Add parallel Print Page Options

15     and wine to gladden the human heart,
oil to make the face shine
    and bread to strengthen the human heart.(A)

Read full chapter

20 Wine and music gladden the heart,
    but the love of friends[a] is better than either.(A)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 40.20 Heb: Gk wisdom

19 It turns every thought to feasting and gladness and forgets all sorrow and debt.(A)

Read full chapter

23 No longer drink only water, but take a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.

Read full chapter