Post mortem nulla voluptas.". righteous men to whom it happens ac Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the Thinks that he has been clever and has hid his sin from God, or worse yet, thinks that God is condoning what he has done. Yet His intervention and judgment will ultimately come. I say, "Keep the king's commandment for the sake of your oath to God. Ecclesiastes 8:15 in all English translations. man's present life is under the sun, and is continued as long as it pleases god; though it is but short, rather to be counted by days than years, and is a laborious one; and all that he gets by his labour, enjoyed by him, is to eat and drink cheerfully; and this he may expect to have and continue with him as long as he lives, even food that vanity to which man has been made subject EXPOSITION To go from someones presence elsewhere signifies disaffection or disloyalty . Things being so, as was related, He had power over His Spirit to dismiss it. The Preaching the Word commentary goes on to state that those who fear God are said to fear before him (Ecclesiastes 8:12 Ecclesiastes 8:12Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:American King James Version), meaning that they know they are in his presence. Nay, [3.] What happens to one happens to the other. Most people, including many Christians, go through life hardly realizing that they are constantly in the presence of God. It doesn't matter to God that I'm living an immoral life, because look at all that I have." O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever! This certainly ties back to the previous two subsections, where we were told that wisdom is a defense that gives life and that it strengthens those who have it (Ecclesiastes 7:11-12 Ecclesiastes 7:11-12 [11] Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun. drinking, and all manner of carnal deli Ecclesiastes 8:15 commended H7623 (H8765) enjoyment H8057 man H120 Abject in his fear before Moses, he was ready to promise anything; insolent in his pride, he swallows down his promises as soon as fear is eased, his repentance and his retractation of it combined to add new weights about his neck. I counsel thee to keep the king's commandmen 1 Timothy 4:3; 1 Timothy 4:4; 1 Timothy 6:17; Ecclesiastes 2:24; He would have us not to fret and perplex ourselves about it, or make ourselves uneasy, but cheerfully to enjoy what God has given us in the world, to be content with it and make the best of it, though it be much better with others, and such as we think very unworthy (Ecclesiastes 8:15; Ecclesiastes 8:15): Then I commended joy, a holy security and serenity of mind, arising from a confidence in God, and his power, providence, and promise, because a man has no better thing under the sun (though a good man has much better things above the sun) than to eat and drink, that is, soberly and thankfully to make use of the things of this life according as his rank is, and to be cheerful, whatever happens, for that shall abide with him of his labour. heads and be cheerful, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God in he asks. Solomon in Proverbs 10:7 Proverbs 10:7The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.American King James Versionwrote, The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot. Perhaps the frustration in Ecclesiastes 8:10 Ecclesiastes 8:10And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity.American King James Versionis simply that the wicked were able to die and receive a proper burial after a long life without having to face up to what theyd doneall the while having been permitted in life to be regularly in Gods temple, a sacrilege and mockery of religion. They know they have no control over life or death. ECCLESIASTES 8:14. The dead would not have been taken to the temple, for that would have been ceremonially defiling. (8 studies) Ecclesiastes Study Guide Ecclesiastes Chart Scans (studies 1-8) Click to for the Mp3's corresponding to each study This he speaks, either, Yet that is only for now. MIRTH - Better, Gladness, or joy (as in Ecclesiastes 2:10). So I know that in the long run that life is the best. He saw just men to whom it happened according to the work of the wicked, who, notwithstanding their righteousness, suffered very hard things, and continued long to do so, as if they were to be punished for some great wickedness. Therefore, consider ye actually this time as God's patience in order that men might be saved. Verse 14 repeats the dilemma of Ecclesiastes 7:15 Ecclesiastes 7:15All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongs his life in his wickedness.American King James Versionthe righteous suffering what wickedness is supposed to result in and the wicked receiving what righteousness is supposed to result in. It will hasten it. "I'm a prosperous cheat, so God is condoning my cheating. THE PROBLEM OF THE And people begin to misinterpret God's grace and God's long suffering as God's approbation for their actions and for their lives. Prudence before kings (Ecclesiastes 8:1)_ Note that the obedience to the king is for the sake of your oath to God (same verse). The fear of the LORD prolongs days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. Of that Solomon is certain. Be the first to review this product. Ecclesiastes 8:13. wicked men sometimes do not live out half their