5 The sun rises and the sun sets, and hurries back to where it rises.
5 The sun rises, and the sun goes down, and hastens
5 The sun comes up and the sun goes down, then does it again, and again - the same old round.
5 The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, And hastens to the place where it arose.
5 The sun rises and the sun sets, then hurries around to rise again.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ecclesiastes 1:5
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 1:4-8
(Read Ecclesiastes 1:4-8)
All things change, and never rest. Man, after all his labour, is no nearer finding rest than the sun, the wind, or the current of the river. His soul will find no rest, if he has it not from God. The senses are soon tired, yet still craving what is untried.