Ecclesiastes 5:18-20

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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^[a] 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. ²⁰ For he will not brood much over the days of his life, since God will keep him occupied with the joys of his heart.