Ecclesiastes 6:5

5. Hath not seen the sun All analogy suggests that human life begins with the soul, which builds up for itself a body by assimilating the materials furnished in its various conditions. The embryo enters into the rest of souls, where the wicked never trouble it, and its loss of sight and knowledge of the sun is compensated by its escape from earthly ill. Such is the sense of the verse. The sun should follow the word known.

Rest In all the Old Testament, “rest” is used in an emphatic and comprehensive sense, as if including all worldly good.