All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.

All things have I seen ... - I have seen strange things of all kinds. An objection entertained by Solomon "in the days of his vanity" (apostasy) (; ).

There is a just (man) that perisheth. Temporal, not eternal death (). See note, ; "just" is probably a self-justiciary.

Wicked ... prolongeth his life. See the antidote to the abuse of this statement in . So Israel complained of her adversity notwithstanding her righteousness in ; 12:13-15 .

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