An exposition of Solomons book called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seen and allowedAn exposition of Salomons booke called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seene and allowed

I turned my self, and saw an other vanity under the Sun. There is one alone, and not a second, which ⟨p. 68⟩hath neither son nor brother: yet is there no end of his travel, neither can his eyes be satisfied with riches, nether doth he think, for whom do I travel, & defraud my self of pleasure? This also is vanity, and an evil travel.

I turned my selfe, and saw an other vanitie vnder the Sunne. There is one alone, and not a second, which ⟨p. 68⟩hath neither sonne nor brother: yet is there no ende of his trauell, neyther can his eyes bee satisfied with riches, nether doth he thinke, for whom doe I trauell, & defraude my selfe of pleasure? This also is vanitie, and an euill trauell.

Solomon goeth on,¹ in reckoning the cares that follow the vanities of men, among the which he accounteth this covetous Euclio, which gathereth & hoardeth up heaps, and yet can enjoy none. All the world for the most part is entangled with this vice. All men seek that is their own, and provide for the belly, yet chiefly he reprehendeth such as break their brains to enrich themselves, and only gather for others, neither abiding a time to get them, neither to enjoy them.

SAlomon goeth on,¹ in reckonyng the cares that follow the vanities of men, among the which he accompteth this couetous Euclio, which gathereth & hourdeth vp heapes, and yet can enioy none. All the worlde for the most part is entāgled with this vice. All men séeke that is their owne, and prouide for the belly, yet chiefely he reprehendeth such as breake their braynes to enriche themselues, and onely gather for others, neither abydyng a tyme to get them, neither to enioy thē.