Ecclesiastes 5:17

"Throughout his life he also eats in darkness with great vexation, sickness and anger."Throughout his life" -That is, throughout the life of the man intent upon finding happiness in possessions.

"he also eats in darkness" -"passes his life in gloom and cheerlessness" (P.P. Comm. p. 117), "eateth in seclusion" (Sprl); "All the rest of his life he is under. cloud..gloomy, discouraged, frustrated, and angry" (Tay).

"with great vexation, sickness and anger" -1 Timothy 6:9 "a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction". "A troubled spirit that broods over what could have been, he placed his trust in material gain and when he lost it, he lost his joy and his life" (Kidwell p. 130). Instead of getting richer and happier, the greedy person often gets richer and sicker, richer and unhappier, richer and more isolated, richer and more depressed. "Great vexation"-"frustration" (NIV). The materialist is envious of those who have more, frustrated that he or she can't close every business deal, constantly suspicious of the competition, and worrying over every financial movement in society.