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Barnes' Notes on Ecclesiastes 1:8

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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All things ... utter it - This clause, as here translated, refers to the immensity of labor. Others translate it, “all words are full of labor; they make weary the hearers,” or “are feeble or insufficient” to tell the whole; and are referred to the impossibility of adequately describing labor. return to 'Top of Page'
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