Commentaire sur L’Ecclésiaste 9:6

Also their love. That they loved folly and scorn.

“Even their love, even their hatred and even their envy, have already perished; they will never again have a portion in anything that is done under the sun” (Ecclesiastes 9:6).
“Even their love” – that they had for their idolatry more than for the Holy One blessed be He; “even their hatred” – that they had for the Holy One blessed be He [and they expressed] through their actions; “even their envy [kinatan]” – that they infuriated Him [kinuhu] with their idol worship, as it is stated: “They would infuriate Him with strange gods” (Deuteronomy 32:16). They no longer have a portion in the world.¹⁶The World to Come. But Israel has a portion and an excellent reward, as it is stated: “Go eat your bread joyfully” (Ecclesiastes 9:7).

[Also] their hate. That they hated knowledge.

[Also] their jealousy. That they provoked the Holy One, Blessed Is He, with their [evil] deeds. And a portion they will never again have, etc.,

in anything that is done, etc. The merit of a son or a daughter did not avail those wicked men who worshiped idols, and they have no atonement after death.