Behold, this is what I found, says the Preacher, while adding one thing to another to find the scheme of things—
Solomon had hitherto been proving the vanity of the world and its utter insufficiency to make men happy; now here he comes to show the vileness of sin, and its certain tendency to make men miserable; and this, as the former, he proves from his own experience, and it was a dear-bought experience.
Commenting on Ecclesiastes 7:23-29
Behold, this have I found,.... That a harlot is more bitter than death; and which he found by his own experience, and therefore would have it observed by others for their caution: or one man among a thousand, Ecc 7:28; (saith the preacher); of which title and character see Ecc 1:1; it is here mentioned to confirm the truth of what he said; he said...
this--namely, what follows in Ecc 7:28. counting one by one--by comparing one thing with another [HOLDEN and MAURER]. account--a right estimate. But Ecc 7:28 more favors GESENIUS. "Considering women one by one."