ecclesiastes 5:17 All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.

ecclesiastes 5:17 Throughout his life [he] also eats in darkness with great vexation, sickness and anger.

17. eateth--appropriately put for "liveth" in general, as connected with Ec 5:11, 12, 18.
darkness--opposed to "light (joy) of countenance" (Ec 8:1; Pr 16:15).
wrath--fretfulness, literally, "His sorrow is much, and his infirmity (of body) and wrath."

ecclesiastes 5:17 Throughout his life [he] also eats in darkness with great vexation, sickness and anger.

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