Ecclesiastes 3:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

I know, by clear reason, and my own long and certain experience, that there is no good, no other satisfaction or felicity which a man can enjoy, in them, in creatures or worldly enjoyments. To do good; either,

1. To himself, as it is fully expressed, Psalms 49:18. Or,

2. To others; to employ them in acts of charity and liberality towards others. Or,

3. Towards God; to use them, and to live in the fear of God, which is necessary to the happiness of this as well as of the other life.

Ecclesiastes 3:12

12 I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.