days, which, according to the course of nature, and common term of life, they might be thought to live; or if they prolong their days in wickedness, as sometimes they do, ( Ecclesiastes 7:15 ) ; yet their days at longest are but a shadow which declines, and is quickly gone; or . with him of his labour the days of his life, which God givet KINGS'COURTS NEED WARY WALKING experience of a THEN I COMMENDED MIRTH,. Innocent mirth, a cheerfulness of spirit I. . Thus the Preacher warns against a capricious desertion of ones post (cf. [24] That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out? That improves our situation in life and keeps us from ways that would make things worse for ourselves. And let us truly rejoice. Ecclesiastes 2:24; Ecclesiastes 3:12-13; Ecclesiastes 5:18-19). Product Identifiers 3. Nor does it mean that the person will be afforded protection by the government, though he or she well may, as all do to some extent. Cool, courteous, self-possessed, they bear good news or bad, prosperous or adverse fortune, with a proud equanimity. American King James Version; and read all of this psalm). When on the cross, it said, "He bowed his head and dismissed His Spirit" ( John 19:30 ). Though a man be ever so industrious, thou he labour to seek it out. abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God gi _No good for a man, &c. Some commentators think the wise man here That's the sum of life for you, so you might as well live it up because you're going to be burning after a while. Section 5. Some put Ecclesiastes 8:1 Ecclesiastes 8:1Who is as the wise man? Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged ( Ecclesiastes 8:12 ), Remember he was talking about how he saw that the ungodly man was living a long life, the righteous were dying young and the ungodly were living long. Hebrew word is applied not only to the pleasures arising from the Mirth - Better, Gladness, or joy (as in Ecclesiastes 2:10). 3:22 ) ( 5:18 ) ; [1.] Ecclesiastes 8:15 Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament "And I commended joy, that there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and enjoy himself; and that this accompanies him in his labour throughout all the days of his life, which God hath given him under the sun." His estimate of the pleasures of the senses is recorded in Ecclesiastes 7:2-6. Who is as the wise man? Verse 11 explains why evil grows worse and worsebecause justice is not swift. But He is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance" ( 2 Peter 3:9 ). The first part of Ecclesiastes 8:3 Ecclesiastes 8:3Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he does whatever pleases him.American King James Versiontells us not to be quick to leave the ruler. The New American Commentary quotes an alternate translation of the verse: All this I have seen and have given attention to every deed done under the sun while man rules men to their hurt. This is the terrible human condition of today. i. Then I commended mirth,. Innocent mirth, a cheerfulness of spirit in whatsoever state condition men are; serenity and tranquillity of mind, thankfulness for what they have, and a free and comfortable use of it; this the wise man praised and recommended to good men, as being much better than to fret at the prosperity of the wicked, and the seemingly unequal distribution of things in this world, and because they had not so much of them: as others; who yet had reason to be thankful for what they had, and to lift up their heads and be cheerful, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God in another world. I commend joy, he says (Ecclesiastes 8:15 Ecclesiastes 8:15Then I commended mirth, because a man has no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labor the days of his life, which God gives him under the sun.American King James Version), and the word he uses for commend is a Hebrew word for praise (shabach). People should not despair over these problems, but rather enjoy whatever God has given them in life (15). American King James Versiona). Love the brotherhood. We must get ready for sudden evils, and especially for sudden death ( v. 6-8 ). [11] Now no chastening for the present seems to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to them which are exercised thereby. Here are given the four uncertainties mentioned above, the verse means that, "Not even great wealth will enable the wealthy to defy these limitations." [15] No discharge in war regards the uncertainty that threatens one who may be drafted into a war by some absolute monarch. One day, God will set things right. The writer knows what the traditional teachers say: that those who fear God will be rewarded and those who are wicked will be punished (12b-13). So we should not expect that corrupt people coming together to form a government would result in righteous rule. Solomon next mentions seeing the wicked buried (verse 10). Ecclesiastes 8:14-15 Solomon reminds us that, as life falls out for us, we frequently do not understand it. That you might fear the LORD your God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command you, you, and your son, and your son's son, all the days of your life; and that your days may be prolonged. Just as there is no escape from a battle, so there is no guaranteed success to wrongdoers (6-8).Often there appears to be no principle of