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Ecclesiastes 5:20

JoyContentmentGod's will and calling

18 Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him—for this is his lot.

19 Furthermore, God has given riches and wealth to every man, and He has enabled him to enjoy them, to accept his lot, and to rejoice in his labor. This is a gift from God.

For a man seldom considers the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart.
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BSB
For a man seldom considers the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart.
KJV
For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.
WEB
For he shall not often reflect on the days of his life, because God occupies him with the joy of his heart.
ASV
For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth [him] in the joy of his heart.
DARBY
For he will not much remember the days of his life, because God answereth [him] with the joy of his heart.
BLB
For he shall not much remember the days of his life, because God occupies him with the joy of his heart.
ÅB
for da vil han ikke tenke så meget på sine levedager, fordi Gud svarer ham med å gi ham glede i hjertet.
[^1]: d.e. presten; MLK 2, 7.
OTB
De tenker sjelden på dagene i sitt liv, fordi Gud holder dem opptatt med glede i sitt hjerte.
B1930
for da vil han ikke tenke så meget på sine levedager, fordi Gud svarer ham med å gi ham glede i hjertet.

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