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Ecclesiastes 5:20

JoyContentmentGod's will and calling

18 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.

19 Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.

For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in 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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  • Isaiah 65:21–24

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

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  • Psalms 37:16

    A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

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  • Isaiah 65:13–14

    Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:

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  • Psalms 4:6–7

    There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

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  • Romans 5:1

    Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

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  • Deuteronomy 28:47

    Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;

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  • Deuteronomy 28:8–12

    The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

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  • Isaiah 64:5

    Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.

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