Ecclesiastes 11:7

“Truly the light [is] sweet, etc.] Here begins a new subject, as most think; and some here begin the twelfth and last chapter, and not improperly. This is true of natural light, which is exceeding pleasant, useful, and beneficial; by which men discern objects, behold the things of nature with pleasure, walk in the way without stumbling, and do the work and business of life: and also of civil light or prosperity; for, as afflictions are expressed by darkness, and adversity by night; so the comforts and good things of life by light and day, which are very desirable and delectable: and here “life” itself may be meant, for light is sometimes put for life, which is the light of the living; and…”

“light--of life (Ecc 7:11; Psa 49:19). Life is enjoyable, especially to the godly.”

“The preceding exhortation to a life of labor in the sight of God is now addressed especially to the active and the young; and is enforced by another consideration, namely, the transitory character of all that sustains youth. Ecclesiastes 11:7 The light ... the sun - Gifts of God which cheer man’s toil, but which he almost ceases to appreciate in his old age. Ecclesiastes 11:8 Days of darkness - The time of old age, and perhaps any time of sorrow or misfortune. Compare Ecclesiastes 12:2. All that cometh - i. e., “The future,” which must not be reckoned on by the active man, as if his present state of healthy energy were to continue. Ecclesiastes 11:9 Rejoice ... cheer ... walk - The…”

“Truly - It cannot be denied that life is in itself desirable. Ecclesiastes 11:8”

“the light: Job 33:28, Job 33:30; Psa 56:13; Pro 15:30, Pro 29:13 a pleasant: Ecc 7:11; Psa 84:11; Mat 5:45 Ecclesiastes 11:8”

“"And sweet is the light, and pleasant it is for the eyes to see the sun; for if a man live through many years, he ought to rejoice in them all, and remember the days of darkness; that there will be many of them. All that cometh is vain." Dale translates the copula vav introducing Ecc 11:7 by "yes," and Bullock by "truly," both thus giving to it a false colouring. "Light," Zckler remarks, stands here for "life." But it means only what the word denotes, viz., the light of life in this world (Ps. 56:14; Job 33:30), to which the sun, as the source of it, is related, as מאור is to אור. Cf. Eurip. Hippol., ὧ λαμπρὸς αἰθὴρ κ.τ.λ, and Iphigen. in Aulis, 1218-19, μὴ μ ̓ ἀπολέσης κ.τ.λ:…”