man. Hebrew. 'adam. the natural man. App-14.
labour. toil.
under the sun. This expression is peculiar to this book, and occurs twenty-nine times: (Ecclesiastes 1:3; Ecclesiastes 1:9; Ecclesiastes 1:14; Ecclesiastes 2:11; Ecclesiastes 2:17; Ecclesiastes 2:18; Ecclesiastes 2:19; Ecclesiastes 2:20; Ecclesiastes 2:22; Ecclesiastes 3:16; Ecclesiastes 4:1; Ecclesiastes 4:3; Ecclesiastes 4:7; Ecclesiastes 4:15; Ecclesiastes 5:13; Ecclesiastes 5:18; Ecclesiastes 6:1; Ecclesiastes 6:12; Ecclesiastes 8:9; Ecclesiastes 8:15; Ecclesiastes 8:15; Ecclesiastes 8:17; Ecclesiastes 9:3; Ecclesiastes 9:6; Ecclesiastes 9:9; Ecclesiastes 9:9; Ecclesiastes 9:11; Ecclesiastes 9:13; Ecclesiastes 10:5). It is equivalent to "upon the earth" (Ecclesiastes 5:2; Ecclesiastes 8:14; Ecclesiastes 8:16; Ecclesiastes 10:7; Ecclesiastes 11:2; Ecclesiastes 11:3). It refers to all that is connected with earthly things as such, and with man apart from God, but what is stated is inspired truth. If what is stated here seems to be. "discrepancy" when compared with other scriptures, then these latter must be dealt withand reconciled and harmonized as other supposed "discrepancies" usually are; not cast aside as uninspired. It may be that it is man's theology which has yet to be conformed to these inspired statements.