Matthew Poole and continuators on Ecclesiastes 2:10

10 And whatsoever mine eyes desired , I kept not from them , I with-held not my heart from any joy : for my heart rejoiced in all my labour , and this was my portion of my labour .

Whatsoever was grateful to my Senses, or my Heart desired. He ascribes desire to the Eyes, because the sight of the Eyes is the usual and powerful incentive of Desires; of which see Ios. 7. 21. Iob 31. 1. Mat. 5. 28.

I denied my self nothing, at least of lawful delights, but went to the very utmost bounds of them: which was the occasion of his falling afterward into sinful pleasures.

As my Heart was vehemently set upon Pleasure, so I did not resist or curb it therein, but made all possible provisions to gratifie it.

I had the comfort of all my Labours, and was not hindred from the free and full enjoyment of them by Sickness or War, or any other calamitous occurrent.

This present and temporary enjoyment of them, was all the benefit which I could expect or receive from all my Labours. So that I made the best of them, I had an heart to use them, which many men through Covetousness have not, and I tasted the sweetness of them, which many others cannot do; and therefore if any man could arrive at happiness by this means, I had done it.

Marginal references: Ch. 3. 22. & 5. 18. & 9. 9.