Alone Asks Bereave Bereaving Bitter Brother Business Child Content Dependent Deprive Depriving Either Enjoyment Eye Grievous Indeed Keeping Labor Laboring Labour Labouring Meaningless Miserable Myself Occupation Pleasure Purpose Riches Sad Satisfied Sore Soul Task Toil Toiling Travail Unhappy Vanity Wealth Working Yea Yes Yet
4:8 Alone - Who has none but himself to care for. Brother - To whom he may leave his vast estate. Yet - He lives in perpetual restlessness and toil. For whom - Having no kindred to enjoy it. And bereave - Deny myself those comforts and conveniences which God hath allowed me? A sore travel - A dreadful judgment, as well as a great sin.
4:7,8 Frequently, the more men have, the more they would have; and on this they are so intent, that they get no enjoyment from what they have. Selfishness is the cause of this evil. A selfish man cares for nobody; there is none to take care of but himself, yet he will scarcely allow necessary rest to himself, and the people he employs. He never thinks he has enough. He has enough for his calling, for his family, but he has not enough for his eyes. Many are so set upon the world, that in pursuit of it they bereave themselves, not only of the favour of God and eternal life, but of the pleasures of this life. The distant relations or strangers who inherit such a man's wealth, never thank him. Covetousness gathers strength by time and habit; men tottering on the brink of the grave, grow more grasping and griping. Alas, and how often do we see men professing to be followers of Him, who, though he was rich, for our sakes became poor, anxiously scraping money together and holding it fast, excusing themselves by common-place talking about the necessity of care, and the danger of extravagance!
Alone Bereave Business Child Deprive End Enjoyment Eye Eyes Good Labor Miserable Riches Satisfied Second Sore Soul Travail Vanity Wealth
Alone Bereave Business Child Deprive End Enjoyment Eye Eyes Good Labor Miserable Riches Satisfied Second Sore Soul Travail Vanity Wealth
