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Ecclesiastes 11:8 KJV
Ecclesiastes · chapter 11 · verse 8
But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.Ecclesiastes 11:8 · King James Version
Ecclesiastes 11:8 in context
6In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
7Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:
8But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.
9Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
10Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- rememberzâkarproperly, to markH2142 →
- darknesschôshekthe darkH2822 →
- rejoicesâmachprobably to brighten upH8055 →
- comethbôwʼto go or comeH935 →
- yearsshâneha yearH8141 →
- livechâyâhto live, whether literally or figurativelyH2421 →
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Here is an admonition both to old people and to young people, to think of dying, and get ready for it. Having by many excellent precepts taught us how to live well, the preacher comes now, towards the close of his discourse, to teach us how to die well and to put us in mind of our latter end. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-10