Ecclesiastes 9:13

“This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, etc.] Or, “this also I have seen under the sun, even wisdom”f228: besides those things he had, just now observed, he took notice that there was such a thing as wisdom among men; though success did not always attend the wise, the understanding, and skilful; and though there was so much ignorance in men, of their own time, and were so easily and suddenly ensnared in an evil time; and it [seemed] great unto me; Solomon had a high value for wisdom, and he still retained the same sentiments of it he had before, in (<210213>Ecclesiastes 2:13 7:11,12,19), of which he gives the following instance.”

“Rather, "I have seen wisdom of this kind also," that is, exhibited in the way which is described in what follows [MAURER].”

“Or, Also this have I seen - wisdom under the sun, and great it seemed to me. From this verse to the end of Ecclesiastes 10:0, the writer inculcates, in a series of proverbs, wisdom in contrast to folly, as the best remedy in the present life to the evil of vanity. return to 'Top of Page'”

“This wisdom - I have observed this among many other instances of wisdom. Which he adds for the commendation of wisdom, notwithstanding its insufficiency for man's happiness without God's blessing. Ecclesiastes 9:15”

“9:13-18 This poor man’s particular wise action was effective. Wisdom is better than power, strength, or weapons (see 4:13; 7:9, 19; 10:4), yet the worthy are not always honored, and even the wise are forgotten (see 2:16; 4:16).”

“Ecc 9:11, Ecc 6:1, Ecc 7:15, Ecc 8:16 Ecclesiastes 9:14”

“"Also this have I come to see as wisdom under the sun, and it appears great to me." The Venet. construes falsely: "This also have I seen: wisdom under the sun;" as also Hitzig, who reads זה (neut. as at Ecc 7:27). There is no reason thus to break up the sentence which introduces the following experience. Zoh is connected with hhochmah, but not as Luther renders it: "I have also seen this wisdom," which would have required the words הח זאת, but, as Jerome does: Hanc quoque sub sole vidi sapeintiam; this, however, since ־מג, as at Ecc 5:15, cf. Ecc 9:18, is attractionally related to hhochmah as its pred., is = "also in this I saw wisdom," as the lxx translates, or as Zckl.: "also this have I…”