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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Enjoy life with your wife,(A) 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(B) in life and in your toilsome labor under the sun.

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Enjoy life with the wife whom you love, all the days of your (A)vain[a] life that he has given you under the sun, because that is your (B)portion in life and in your toil at which you toil under the sun.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 9:9 The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath” (see note on 1:2)

Enjoy life with the wife you love all the days of your fleeting[a] life,(A) which has been given to you under the sun, all your fleeting days. For that is your portion in life and in your struggle(B) under the sun.

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  1. 9:9 Or futile

Enjoy life with the woman whom you love all the days of your [a](A)fleeting life which He has given to you under the sun[b]; for this is your (B)reward in life and in your toil in which you have labored under the sun.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 9:9 Lit life of vanity
  2. Ecclesiastes 9:9 Heb adds all the days of your vanity