Ecclesiastes 4:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

Every right work; all the worthy designs and complete works of wise and virtuous men. Is envied of his neighbour; instead of that honour and recompence which he deserves, he meets with nothing but envy and obloquy, and many evil fruits thereof.

Ecclesiastes 4:4

4 Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.