Ecclesiastes 4:16 (NIV): What the Church Fathers Said

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Ecclesiastes 4:16

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And the reason why they follow the youth, having abandoned the old man, is because the foolish old man did good to no one; and the following text implies this: "Infinite is the number of the people of all who were before him," that is, before the coming of the youth they were under the foolish king and adhered to him. …

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