Let your garments always be white,
And let your head lack no oil.

[a]Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your vain life which He has given you under the sun, all your days of vanity; (A)for that is your portion in life, and in the labor which you perform under the sun.

10 (B)Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your (C)might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 9:9 Lit. See life

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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