Ecclesiastes 8:15

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¹⁵ So I ·decided it was more important to enjoy life [commended/praised pleasure]. ·The best that people can do [^LThere is nothing better] ·here on earth [^Lunder the sun; 1:3] ·is [or than] to eat, drink, and ·enjoy life [have pleasure], because these joys will help them do the ·hard work [toil] God gives them ·here on earth [^Lunder the sun; 2:24–26; 3:12–14, 22; 5:18–20; 9:7–10; ^Cthe little pleasures are distractions from the meaningless world].