¹⁹ As for ^(A)every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, and given him power to eat of it, to receive his ^[a]heritage and rejoice in his labor—this is the ^(B)gift of God.

¹⁸ “And you shall remember the Lord your God, ^(A)for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, ^(B)that He may ^[a]establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.

¹³ and also that ^(A)every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor—it is the gift of God.

² A man to whom God has given riches and wealth and honor, ^(A)so that he lacks nothing for himself of all he desires; ^(B)yet God does not give him power to eat of it, but a foreigner consumes it. This is vanity, and it is an evil ^[a]affliction.

¹² wisdom and knowledge are granted to you; and I will give you riches and wealth and honor, such as ^(A)none of the kings have had who were before you, nor shall any after you have the like.”

^24 (A)Nothing is better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and that his soul should enjoy good in his labor. This also, I saw, was from the hand of God. ²⁵ For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, ^[a]more than I? ²⁶ For God gives ^(B)wisdom and knowledge and joy to a man who is good in His sight; but to the sinner He gives the work of gathering and collecting, that ^(C)he may give to him who is good before God. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.

¹³ And I have also ^(A)given you what you have not asked: both ^(B)riches and honor, so that there shall not be anyone like you among the kings all your days.