Ecclesiastes 9:7

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5 For the living know that they will die;
But ^athe dead know nothing,
And they have no more reward,
For ^bthe memory of them is forgotten.

6 Also their love, their hatred, and their envy have now perished;
Nevermore will they have a share
In anything done under the sun.

7 Go, ^aeat your bread with joy,
And drink your wine with a merry heart;
For God has already accepted your works.

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

9 ¹Live 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; ^afor that is your portion in life, and in the labor which you perform under the sun.

10 ^aWhatever your hand finds to do, do it with your ^bmight; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going.

11 I returned ^aand saw under the sun that—
The race is not to the swift,
Nor the battle to the strong,
Nor bread to the wise,
Nor riches to men of understanding,
Nor favor to men of skill;
But time and ^bchance happen to them all.

12 For ^aman also does not know his time:
Like fish taken in a cruel net,
Like birds caught in a snare,
So the sons of men are ^bsnared in an evil time,
When it falls suddenly upon them.

Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 9:7

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American Standard Version
Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works.

Amplified® Bible
Go your way, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart [if you are righteous, wise, and in the hands of God], for God has already accepted your works.

Contemporary English Version
Be happy and enjoy eating and drinking! God decided long ago that this is what you should do.

Darby English Version
Go, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works.

Good News Bible
Go ahead---eat your food and be happy; drink your wine and be cheerful. It's all right with God.

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

New American Standard Bible
Go {then,} eat your bread in happiness and drink your wine with a cheerful heart; for God has already approved your works.

New International Version
Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for it is now that God favors what you do.

New King James Version
Go, eat your bread with joy,
And drink your wine with a merry heart;
For God has already accepted your works.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Go then, eat your bread in happiness and drink your wine with a cheerful heart; for God has already approved your works.

Revised Standard Version
Go, eat your bread with enjoyment, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already approved what you do.

Young's Literal Translation
Go, eat with joy thy bread, and drink with a glad heart thy wine, for already hath God been pleased with thy works.

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