Where the Fathers quote Ecclesiastes 2

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Gregory of NyssaPG 44:680expounds v.12“και επεβλεψα εγω του ιδειν σοφιαν και περιφοραν και αφροσυνην· οτι τις ανθρωπος, ος επελευσεται οπισω της βουλης τα οσα εποιησεν αυτην;”Homily on: «For I have looked to see wisdom» Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:49C…saying: "My son, if you come to serve the Lord, prepare your soul for trial, make straight your heart, and endure, and do not be hasty in time of affliction" (Eccl. 2, 1-2). Yield to Him, he says, in all things;… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:397…or twice nor for one year or two but job did this all the days of their life he did not rest he did not resume his confidence he did not sleep nor did he forget… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:511…as we said above they are about to render an account of all the days of their life for the works of holiness through the individual days of their age whether here upon earth or in… Theonas of Alexandria d. 300 (bishop 282-300)PG 10:1579…my guide in overcoming pleasure until i might see what is the good for the sons of men which they shall do under the sun the number of the days of their life having been led… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:647…entire number of days until he says i see what is the good for the sons of men which they shall do under the sun for the number of the days of their life for those… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:649…to see what men were doing under the sun according to all the number of the days of their life which appears to me to be nothing else than the work of faith whose operation is… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:493…i might attain in gladness until i should see what is the good for the sons of men which they will do under the sun in the number of the days of their life our ecclesiastes… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:799…to hold on to gladness until i might see what is the good for the sons of men which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life for the laughter i said… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:801…wisdom and to attain joy until i saw what is the good for the sons of men which they shall do under the sun the number of the days of their life the joy b… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:981…has known what is good for man in his life according to the number of the days of the life of his vanity and he made them in shadow for who shall announce to man what… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:599B…of herds, of oxen and flocks was mine; I gathered silver and gold like sand; I made for myself singers and songstresses, cupbearers, and those who pour wine" (Eccl. 2:4-8). What then, after such an abundance of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:695C…he Ecclesiastes said: "I possessed gold, silver, garments; I made for myself gardens, vineyards, aqueducts; and behold, all is vanity and agitation of spirit" (Eccl. 2.4-11). He who for these things takes the nam… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:129C…the Old Testament a certain wise man exhorted, saying: "Whatsoever is brought upon thee take cheerfully, and be patient when thou art changed to a low estate" (Eccl. 2:4); much more should this be done in the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:583D…says, "I planted gardens and orchards, vineyards and pools of waters; silver and gold were mine: I made for myself singers and songstresses, flocks and herds" (Eccl. 2:4–8). No one was so given to pleasures, no… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:45…h things when he wrote: I made for myself houses and gardens, and the rest; and behold, all is vanity; and I hated all my labor which I laboured under the sun (Eccl. 2:5, 11, 17). He did not say, Above the sun… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1579…the difference toward them since concerning these ecclesiastes says i made for me pools of water to water therewith the forest that bringeth forth trees but concerning him david says and it shall be he says… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:253…paradises and i planted in them trees of all kinds of fruit i made me pools of water to irrigate therewith the grove of budding trees i acquired servants and maidens and home born slaves were… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:419…ey call . Jerome in his Commentary on Malachi III: Aquila περιούσιον, the others have interpreted it as personal possessions. Cohel. II, (that is, Ecclesiastes II, 8), A., οὐσίας. Symm. περιούσια. Jerome in this place: You sh… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:683…of kings and of provinces i made for myself singers and songstresses and the delights of the sons of men cupbearers and cupbearers and i did not withhold my heart from any joy and behold all… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:805…and of the countries i made for myself male singers and female singers and the delights of the sons of men cupbearers and cupbearers a i was magnified and added beyond all who were before me… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:807…says namely that he had acquired for himself singers and singing girls and the delights of the sons of men that is those who would recreate men with song and singing for it is probable that… Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:1299…all who had been before me in jerusalem i gathered for myself also silver and gold and the wealth of kings and provinces i made for myself men singers and women singers and the delights of… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:253…flocks above all who were before me in jerusalem and i gathered also silver and gold and the wealth of kings and provinces i made me men singers and women singers and the delights of the… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:755…truth it is written therefore in ecclesiastes and i added wisdom above all that were before me in jerusalem and my heart saw c every man by seeing from a part of the divine