see Prov. 15:21.
10:3b to: Or 'of.'
10:4c offences: Or 'gentleness allayeth great sins:' see Prov. 15:4.
10:7d servants: Or 'bondmen.'
10:9e endangered: Or 'wounded.'
10:11f before: Lit. 'without.'
10:11g advantage: Or 'he who hath a tongue is no better;' the word for 'charmer here is lit. 'master of the tongue.'
10:13h talk: Lit. 'mouth.'
10:16i child: Or 'youth.'
10:18k fulness: Lit. 'By double slothfulness:' it is the dual.
10:18l framework: Or 'the building.'
11:5m spirit: Or 'the wind.'
11:10a youth: Or 'the prime of life.'
12:1b Creator: 'Creator' is in the plural.
12:5c despised: Or 'the almond-tree flourisheth,' referring to white hairs.
12:5d effect: Others, 'bursteth.' Or it may be rendered, 'and desire hath failed.'
12:7e spirit: See Note, Job 27:3.
12:11f them: According to others, 'those who collect them.'

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