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Ecclesiastes 11:7

JoyCreation

5 As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the bones are formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.

6 Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.

Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.

8 So if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all. But let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. Everything to come is futile.

9 Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.

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BSB
Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.
KJV
Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:
WEB
Truly the light is sweet, and it is a pleasant thing for the eyes to see the sun.
ASV
Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun.
DARBY
Now the light is sweet, and pleasant is it to the eyes to see the sun;
BLB
The light also [is] sweet, and [it is] good for the eyes to see the sun.
ÅB
Lyset er liflig, og det er godt for øynene å få se solen.
OTB
Lys er herlig, og det er behagelig for øynene å se solen.
B1930
Lyset er liflig, og det er godt for øinene å få se solen.

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