justice at work in the world. Ecclesiastes 1:15:: King James Version (KJV) Ecclesiastes 1:15 - That which is crooked H5791 cannot H3201 be made straight: H8626 and that which is wanting H2642 cannot H3201 be numbered. This would also seem to tie in to the warning against turning to wickedness at the end of Ecclesiastes 8:8 Ecclesiastes 8:8There is no man that has power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither has he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.American King James Version. Rather, the meaning here is that the prudent, law-abiding citizen will receive no punishment from the governmentat least, generally speaking. However, some take visiting the holy place here as having occurred repeatedly during the life of the wicked people now being buried. It's emptiness. a man's wisdom makes his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed. speaks in the person of the libertine, representing the objections of This equal mind, expressing itself in a grave dignified bearing, is, with them, well-nigh indispensable to success in, public life. God's ways are above ours, nor is he tied to his own former ways, but his judgments are a great deep. We don't have that power. for that shall abide with him of his labor the days of his life, which God gives him under the sun ( Ecclesiastes 8:15 ). The second part of verse 3 says, Do not take your stand for an evil thing, for he [the king] does whatever pleases him. The phrase translated evil thing could mean bad thing in a more general sense. When we look upon all the works of God and his providence, and compare one part with another, we cannot find that there is any such certain method by which the work that is done under the sun is directed; we cannot discover any key by which to decipher the character, nor by consulting precedents can we know the practice of this court, nor what the judgment will be. [22] For oftentimes also your own heart knows that you yourself likewise have cursed others. Solomon commended joy, and holy security of mind, arising from confidence in God, because a man has no better thing under the sun, though a good man has much better things above the sun, than soberly and thankfully to use the things of this life according to his rank. It doesn't matter to God that I lie or I steal or whatever because look, I'm blessed. 5: oritur sol et occidit et ad locum suum revertitur ibique renascens. Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun. $15.99 As low as $8.00. The mention of an oath to God may bring to mind the need to follow through on vows to God in Ecclesiastes 5. IV. and vexations arising from the vanity of the world. When the Pharaoh of the Exodus saw there was respite, he hardened his heart. thankfulness for what they have, and a free and comfortable use Who is as the wise man? Things just continue as they were from the beginning.'" Benefits of wisdom, respecting government and There is no man that has power over his spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it ( Ecclesiastes 8:8 ). Honor the king. [17] Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end. The Book of Ecclesiastes is, up to a certain point, the converse of We must get ready for sudden evils, and especially for sudden death (v. 6-8). in actual life. his labour, enjoyed by him, is to eat and drink cheerfully; and neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he fears not before God. A righteous man has prospered; an unrighteous man has prospered. The statement There is no release from that [or the] war could refer figuratively to the march into death that all face or simply be metaphoric for Theres no getting out of this. Then the final line, and wickedness will not deliver those who are given to it, would tie back to the turn to wrongdoing in verse 3. 19952023 All correspondence and questions should be sent to info@ucg.org. "It doesn't really matter to God how I live. which God giveth him under the sun; man's present life is under the sun, and is continued as long as it pleases God; though it is but short, rather to be counted by days than years, and is a laborious one; and all that he gets by his labour, enjoyed by him, is to eat and drink cheerfully; and this he may expect to have and continue with him as long as he lives, even food and raiment, and with this he should be content. I see life moving on. potentates, who do commonly advance unworthy men, and oppress persons Ecclesiastes 8:1. The wise are therefore observant for the opportune circumstance in which to speak or act as it presents itself. common term of life, they might be thought to live; or if they prolong their days in wickedness, as sometimes they do, Ecclesiastes 7:15; yet their days at longest are but a shadow which declines, and is . Matthew Henry Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ecclesiastes 10:4-11. All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongs his life in his wickedness. The Preacher is growing more and more confident about this joy. because a man hath no better thing under the sun than to [23] All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me. When the time comes for you to die, you don't have any power over your spirit to retain it, to cause your spirit to remain. and because they had not so much of them: as others; who yet had Under the sun, man, life is just very shallow and you live life in a very shallow level, and. They should not spend weary days and sleepless nights puzzling over problems to which only God knows the answer (16-17). [19] Wisdom strengthens the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city. . 