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Ecclesiastes 5:18
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18 This is what I have observed to be good: that it is appropriate for a person to eat, to drink(A) and to find satisfaction in their toilsome labor(B) under the sun during the few days of life God has given them—for this is their lot.

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Ecclesiastes 5:18
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18 Behold, what I have seen to be (A)good and fitting is to eat and drink and find enjoyment[a] in all the toil with which one toils under the sun the few days of his life that God has given him, for this is his (B)lot.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 5:18 Or and see good
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18 Here is what I have seen to be good:(A) It is appropriate to eat, drink, and experience good in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of his life God has given him, because that is his reward.(B)

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18 Here is what I have seen to be (A)good and [a]fitting: to eat, to drink and [b]enjoy oneself in all one’s labor in which he toils under the sun during the few [c]years of his life which God has given him; for this is his [d](B)reward.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 5:18 Lit beautiful
  2. Ecclesiastes 5:18 Lit see good
  3. Ecclesiastes 5:18 Or days
  4. Ecclesiastes 5:18 Or share
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