Matthew Poole and continuators on Ecclesiastes 7:20

20 For there is not a just man upon earth that doeth good, and sinneth not .

So this is a reason either 1. Of the foregoing Counsels, v. 16, 17, 18, the 19th verse being interposed only as a proof of the last clause of v. 18. Or 2. To shew the necessity and advantage of that Wisdom commended v. 19. because all men are very prone to folly and sin, and therefore needs that Wisdom which is from above to direct and keep him from it. But this particle may be, and elsewhere is commonly rendred, Yet, and so the sense is, although Wisdom doth exceedingly strengthen a man, yet it doth not so strengthen him, as if it would keep him from falling into all sin; or because, or seeing that, and so this relates to the following verse, seeing all men sin, we should be ready to pardon the offences of others against us, either by word or deed; or, surely, and so it is an intire sentence, such as there are many in this book.

Whereby he manifestly, implies, that the just in Heaven are perfect and s[illegible: 1+ letters] less.

Who is universally and perfectly good, and free from all sin.

Marginal references: 1 Kin. 8. 46. [illegible: 1+ letters] Chr. 6. 36. Prov. [illegible: 1+ letters]0. 9. [illegible: 1+ letters] Joh. 1. 8.