Lux Domini
But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.

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Interpretation

Life is sweet to bad men, because they have their portion in this life; it is sweet to good men, because it is the time of preparation for a better; it is sweet to all. Here is a caution to think of death, even when life is most sweet.

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This thought runs through Ecclesiastes 11:7-8.

Ecclesiastes 11:7 Ecclesiastes 11:8