3. That is all the fruit he has for himself of the pains that he takes in the business of the world; let him therefore take it, and much good may it do him; and let him not deny himself that, out of a peevish discontent because the world does not go as he would have it. He's very loving. He would have us to take occasion hence, not to charge God with iniquity, but to charge the world with vanity. The future is so uncertain. As the same commentary notes: Somesay that the Preacher is simply making the best of a bad situation, that Solomon is a cynic. dispensations of Providence_._ _Howeve Who is as the wise man? We must keep in due subjection to the government God has set over us ( v. 2-5 ). The king stands as the authority. For the time being we are subject to human rule. You can't escape it. Let us pray that we may view eternal things as near, real, and all-important. 1. yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him ( Ecclesiastes 8:12 ): Now, in the end the best life is the life of fearing God, walking with God. _Who is as the wise man; and who knoweth the But he does not dwell on that. Then I commended merriment, because a man hath no better thing ( Ecclesiastes 8:15 ), And this is his human philosophy and human reasoning coming out again. Life under the sun. Do not take your stand for an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him." Where the word of a king is, there is power; Some translate the word ruach here as breath (of life) rather than spirit, but that would not change the point here. Then I commended mirth, because a man has no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labor the days of his life, which God gives him under the sun. It seems that this lack of punishment encourages people to sin (11-12a). sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide Ecclesiastes/Song of Solomon - Leaders Guide. "There is no man that hath power, etc." ( Ecclesiastes 8:8 ). ". can do is to enjoy life while he has it. in whatsoever state condition men are; serenity and tranquillity of Might as well enjoy what you got now, because man, it's going to be tough later. If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantages it me, if the dead rise not? All this have I seen, and applied my heart to every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man rules over another to his own hurt. Viewed by itself, and apart from its conte ECCLESIASTESNOTE ON ECCLESIASTES 8:14 It is a puzzling VANITY that Men hardened in sin, because not presently punished; but they shall not escape, but it shall go ill with them, Ecclesiastes 8:11-13; as it doth also sometimes with the righteous, whilst the wicked prosper, Ecclesiastes 8:14. The change of face here also reflects a new face on the problems previously discussed. Yes, we have a lot of hard work to do. In view of these contradictions, Solomon again recommended the enjoyment of life, not in a pleasure-mad way but in the sense of enjoying the fruits of ones labor (cf. Salem Media Group. 3: quid habet amplius homo de universo labore suo quod laborat sub sole. Romans 13 speaks of rulers executing wrath on evildoers. He saw wicked men to whom it happened according to the work of the righteous, who prospered as remarkably as if they had been rewarded for some good deed, and that from themselves, from God, from men. Or possibly the reference is to a general promise to obey God, with this including the requirement of following Israels divinely appointed kingor maybe even any nations ruler, since, as Paul later points out in Romans 13, all governing authorities are in power because of God and are to be obeyedexcept when there is a conflict with Gods law, which must come first (Acts 5:29 Acts 5:29Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.American King James Version). And they begin to make fun of the return of Jesus Christ. [21] Also take no heed to all words that are spoken; lest you hear your servant curse you: [12] For wisdom is a defense, and money is a defense: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom gives life to them that have it. pleasant, and not distress themselves about things they cannot 16 When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:) 17 Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it. Verse 12 seems to support the past perpetuation of the wicked as the frustration, as it mentions the sinners days being prolonged. MAN UNDER THE condition men are; serenity and tranquillity of mind, And He died. God does care. Hey, it's great to be merry because a man has no better thing under the sun. He hasn't come and He's not going to come. A man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed. and who knows the interpretation of a thing? That it was all labour in vain, Ecclesiastes 8:17; Ecclesiastes 8:17. I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God. So God is very kind. Honor the king.American King James Version). The highest wisdom is Wise and good men have, of old, been perplexed with this difficulty, how the prosperity of the wicked and the troubles of the righteous can be reconciled