5 Also, the sun rises and the sun sets ; And [1]hastening to its place it rises there again. 6 [2] Blowing toward the south , Then turning toward the north , The wind continues [3]swirling along ; And on its circular courses the wind returns . 7 All the rivers [4]flow into the sea , Yet the sea is not full . To the place where the rivers [4]flow , There they [4]flow again .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ecclesiastes 1:5-7
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.