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18 Here is what I have seen to be (A)good, which is [a]beautiful: to eat, to drink, and to see good in all one’s labor in which he labors under the sun during the few days of his life which God has given him; for this is his (B)portion. 19 Furthermore, as for every man to whom (C)God has given riches and wealth, He has also (D)empowered him to eat from them and to take up his portion and be glad in his labor; this is the (E)gift of God. 20 For he will not remember much the days of his life because (F)God allows [b]him to occupy himself with the gladness of his heart.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 5:18 Or appropriate
  2. Ecclesiastes 5:20 As in Gr