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Eccles. 2:1–2 Pleasure here apparently refers to activities that can cause laughter.
Eccles. 2:3 The Preacher did not drink so much wine that he lost his ability to think clearly. On his attempt to lay hold on folly, see the note on 1:17.
Eccles. 2:10–11 The Preacher finally realizes that his work resulted in no permanent gain under the sun. Nevertheless, he did receive a reward in return for his work: the pleasure that the work itself gave him.
Eccles. 2:12 The Preacher’s reign as king surpassed all others. Anyone who comes after the king will at best only be able to copy what has already been done.
Eccles. 2:14–16 Wisdom is infinitely better than folly, but the wise and the foolish both die. To make matters still worse, even the wise are usually forgotten after their death.
Eccles. 2:17 The limitations of wisdom lead the Preacher to say that he hated life. Elsewhere he states that life is superior to death and commends its enjoyment, so this statement does not reflect utter despair. Rather, the Preacher “hates” life in the sense that he finds it deeply disappointing in certain ways.
Eccles. 2:18–20 I hated all my toil. While at times the Preacher found pleasure in his work, his enjoyment is severely lessened by the knowledge that he must eventually hand over his life’s work to someone else. This causes him to despair that his life’s work will not amount to anything significant.
Eccles. 2:24–26 If a person does not believe his work will have a lasting impact on the world, the best he can hope for is to find enjoyment in toil and in God’s simple gifts of food and drink. Such enjoyment is to be viewed as a gift from the hand of God.
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