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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Ecclesiastes 5:17

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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eateth--appropriately put for "liveth" in general, as connected with Ecc 5:11-12, Ecc 5:18. darkness--opposed to "light (joy) of countenance" (Ecc 8:1; Pro 16:15). wrath--fretfulness, literally, "His sorrow is much, and his infirmity (of body) and wrath."
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