Matthew Poole and continuators on Haggai 1:6

6 Ye have sown much , and bring in little o? ye eat but ye have not enough : ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink : ye clothe you, but there is none warm : and he that earneth wages, earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes .

The Prophet doth help them or directs them what in particular they ought to consider, and so debateth it with them, your labour, care and charge hath been great in ploughing and sowing▪ that you are sensible of. But what Harvest have you had? O your Barns have been far from full, you have reaped and brought in little, this is evident to all.

You seed on the fruit of your labour and product of the Earth.

But what you eat doth not nourish you, it doth not suffice; you are hungry and meagre still.

The like emptiness and unprofitableness in your drink, your water quencheth not your thirst, your wine does not refresh your heart, or revive your spirit, or you dare not eat or drink sufficiently for fear you should not have enough, least your store should fail you.

Your wool and flax is not what 'twas used to be, sufficient to defend you from the cold, 'twill not warm you.

Who labours or trades to [illegible: 1 word] lay up, loseth all his labour, it runs from him as money [illegible: 1 word] a purse or pocket that hath no bottom, that cannot hold it. [illegible: 1 word] fruitless labour you will soon discern, if you consider your ways, and what think you may be the cause of this?

Marginal references: Deu. 28.38. Hos. 4.10. Mich. 6.14, 15.; Heb. pierced through.