Ecclesiastes 5:17-19
English Standard Version Anglicised
17 Moreover, all his days he (A)eats in darkness in much vexation and sickness and anger.
18 Behold, what I have seen to be (B)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 (C)lot. 19 Everyone also to whom (D)God has given (E)wealth and possessions (F)and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil—this is (G)the gift of God.
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Ecclesiastes 5:17-19
New International Version
17 All their days they eat in darkness,
with great frustration, affliction and anger.
18 This is what I have observed to be good: that it is appropriate for a person to eat, to drink(A) and to find satisfaction in their toilsome labor(B) under the sun during the few days of life God has given them—for this is their lot. 19 Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions,(C) and the ability to enjoy them,(D) to accept their lot(E) and be happy in their toil—this is a gift of God.(F)
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