...prison—should be made to suffer such wretched treatment. We admire that simple wisdom which said, "Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun." [Eccles. 11:7] Proper exercise in the open air and genial sunshine, ranks among God's highest and richest...

...Souls enjoying it have been almost famish 'd for Want thereof: And thus it was with me. Light is always sweet, and a pleasant Thing it is for the Eyes to behold the Sun. But let Light, glorious Light, break forth immediately out of Darkness; it must needs have a Transcendency...

...13:9 Then I saw that wisdom excels foolishness, as far as light excels darkness. Ecclesiaste.s...2il.3 Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun. Ecclesiastes 11.;.1 Oh, house of Jacob, come, and let us walk in the light of God! Isaiah 2:5 The people...

...pointer toward an allegorical interpretation. [737] This verse can also be interpreted in apposition to: Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun. 6 For there is no doubt that he calls a man's life, which is his existence, and his days of joy and...

...previously advised, life is worth living, and affords continuous enjoyment for the faithful worker. "A pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun." To "behold the sun" is to be alive (11:7). B. The Duty of Joy (11:8). "For if a man lives many years,...