Ecc 5:17 | JFB | STEP | 17. eateth —appropriately put for "liveth" in general, as connected with . darkness —opposed to "light (joy) of countenance" ( ). wrath —fretfulness, literally, "His sorrow is much, and his infirmity (of body) and wrath."

Ecclesiastes 5:17

17. eateth—appropriately put for "liveth" in general, as connected with Ec 5:11, 12, 18.

darkness—opposed to "light (joy) of countenance" (Ec 8:1; Pr 16:15).

wrath—fretfulness, literally, "His sorrow is much, and his infirmity (of body) and wrath."