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Ecclesiastes 9:7-9
King James Version
Ecclesiastes 9:7-9
King James Version
7 Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
8 Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.
9 Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.
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Ecclesiastes 9:7-9
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 9:7-9
New International Version
7 Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine(A) with a joyful heart,(B) for God has already approved what you do. 8 Always be clothed in white,(C) and always anoint your head with oil. 9 Enjoy life with your wife,(D) whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has given you under the sun—all your meaningless days. For this is your lot(E) in life and in your toilsome labor under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 9:7-9
Christian Standard Bible
Ecclesiastes 9:7-9
Christian Standard Bible
7 Go, eat your bread with pleasure, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already accepted your works.(A) 8 Let your clothes be white all the time, and never let oil be lacking on your head.(B) 9 Enjoy life with the wife you love all the days of your fleeting[a] life,(C) which has been given to you under the sun, all your fleeting days. For that is your portion in life and in your struggle(D) under the sun.
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- 9:9 Or futile
Ecclesiastes 9:7-9
New American Standard Bible 1995
Ecclesiastes 9:7-9
New American Standard Bible 1995
7 Go then, (A)eat your bread in happiness and drink your wine with a cheerful heart; for God has already approved your works. 8 Let your (B)clothes be white all the time, and let not (C)oil be lacking on your head. 9 Enjoy life with the woman whom you love all the days of your [a](D)fleeting life which He has given to you under the sun[b]; for this is your (E)reward in life and in your toil in which you have labored under the sun.
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- Ecclesiastes 9:9 Lit life of vanity
- Ecclesiastes 9:9 Heb adds all the days of your vanity
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