David and the Vanity of Kingdoms
And in the kingdoms; he says, the spirit of Amnon, his son, did not grieve David.
For one end of all such things is vanity (Eccl 1:2); of which to abound endlessly is not found; for when the activity ceases, even the enjoyment is wiped away.
Greek
καὶ ἐν ταῖς Βασιλείαις· οὐκ ἐλύπησε, φησὶ, ∆αυῒδ τὸ πνεῦμα Ἀμνὼν τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ. 80 Ὅτι ἓν τέλος τῶν τοιούτων πάντων ἡ ματαιότης ἐστίν· ἧς περισσεύειν εἰς τὸ ἐφεξῆς οὐχ εὑρίσκεται· παυσαμένης γὰρ τῆς ἐνεργείας, ἐξηλείφθη καὶ ἡ ἀπόλαυσις,
About this text
On Ecclesiastes attributed to Eustathius of Antioch.
Original English Translation — new OET from PG 18 Greek.
Catalogue & scope
Khazarzar scan
Witnesses
- Copy-text PG 18 (Khazarzar) (Greek)
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