Ecc 6:7 | JFB | STEP | 7. man-- rather, "the man," namely, the miser ( ). For not all men labor for the mouth, that is, for selfish gratification. appetite-- Hebrew, "the soul." The insatiability of the desire prevents that which is the only end proposed in toils, namely, self-gratification; "the man" thus gets no "good" out of his wealth ( ).

‏ Ecclesiastes 6:7

7. man--rather, "the man," namely, the miser (Ec 6:3-6). For not all men labor for the mouth, that is, for selfish gratification.

appetite--Hebrew, "the soul." The insatiability of the desire prevents that which is the only end proposed in toils, namely, self-gratification; "the man" thus gets no "good" out of his wealth (Ec 6:3).