Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
for his soul—that is, his enjoyment.
God giveth him not power to eat—This distinguishes him from the "rich" man in Ecclesiastes 5:19. "God hath given" distinguishes him also from the man who got his wealth by "oppression" (Ecclesiastes 5:8, Ecclesiastes 5:10).
stranger—those not akin, nay, even hostile to him (Jeremiah 51:51; Lamentations 5:2; Hosea 7:9). He seems to have it in his "power" to do as he will with his wealth, but an unseen power gives him up to his own avarice: God wills that he should toil for "a stranger" (Ecclesiastes 2:26), who has found favor in God's sight.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Ecclesiastes 6:2:
Ecclesiastes 5:19
Ecclesiastes 6:1
Ecclesiastes 6:3
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