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Ecclesiastes 5:17-19
International Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 5:17-19
International Standard Version
17 Furthermore, all his days he lives[a] in darkness
with great sorrow, anger, and affliction.
The Use and Abuse of Accomplishment
18 Look! I observed that it is good and prudent to eat, drink, and enjoy all that is good of a person’s[b] work that he does on earth during the limited days of his life, which God gives him, for this is his allotment. 19 Furthermore, for every person to whom God has given wealth, riches, and the ability to enjoy them, to accept this allotment, and to rejoice in his work—this is a gift from God.
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- Ecclesiastes 5:17 Lit. eats
- Ecclesiastes 5:18 Lit. of his
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