seminal word… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:497…a lover of women vers and i was magnified and i added more than all that were before me in jerusalem wisdom also stood by me to such a degree he says was i exalted that… Leo the Deacon 9th–11th c.PG 117:801…⟦ἀφοριστικῶς⟧ by the Greek rhetoricians, but it must be translated as "in members," in concise and brief members, unconnected, as Grotius says on Ecclesiastes II. 9, or, to use a Ciceronian word, "incise," in brief incises,… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:677…property b i did not withhold my heart from any joy and my heart rejoiced in all my labor and this was my portion of all my labor calling the possession a portion since therefore he… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:497…appetite of the soul concerning pleasure which he also calls joy b for my heart rejoiced in all my labor from the aforementioned labors he says i was finding this portion and lot that of attaining… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:497…lot that of attaining the enjoyment that comes from them vers and i looked on all the works that my hands had made and on the labor in which i labored to do and behold all… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1469…sons of man to be exercised therewith and after a little and i looked on all the works that my hands had wrought and on the labor that i had labored to do and behold all… Leo VI the Wise 866–912PG 113:461…in orthodoxy and piety and to be renowned for divine zeal both in those things which have been decreed concerning the trinity and in those things which have been most clearly and securely defined concerning the… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:537A…. Now this great mind, since it knows that the eyes of the wise man—that is, him who is truly wise—are in his head (Eccl. 2:14), praises its own eyes, inasmuch as it… Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1599C…other Scriptures, the ruling part; as in the verse, The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the righteous; and, The eyes of the wise are in his head (Eccle. II, 14). But of the enemies who wish to affli… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:683…justice in incorruptibility in every good the eyes of the wise man are in his head but the fool walks in darkness for he who does not place his lamp upon a lampstand but places it… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:345A…phize on them, contemplate them, and possess an acute eye of the soul. For this reason also, a certain wise man said, The eyes of a wise man are in his head (Eccl. II, 14); that is, he has been freed from all t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:601B…kened. For what is leprosy in the body, if not a double color? What is leprosy in the soul? It is a double-mindedness. Woe to the sinner that goeth two ways (Eccl. 2:14)! When someone believes at one moment a… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:499…much better and incomparably so vers the eyes of the wise man are in his head but the fool walks in darkness the head is a certain eminence and the supreme part of the whole body… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:815…blessedness ecclesiastes then says h v h verse the wise man s eyes are in his head but the fool walks in darkness b having just now contrasted stupidity with wisdom denoting prudence through wisdom as… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 117:1141…man does good to his own soul the eyes of the wise are in his head but the fool walks in darkness theologi though noble by birth yet ignoble in character i count him dead even… Nicetas the Paphlagonian c. 885 – after 963PG 105:153…what ecclesiastes indicates when he says the eyes of the wise man are in his head but the fool walks in darkness c just as therefore bodies that are perfectly transparent being entirely and deeply filled… Theonas of Alexandria d. 300 (bishop 282-300)PG 10:1585…is nothing in between the wise man and the fool v because there is no remembrance of the wise man with the fool forever for the accidents of life are transitory whether they be b grievous… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:689…the fool speaks out of abundance and that this also is vanity there is no remembrance of the wise with the fool forever he condemns the objection as having been brought forward superfluously and illogically and… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:687…uncertainty of the future he speaks word for word as follows and i hated life because the work that is done under the sun is grievous to me for all is vanity and a striving of… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:691…cries out that he hates that life saying word for word and i hated life because the work that is done under the sun is evil unto me for not for another he says but for… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1833…and planted gardens and made pools of water he added and behold all is vanity and vexation of spirit therefore the prophet beseeches that the eyes of his understanding may turn toward another contemplation and not… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:501…in the future life the works of each shall follow him and i hated life because the work that is done under the sun is evil upon me for all is vanity and choice of spirit… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:825…worthy of hatred and avoidance for he says h viii h and i hated life because the work that is wrought under the sun is evil before me for all is vanity and presumption of spirit… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:1059…the works of god that man shall not be able to find the work that is wrought under the sun however much man shall labor to seek and he shall not find yea even if a… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:825…all my labor which i laboured under the sun because i must leave it unto the man that shall be after me and who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool and… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:827…all the labor which i laboured under this