Section 7. Perils to which one is exposed in a despotic state, and the unprofitableness of riches.
In political life there is little that is satisfactory; yet one must not surrender one's belief in a superintending Providence.
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Ecclesiastes 5:8-17
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commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ecclesiastes 5:1-20EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 5:4-8When a person made engagements rashly, he suffered his mouth to cause his flesh to sin. The case supposes a man coming to the priest, and pretending that his vow was made rashly, and that it would be wrong to fulfil it.…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Obligation of a VowTHE OBLIGATION OF A VOW. Four things we are exhorted to in these verses:— I. To be conscientious in paying our vows. 1. A vow is a bond upon the soul (Numbers 30:2), by which we solemnly oblige ourselves, not only, in g…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ecclesiastes 5:8If thou seest the oppression of the poor. From errors in the service of God, it is natural to turn to faults in the administration of the king (Proverbs 24:21). Koheleth has already alluded to these anomalies in Ecclesi…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 5:9-17The goodness of Providence is more equally distributed than appears to a careless observer. The king needs the common things of life, and the poor share them; they relish their morsel better than he does his luxuries. T…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Vanity of RichesTHE VANITY OF RICHES. Solomon had shown the vanity of pleasure, gaiety, and fine works, of honour, power, and royal dignity; and there is many a covetous worldling that will agree with him, and speak as slightly as he d…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ecclesiastes 5:9It has been much debated whether this verse should be connected with the preceding or the following paragraph. The Vulgate takes it with the preceding verse, Et insuper universae terrae rex imperat servienti; so the Sep…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ecclesiastes 5:10-17The thought of the acts of injustice and oppression noticed above, all of which spring from the craving for money, leads the bard to dwell upon the evils that accompany this pursuit and possession of wealth, which is th…Joseph S. Exell and contributors