Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
(Compare Ecclesiastes 3:12; Ecclesiastes 5:18). Inculcating a thankful enjoyment of God's gifts, and a cheerful discharge of man's duties, founded on fear of God; not as the sensualist (Ecclesiastes 11:9); not as the anxious money-seeker (Ecclesiastes 2:23; Ecclesiastes 5:10-17).
his portion—in the present life. If it were made his main portion, it would be "vanity" (Ecclesiastes 2:1; Luke 16:25).
for who, etc.—Our ignorance as to the future, which is God's "time" (Ecclesiastes 3:11), should lead us to use the present time in the best sense and leave the future to His infinite wisdom (Matthew 6:20, Matthew 6:25, Matthew 6:31-34).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Ecclesiastes 3:22:
Job 21:21
Ecclesiastes 2:10
Ecclesiastes 2:24
Ecclesiastes 3:13
Ecclesiastes 5:18
Ecclesiastes 6:12
Ecclesiastes 8:7
Ecclesiastes 10:14
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