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(a) Meaning, what things he ought to chose or refuse: or man knows not by these outward things that is, by prosperity or adversity, whom God favours or hates, for he sends them as well to the wicked as to the godly.
(b) In outward things, as riches and poverty, sickness and health, there is no difference between the godly and the wicked but the difference is that the godly are assured by faith of God's favour and assistance.
(c) He notes the Epicurean and carnal men, who made their body their god, and had no pleasure in this life, wishing rather to be an abased and vile person in this life, then a man of authority and so to die, which is meant by the dog and lion.
(d) They flatter themselves to be in God's favour, because they have all things in abundance.
(e) Rejoice, be merry and spare for no cost, thus speak the wicked belly-gods.
(f) Thus the worldlings say to prove that all things are lawful for them and attribute that to chance and fortune which is done by the providence of God.
(g) That is, he does not foresee what will come.
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Beza, Theodore. "Commentary on Ecclesiastes 9:4". "The 1599 Geneva Study Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/gsb/ecclesiastes-9.html. 1599-1645.