17 All his life (A)he also eats in darkness with (B)great irritation, sickness, and anger.

18 Here is what I have seen to be (C)good and [a]fitting: to eat, to drink, and [b]enjoy oneself in all one’s labor in which he labors under the sun during the few [c]years of his life which God has given him; for this is his [d](D)reward. 19 Furthermore, as for every person to whom (E)God has given riches and wealth, He has also (F)given him the opportunity to [e]enjoy them and to receive his [f]reward and rejoice in his labor; this is the (G)gift of God.

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Footnotes

  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
  5. Ecclesiastes 5:19 Lit eat from it
  6. Ecclesiastes 5:19 Or share

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