¹² I perceived that there is ^(A)nothing better for them than to be joyful and to ^(B)do good as long as they live; ¹³ also ^(C)that everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil—this is ^(D)God's gift to man.

²² So I saw that there is ^(A)nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his work, for ^(B)that is his lot. Who can bring him to see ^(C)what will be after him?

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.

¹⁵ And I commend joy, for man ^(A)has nothing better under the sun but to ^(B)eat and drink and be joyful, for this will go with him in his toil through the days of his life that God has given him under the sun.

¹⁷ As for the rich in ^(A)this present age, charge them ^(B)not to be haughty, nor ^(C)to set their hopes on ^(D)the uncertainty of riches, but on God, ^(E)who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.