George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Ecclesiastes 8:13
Let. Or, Hebrew, "it shall not," &c. (Protestants) (Haydock) --- Faith evinces that the wicked will be punished. --- But. Hebrew, "like a shadow." Septuagint, "under the shade," in prosperity.
Let. Or, Hebrew, "it shall not," &c. (Protestants) (Haydock) --- Faith evinces that the wicked will be punished. --- But. Hebrew, "like a shadow." Septuagint, "under the shade," in prosperity.
Verse 13. _BUT IT SHALL NOT BE WELL WITH THE WICKED_] Let not the long-spared sinner presume that, because sentence is not speedily executed on his evil works, and he is suffered to go on to his _hund...
CHAPTER 8 _ 1. Prudence before kings (Ecclesiastes 8:1)_ 2. Of the righteous and the wicked (Ecclesiastes 8:11) 3. The conclusion (Ecclesiastes 8:14)...
THE ONE END OF RIGHTEOUSNESS AND UNRIGHTEOUSNESS. The good are soon forgotten, the wicked enjoy honour and long life; the best thing a man can do is to enjoy life while he has it. Ecclesiastes 8:10 is...
_neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow_ The words seem at first in direct contradiction to the admission of the previous verse. But it is of the nature of the method of the book to...
2. Work even when one discovers the oppression of the righteous. Ecclesiastes 8:9-13 TEXT 8:9-13 9 All this I have seen and applied my mind to every deed that has been done under the sun wherein a...
But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God. NEITHER SHALL HE PROLONG - not a contradiction to . The 'prolo...
8:13 shadow, (c-18) Psalms 102:11 ; Psalms 109:23 ....
KINGS'COURTS NEED WARY WALKING 1-17. Be discreet in relation with a ruler. God's purpose must be carried out. His rule must be righteous, though this is often not seen in actual life. God's ways are...
THE TEACHER SEARCHES FOR THE PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES _HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_ CHAPTER 8 THE WISE WAY TO OBEY THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE AUTHORITY – ECCLESIASTES 8:1-9...
AS A SHADOW. — Ecclesiastes 6:12; Wis. 2:5; see also Wis. 4:8....
וְ טֹוב֙ לֹֽא ־יִהְיֶ֣ה לָֽ † רָשָׁ֔ע...
THIRD SECTION The Quest Of The Chief Good In Wealth, And In The Golden Mean Ecclesiastes 6:1; Ecclesiastes 7:1, and Ecclesiastes 8:1 IN the foregoing Section Coheleth has shown that the C
Ecclesiastes 8:1 THE QUEST IN THE GOLDEN MEAN. Ecclesiastes 7:1; Ecclesiastes 8:1 There be many that say, "Who will show us any gold?" mistaking gold for their god or good. For though th
In this division, dealing with the evidences of the vanity of life, the preacher sets forth certain deductions. The highest wisdom is submission to things as they are. Who knows anything? he asks. The...
Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. (12) Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be p...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 12. The Book of Ecclesiastes is, up to a certain point, the converse of the Book of Proverbs. (see NOTE TO PROVERBS below) It is the experience of a...
BUT IT SHALL NOT BE WELL WITH THE WICKED,.... It shall be ill with him; more is designed than is expressed, Isaiah 3:11; in life they have no solid peace and comfort; at death they will be turned into...
But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong [his] days, [which are] as a shadow; because he feareth not before God. Ver. 13. _But it shall not be well with the wicked._] (1.) N...
_Though a sinner do evil a hundred times_ Frequently, and innumerably; _and his days be prolonged_ The time of his life and prosperity; _yet it shall be well with them that fear God_ This implies both...
OVER AGAINST TYRANNY AND INJUSTICE...
but it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow, the punishment of God is bound finally to strike him; BECAUSE HE FEARETH NOT BEFORE GOD, Psalms 73:1...
"BUT IT WILL NOT BE WELL FOR THE EVIL MAN AND HE WILL NOT LENGTHEN HIS DAYS LIKE. SHADOW, BECAUSE HE DOES NOT FEAR GOD."HE WILL NOT LENGTHEN HIS DAYS" -"The image of the shadow is appropriate here bec...
9-13 Solomon observed, that many a time one man rules over another to his hurt, and that prosperity hardens them in their wickedness. Sinners herein deceive themselves. Vengeance comes slowly, but it...
IT SHALL NOT BE WELL, i.e. it shall go very ill with him; great miseries are prepared for him; which is a figure oft used in Scripture, as hath been formerly and frequently observed. NEITHER SHALL HE...
Ecclesiastes 8:13 well H2896 wicked H7563 prolong H748 (H8686) days H3117 shadow H6738 fear H3373 before H6440
THE PROBLEM OF THE WICKED WHO DIE UNPUNISHED (ECCLESIASTES 8:10). The writer now turns to consideration of how and why the wicked die unpunished, and the fact that justice is only carelessly applied,...
CHAPTER 8 ADVICE WITH REGARD TO SERVING THE KING. THE PROBLEM OF THE DEATH OF THE WICKED. His survey now digresses to consider a wise man's responsibility when serving the king, followed by a number...
Ecclesiastes 7:19-8 Koheleth seems to have had a suspicion all the time that his view of life was a low one. He intimates that he had tried for a better, but failed to reach it: "I said, I will be wis...
CONTENTS: Wisdom recommended as an antidote against the temptations and vexations arising from the vanity of the world. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon. CONCLUSION: Heavenly wisdom makes a man a good man, e...
Ecclesiastes 8:1. _Who is as the wise man; and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing?_ In the Vulgate these two questions end the seventh chapter, to which they evidently belong. Placing them at t...
ECCLESIASTES—NOTE ON ECCLESIASTES 8:10 The Preacher has already pointed out that people do not always get what they deserve in this life (Ecclesiastes 3:16;...
CRITICAL NOTES.— ECCLESIASTES 8:9. THERE IS A TIME WHEN ONE MAN RULETH OVER ANOTHER TO HIS OWN HURT.] This was the definite direction of the Preacher’s observations. He tried to discover what were th...
EXPOSITION ECCLESIASTES 8:1 Section 5. There is no use in repining or rebelling; _true wisdom counsels obedience to the powers that be_,_ and submission to the dispensations of Providence_._ _Howeve...
Who is as the wise man? and who knows the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom makes his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed. I counsel thee to keep the king's commandmen...
2 Peter 2:3; Ecclesiastes 6:12; Isaiah 30:13; Isaiah 57:21; James 4:14
A shadow — His life, though it may seem long, yet in truth is but a shadow, which will quickly vanish and disappear....