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Ecclesiastes 3:13

WorkGratitudeContentmentGod's love

11 He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

12 I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.

And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.

14 I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.

15 That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.

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BSB
and also that every man should eat and drink and find satisfaction in all his labor—this is the gift of God.
KJV
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.
WEB
Also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.
ASV
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.
DARBY
yea also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labour, it is the gift of God.
BLB
and also [that] every man should eat and drink and see good in all his toil—it [is] a gift of God.
ÅB
men når et menneske, hvem det så er, får spise og drikke og unne seg gode dager til gjengjeld for alt sitt strev, så er også det en Guds gave.
OTB
Dessuten, at hver enkelt kan spise og drikke og finne tilfredsstillelse i alt sitt strev—dette er Guds gave.
B1930
men når et menneske, hvem det så er, får ete og drikke og unne sig gode dager til gjengjeld for alt sitt strev, så er også det en Guds gave.

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Cross references

  • Ecclesiastes 9:7

    Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.

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  • Ecclesiastes 2:24

    There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.

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  • Isaiah 65:21–23

    And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.

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  • Psalms 128:2

    For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

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  • Ecclesiastes 5:18–20

    Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.

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  • Deuteronomy 28:30–31

    Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof.

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