Ecclesiastes 3:13

“And also that every man should eat and drink, etc.] Not to excess, but in moderation; and yet freely, plentifully, and cheerfully; and not alone, but giving the poor a portion with him; and in all having in view the glory of God, (<461031>1 Corinthians 10:31); and enjoy the good of all his labour; take the comfort of what he has been labouring for, and not lay it up for, and leave it to, he knows not who: the Targum is, “and see good in his days, and cause his children, at the time of his death, to inherit all his labour;” it [is] the gift of God; not only to have, but to enjoy, and make a proper use of the mercies of life. This is the same doctrine which is delivered (<210224>Ecclesiastes…”

“Literally, "And also as to every man who eats . . . this is the gift of God" (Ecc 3:22; Ecc 5:18). When received as God's gifts, and to God's glory, the good things of life are enjoyed in their due time and order (Act 2:46; Co1 10:31; Ti1 4:3-4).”

“Should eat - Use what God hath given him. Ecclesiastes 3:14”

“Ecc 2:24, Ecc 5:18-20, Ecc 6:2, Ecc 9:7; Deu 28:30, Deu 28:31, Deu 28:47, Deu 28:48; Jdg 6:3-6; Psa 128:2; Isa 65:21-23 Ecclesiastes 3:14”

“"But also that he should eat and drink, and see good in all his labour, is for every man a gift of God." The inverted and yet anacoluthistic formation of the sentence is quite like that at Ecc 5:18. כּל־הא signifies, properly, the totality of men = all men, e.g., Psa 116:11; but here and at 5:18; 12:13, the author uses the two words so that the determ. second member of the st. constr. does not determine the first (which elsewhere sometimes occurs, as bethulath Israel, a virgin of Israel, Deu 22:19): every one of men (cf. πᾶς τις βροτῶν). The subst. clause col-haadam is subject: every one of men, in this that he eats ... is dependent on God. Instead of מיּד the word מתּת (abbrev. from…”