He eateth — He hath no comfort in his estate, but even when he eats, he doth it with anxiety and discontent. And wrath — When he falls sick, and presages his death, he is filled with rage, because he is cut off before he hath accomplished his designs, and because he must leave that wealth and world in which all his hopes and happiness lie.
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Ecclesiastes 5:17
17 All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.