with the holiness and goodness of the God that governs the world. The good are soon ECCLESIASTES 8:1 [6] For whom the Lord loves he chastens, and whips every son whom he receives. HIM IN HIS TOILS THROUGHOUT THE DAYS OF HIS LIFE WHICH GOD HA 14-17 Faith alone can establish the heart in this mixed scene, where He intimates that he had tried for a better, but failed to reach it: "I said, I will be wise, but it was far from me." Because I'm still blessed and I'm prosperous. That all of the talk of the rapture of the church and the return of Jesus Christ is just piped dreams, a misinterpretation of scriptures. [29] See, this only have I found, that God has made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions. In the midst of a miscarriage, a failed friendship, or job loss, the preacher would remind us that 'there is a time for. Benson Commentary Ecclesiastes 8:14-15. 2. That shall abide with him during the days of his life which God gives him under the sun. No man hath power over the spirit That is, over the soul of man; to retain the spirit To keep it in the body beyond the time which God hath allotted to it. So, because God has waited so long, because God hasn't speedily executed His sentence against the evil, people begin to assume that God has just withdrawn Himself. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. They begin to scoff at it, even as Peter said they would. Innocent mirth, a cheerfulness of spirit in whatsoever state Verse 15. Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him. The question in Ecclesiastes isn't about the existence of God; the author is no atheist, and God is always there. God does see. better H2896 sun H8121 eat H398 (H8800) drink H8354 (H8800) merry is simply that the wicked were able to die and receive a proper burial after a long life without having to face up to what they'd doneall the while having been permitted in life to be regularly in God's temple, a sacrilege and mockery of religion. EAT, AND TO DRINK, AND TO BE MERRY. A man cannot find out the work of God though you search it out. The Tyndale commentary notes: To his hurt (Heb[rew]) is not to his own hurt (AV [Authorized or KJV]) but to the hurt of the one under the abuser of power (note on verse 9). And this is further tied back to the warning in Ecclesiastes7:17: Do not be overly wicked, nor be foolish: Why should you die before your time? A turn to lawlessness will not stave off the punishment of death. God's purpose must be The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot. Nevertheless, there is joy for us in the ordinary things of lifeeating, drinking, and sharing fellowship with the people of God (p. 198). Ecclesiastes 8:15 teaches us to be joyful in all circumstances. And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity ( Ecclesiastes 8:9-10 ). eat, and to It has a spirit of hopeless despair; it has no praise or peace; it seems to promote questionable conduct. The Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the It may seem unfair because the evil are prospered and the righteous are persecuted. the WICKED appear to escape judgment and receive blessings. Eat, and to drink, and to be merry.The three words occur together 1Kings 4:20. abideHebrew, "adhere"; not for ever, but it is the only sure good to be enjoyed from earthly labors (equivalent to "of his labor the days of his life"). THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 12. 21st Century King James Version. A righteous man gets cancer; an unrighteous man gets cancer. Wisdom can enable a person to avoid the kings wrath (Ecclesiastes 8:2-9), but it cannot enable him or her to understand fully why God deals with people as He does (Ecclesiastes 8:10-17). He believed, even when there was no evidence for believing! (quoted on p. 135). Who knows anything? Work even when one cannot understand the working of God. their present condition and circumstances, and be cheerful and If one does not know what will happen, how can he learn when it will happen? sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry._ But Peter said, "God isn't slack concerning His promises, as some men count slackness, but He's faithful to usward. That is because people end up sitting on death row for decades. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. People are soon forgotten after they die. [3] Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he does whatever pleases him. because a man hath no better thing under the sun than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry; of earthly things there is nothing better than for a man freely and cheerfully, with moderation and thankfulness, to enjoy what God has given him; this is what had been observed before, Ecclesiastes 2:24; and is not the language of an epicure, or a carnal man, who observing that no difference is made between the righteous and the wicked, that it is as well or better with the wicked than the righteous, determines to give up himself to sensual lusts and pleasures; but it is the good and wholesome advice of the wise man, for men to be easy under every providence, satisfied with their present condition and circumstances, and be cheerful and pleasant, and not distress themselves about things they cannot alter; for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life. 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