Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
not a second—no partner.
child—"son or brother," put for any heir (Deuteronomy 25:5-10).
eye— (Ecclesiastes 1:8). The miser would not be able to give an account of his infatuation.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Ecclesiastes 4:8:
Ecclesiastes 4:6
Ecclesiastes 4:7
Ecclesiastes 4:9
Isaiah 55:2
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