Ecclesiastes 9:1

CHAPTER IX

No men knows, by any present sign, what is before him, 1.

All things happen alike to all, 2, 3.

Comparison of the state of the dead and the living, 4-6.

Enjoy God's mercies, and live to his glory, 7-10.

The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, 11.

Man is ignorant of futurity, 12, 13.

The account of the little city, and the poor wise man, 14-18.

NOTES ON CHAP. IX

Verse Ecclesiastes 9:1. The righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God] This is a continuation of the preceding subject; and here the wise man draws a conclusion from what he had seen, and from the well-known character of God, that the righteous, the wise, and their conduct, were all in the hand of God, protected by his power, and safe in his approbation: but we cannot judge from the occurrences which take place in life who are the objects of God's love or displeasure.