And drink your wine with a merry heart;
For God has already accepted your works.
And let your head lack no oil.
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.
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.
| << Ecclesiastes 9:8 | Ecclesiastes 9:10 >> |
American Standard Version
Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of thy life of vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all thy days of vanity: for that is thy portion in life, and in thy labor wherein thou laborest under the sun.
Amplified® Bible
Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your vain life which He has given you under the sun--all the days of futility. For that is your portion in this life and in your work at which you toil under the sun.
Contemporary English Version
Life is short, and you love your wife, so enjoy being with her. This is what you are supposed to do as you struggle through life on this earth.
Darby English Version
Enjoy life with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity; for that is thy portion in life, and in thy labour wherein thou art labouring under the sun.
Good News Bible
Enjoy life with the one you love, as long as you live the useless life that God has given you in this world. Enjoy every useless day of it, because that is all you will get for all your trouble.
King James Version
Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.
New American Standard Bible
Enjoy life with the woman whom you love all the days of your fleeting life which He has given to you under the sun; for this is your reward in life and in your toil in which you have labored under the sun.
New International Version
Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has given you under the sun— all your meaningless days. For this is your lot in life and in your toilsome labor under the sun.
New King James Version
Live 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; for that is your portion in life, and in the labor which you perform under the sun.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Enjoy life with the woman whom you love all the days of your fleeting life which He has given to you under the sun; for this constitutes your reward in life and in your toil in which you have labored under the sun.
Revised Standard Version
Enjoy life with the wife whom you love, all the days of your vain life which he has given you under the sun, because that is your portion in life and in your toil at which you toil under the sun.
Young's Literal Translation
See life with the wife whom thou hast loved, all the days of the life of thy vanity, that He hath given to thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity, for it `is' thy portion in life, even of thy labour that thou art labouring at under the sun.
New English Translation
Enjoy1 life with your beloved wife2 during all the days of your fleeting3 life that God4 has given you on earth5 during all your fleeting days;6 for that is your reward in life and in your burdensome work7 on earth.8
| << Ecclesiastes 9:8 | Ecclesiastes 9:10 >> |
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