Commentaries:Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Ecclesiastes 6:7
man—rather, "the man," namely, the miser (Ecclesiastes 6:3-6). For not all men labor for the mouth, that is, for selfish gratification.
appetite—Hebrew, "the soul." The insatiability of the desire prevents that which is the only end proposed in toils, namely, self-gratification; "the man" thus gets no "good" out of his wealth (Ecclesiastes 6:3).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Ecclesiastes 6:7:
Ecclesiastes 1:8
Ecclesiastes 6:1
Ecclesiastes 6:9
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