His four years brought high interest rates, … If the spirit of a ruler — His passion or wrath; rise up against thee — Upon some misinformation given him, or mismanagement of thine; leave not thy place — In anger or discontent. 4 And I myself returned that I might see all the acts of oppression+ that are being done under the sun, and, look! Ecclesiastes 10:4. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow. John Gill's Exposition of the Bible. Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that … Ecclesiastes. 5 … 2. 4 So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of … He shall be stayed upon her, and shall not be moved; and shall rely upon her, and shall not be … Fall, in any kind, into any mistakes and errors, or sins, or dangers and distresses. Do not, in a passion, quit thy post of duty; wait awhile, and thou wilt find … "If two lie together, then they have warmth" (Ecclesiastes 4… 15 I saw that all who lived and walked under the sun followed this second one, the youth who succeeded the king. Withdraw not thyself rashly and hastily from his presence and service: see on Ecclesiastes 8… This is evidently an old proverb, similar to the modern cliche that, "two heads are better than one." Ecclesiastes 4:10. 15 I have seen all the living under the sun join with the second youth (the king’s acknowledged successor) who replaces him. 4 If a ruler’s anger rises against you, do not leave your post; calmness can lay great offenses to rest. Ecclesiastes 4:15. 2 Better to go to the house of mourning than to the house of feasting,+ for that is the end of every man, and the living should take it to heart. Clarke's Commentary on the Bible. Commentary. Ecclesiastes. 10 Dead flies turn a perfumer’s oil rancid, so a little foolishness is more [ a]potent than wisdom and honor. The Futility of Power. Chapter 4 Oppression and evil deeds are vanity—The strength of two is better than one—Better is a poor and wise child than an old and foolish king. 16 There is no end to all the people; to all who were before them. 16 … Ecclesiastes 10:15 Parallel. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind. 15 I saw all the living who move about under the sun, along with that # 4:15 Hebrew the second youth who was to stand in the king’s # 4:15 Hebrew his place. Ecclesiastes 4:10. 14 The youth may have come from prison to the kingship, or he may have been born in poverty within his kingdom. … This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind. 13 Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to heed a warning. 2 A wise person’s heart directs him toward the right, but the … 4 Again I turned my attention to all the acts of oppression that go on under the sun.I saw the tears of the oppressed, and there was no one to comfort them.+ And their oppressors … Ecclesiastes 4:4 Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is … 1 So I returned, and considered all the … 2 The heart of the wise one leads him in the right way,* but the … Ecclesiastes. Ecclesiastes 4:4 Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is … And I declared that the dead, who had already died, are happier than the living, who are still … … 14 For the youth has come from the prison to the kingship, though he was born poor in his own kingdom. 15 I saw that all who lived and walked under the sun followed the youth, the king’s successor. 16 There was no end of all the … 15 I saw all the living who walk under the sun; They were with the second youth who stands in his place. Verses 4-10. A Little Foolishness. Ecclesiastes 4 New American Standard Bible (NASB) The Evils of Oppression. the tears of those being oppressed,+ but they had no … Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible… 16 … 4 And I saw that all toil and all achievement spring from one person’s envy of another. 3 Better is distress than laughter,+ for the sadness of the face makes the heart better.+ 4 … And behold, I saw the … 16 There was no end of all the people over whom he was made king; Yet those who … Ecclesiastes. 4 Then I looked again at all the acts of oppression which were being done under the sun. 10 As dead flies cause the perfumer’s oil to stink and bubble, so a little foolishness outweighs wisdom and glory.+. 10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. [10] "Two are better than one" (Ecclesiastes 4:9). Ecclesiastes. 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