Ecclesiastes 5:17-19
New American Standard Bible
17 All his life (A)he also eats in darkness with (B)great irritation, sickness, and anger.
18 Here is what I have seen to be (C)good and [a]fitting: to eat, to drink, and [b]enjoy oneself in all one’s labor in which he labors under the sun during the few [c]years of his life which God has given him; for this is his [d](D)reward. 19 Furthermore, as for every person to whom (E)God has given riches and wealth, He has also (F)given him the opportunity to [e]enjoy them and to receive his [f]reward and rejoice in his labor; this is the (G)gift of God.
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- Ecclesiastes 5:18 Lit beautiful
- Ecclesiastes 5:18 Lit see good
- Ecclesiastes 5:18 Or days
- Ecclesiastes 5:18 Or share
- Ecclesiastes 5:19 Lit eat from it
- Ecclesiastes 5:19 Or share
Ecclesiastes 5:17-20
New American Standard Bible
17 All his life (A)he also eats in darkness with (B)great irritation, sickness, and anger.
18 Here is what I have seen to be (C)good and [a]fitting: to eat, to drink, and [b]enjoy oneself in all one’s labor in which he labors under the sun during the few [c]years of his life which God has given him; for this is his [d](D)reward. 19 Furthermore, as for every person to whom (E)God has given riches and wealth, He has also (F)given him the opportunity to [e]enjoy them and to receive his [f]reward and rejoice in his labor; this is the (G)gift of God. 20 For he will not often call to mind the [g]years of his life, because (H)God keeps [h]him busy with the joy of his heart.
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- Ecclesiastes 5:18 Lit beautiful
- Ecclesiastes 5:18 Lit see good
- Ecclesiastes 5:18 Or days
- Ecclesiastes 5:18 Or share
- Ecclesiastes 5:19 Lit eat from it
- Ecclesiastes 5:19 Or share
- Ecclesiastes 5:20 Or days
- Ecclesiastes 5:20 As in LXX
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