The observation of an evil that Qohelet has seen under the sun—a person given riches, wealth, and honor, lacking nothing, yet unable to enjoy them—presents a poignant paradox of external prosperity matched by internal deprivation. The phrase "weighs heavily upon him" suggests psychological or spiritual burden; the goods possess him rather than his possessing them. This verse illustrates the gap between outer circumstance and inner satisfaction that Ecclesiastes has emphasized throughout.

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