Ecclesiastes 4:1, Vanity is increased unto men by oppression; Ecclesiastes 4:4, by envy; Ecclesiastes 4:5, by idleness; Ecclesiastes 4:7, by covetousness; Ecclesiastes 4:9, by solitariness; Ecclesiastes 4:13, by wilfulness.
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Ecclesiastes 4 — OverviewEcclesiastes 4 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleSolomon, having shown the vanity of this world in the temptation which
those in power feel to oppress and trample upon their subjects, here
further shows, I. The temptation which the oppressed feel to discontent…Ecclesiastes 4 — OverviewEcclesiastes 4 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleIn this chapter the wise man reassumes the consideration of the case of the abuse of power, to show that there is no happiness in this world, in grandeur and authority enjoyed; since, as he had observed before, on the…Ecclesiastes 4:1-3Ecclesiastes 4:1-3 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleSolomon had a large soul (1 Kings iv. 29) and it appeared by this,
among other things, that he had a very tender concern for the miserable
part of mankind and took cognizance of the afflictions of the…Ecclesiastes 4:1Ecclesiastes 4:1 · The Pulpit CommentarySo I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun. This is equivalent to, "again I saw," as Ecclesiastes 4:7, with a reference to the wickedness in the place of judgment which he had noticed…Ecclesiastes 4:1-3Ecclesiastes 4:1-3 · The Pulpit CommentaryFirst of all, he adduces the oppression of man by his fellow-man.Ecclesiastes 4:1-16Ecclesiastes 4:1-16 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION