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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Ecclesiastes 9:7

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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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Addressed to the "righteous wise," spoken of in Ecc 9:1. Being "in the hand of God," who now accepteth "thy works" in His service, as He has previously accepted thy person (Gen 4:4), thou mayest "eat . . . with a cheerful (not sensually 'merry') heart" (Ecc 3:13; Ecc 5:18; Act 2:46).
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