See that your (A)clothes are white all the time, and that there is no lack of (B)oil on your head. [a]Enjoy life with the wife whom you love all the days of your (C)futile life which He has given you under the sun, [b]all the days of your futility; for this is your (D)reward in life and in your work which you have labored under the sun.

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10 Whatever your hand finds to do, (E)do it with all your might; for there is no (F)activity, planning, knowledge, or wisdom in (G)Sheol where you are going.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 9:9 Lit See
  2. Ecclesiastes 9:9 all...your futility not found in some ancient versions

Always be clothed in white,(A) and always anoint your head with oil. Enjoy life with your wife,(B) whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has given you under the sun—all your meaningless days. For this is your lot(C) in life and in your toilsome labor under the sun. 10 Whatever(D) your hand finds to do, do it with all your might,(E) for in the realm of the dead,(F) where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.(G)

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