sun because i shall leave it unto the man that shall be after me and who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool he… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:299…man who will come after me and who knows if he will be a wise man or a fool a see to it then that having amassed wealth with countless labors you do not provide material… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:687…man who will come after me and who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool and whether he will have authority over all my labor in which i toiled and showed myself… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:503…man who will come after me and who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool and will he be master over all my labor in which i labored and in which i… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:825…i must leave it unto the man that shall be after me and who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool and whether he shall have power over all my labor wherein… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:827…i shall leave it unto the man that shall be after me and who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool he also censures those who indeed appear to be wise but… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1191…leave it to a future heir and who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool to the sinner he has given vexation to add and to gather so that he may give… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1451…my soul shall be praised that is to say in righteousness and in wisdom and in knowledge and in love these are called our praise our fathers understood not thy wonders in egypt and they remembered… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:687…which i labored under the sun there is a man whose labor is in wisdom and in knowledge and in greatness of soul and he will give his portion to a man who has not labored… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:693…then is that which i renounced there is a man whose labor is in wisdom and in knowledge and in excellence of spirit and another man who has labored in nothing in such things how then… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:503…the indignation which he conceived against temporal things he says therefore vers for there is a man whose labor is in wisdom and in knowledge and in fortitude and to a man who has not labored… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:535…them and those who come last shall not rejoice in him but this also is vanity and a striving of spirit h this entire passage should be considered to relate to an allegorical and mystical understanding… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:829…i labored under the sun because there is a man whose labor is in wisdom and in knowledge and in strength and a man who has not labored therein will give to him his portion b… OrigenesPG 16:1521…and indeed those who are last will not rejoice in it for this also is vanity and a striving of spirit and near to hearing symmacus who was before either and the posterity will not rejoice… OrigenesPG 16:1523…involuntary from jerome in the commentary on the wandering of the soul this also is vanity and a feeding on wind ecclesiastes chapter vi over man and he shall not give him power shall not be… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:687…the purpose of his heart with which he labors under the sun all his days are sorrows and his irritation is an affliction and even by night his heart does not sleep this also is vanity… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:505…the purpose of his heart in which he labors under the sun for all his days are sorrows and his task is vexation even in the night his heart does not rest and this also is… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:831…the purpose of his heart in which he labors under the sun for all his days are sorrows and his anger is his distraction and this also is vanity and also in the night his heart… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:693…in this manner there is no good he says in man except that he should eat and drink and show his soul a good in his labor and this indeed i saw that it is from… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:505…vanity b vers and there is no good for a man except that he should eat and drink and show his soul good in his labor and this also i saw that it is from the… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1881…built herself a house question xliii how is this to be understood there is nothing better for a man than to eat and drink and to show his soul good from his labors question xliv of… Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:315…wisdom hath builded her house xliii how is one to understand that there is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink and that he should make his soul enjoy good in… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1115B…under the sun.» Eccle. VI, 7. — «All the labor of man is for his mouth.» Eccle. III, 19. — «What more has a man than a beast? Nothing. For all is vanity.» Eccle. II, 25. — «All his days are pains, and his ang… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:695B…e sinner He gave the task of adding and gathering, that he might give it to one who is good in the sight of God. This also is vanity and a striving of spirit” (Eccl. II, 26). May those things which we have now le… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:505…who is good in his sight he has given knowledge and wisdom and joy but to the sinner he has given the task of gathering and heaping up that he may give it to him who… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1471…a he gave wisdom and knowledge and joy but to the sinner he gave distraction for instead of 'he gave ' it must be understood as 'he… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1383B…obtain mercy." Prov. xxviii, 7. — "He who walks rightly fears the Lord." "He who conducts himself blamelessly in justice shall leave behind blessed children." Eccle. ii, 26. — "To a good man in his sight he has g…