Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, on Eccl 3:22

“And I have found that nothing is better than for a man to rejoice in his work, and that this is his portion. For who shall bring him to know the things that shall be after him?”

“(Compare Ecc 3:12; Ecc 5:18). Inculcating a thankful enjoyment of God's gifts, and a cheerful discharge of man's duties, founded on fear of God; not as the sensualist (Ecc 11:9); not as the anxious money-seeker (Ecc 2:23; Ecc 5:10-17). his portion--in the present life. If it were made his main portion, it would be "vanity" (Ecc 2:1; Luk 16:25). for who, &c.--Our ignorance as to the future, which is God's "time" (Ecc 3:11), should lead us to use the present time in the best sense and leave the future to His infinite wisdom (Mat 6:20, Mat 6:25, Mat 6:31-34). Next: Ecclesiastes Chapter 4”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.