19. As :- refers to the "laboring" man ( :- ), so Ecclesiastes 5:19 to the "rich" man, who gets wealth not by "oppression" ( Ecclesiastes 5:8 ), but by "God's gift." He is distinguished also from the "rich" man ( Ecclesiastes 6:2 ) in having received by God's gift not only "wealth," but also "power to eat thereof," which that one has not. to take his portion —limits him to the lawful use of wealth, not keeping back from God His portion while enjoying his own. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-20" class="com-number"
Pericope (part_of)
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pericope/per-ecc-5-005
절 (explains)
Source
source-manifest/jfb— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)- evidence_grade: T_theological