Matthew Poole and continuators on Ecclesiastes 6:2

2 A man to whom God hath given riches and wealth , and honour ▪ so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth , yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof , but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.

All sorts of Riches, as Gold and Silver, Cattle and Lands, &c.

Which he doth, or can reasonably desire.

Either because they are suddenly taken away from him by the Hand and Curse of God, and given to others: or because God gives him up to a base and covetous mind, which is both a s[illegible: 1+ letters]n and a plague.

i. e. Any considerable part of it, whereas the Stranger eateth not thereof, but it. i. e. all of it, devoureth it all in an instant.

Marginal references: Job 21. 10. Ps. 17. 14. & 73. 7.