It is vain for you to rise up early] Which watch and ward: or, which labour hard for your living. to eat the bread of sorrows] Gotten by hard labour and care, Genesis 3:19. so he giveth] Or, he doth rightly give. he giveth] Your care cannot bring you true rest, but Gods blessing will, Proverbs 10:22. his beloved sleep] It may be an allusion to Solomons name, Jedidiah, 2 Samuel 12:25.