13 A poor yet wise lad is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive instruction . 14 For he has come out of prison e to become king , even though he was born poor in his kingdom . 15 I have seen all the living under the sun throng to the side of the second lad who replaces e him. 16 There is no end to all the people , to all who were before them, and even the ones who will come later will not be happy with him, for this too is vanity and striving after wind .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ecclesiastes 4:13-16
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 4:13-16
(Read Ecclesiastes 4:13-16)
People are never long easy and satisfied; they are fond of changes. This is no new thing. Princes see themselves slighted by those they have studied to oblige; this is vanity and vexation of spirit. But the willing servants of the Lord Jesus, our King, rejoice in him alone, and they will love Him more and more to all eternity.