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Ecclesiastes 8:15
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So I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this joy will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.
Chapter Outline
1.
true wisdom is modest
2.
Kings are to be respected
6.
Divine providence is to be observed
12.
It is better with the godly in adversity, than with the wicked in prosperity
16.
The work of God is unsearchable
Timeline
950 BC
Ecclesiastes Words of the Preacher
Ecclesiastes 1 - 12
People
Solomon
Places
Jerusalem
Topics
Abide
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Accompany
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Better
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Commend
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Commended
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Drink
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Eat
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Enjoy
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Enjoyment
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Except
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Gives
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Giveth
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Glad
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Happy
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Joy
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Joyful
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Labor
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Labour
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Meat
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Merry
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Mirth
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Nothing
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Pleasure
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Praise
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Praised
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Rejoice
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Stand
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Throughout
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Toil
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Toils
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Abide
Accompany
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Enjoy
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Joyful
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Merry
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Stand
Sun
Throughout
Toils
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Abide
Accompany
Better
Commend
Commended
Drink
Eat
Enjoy
Except
Joyful
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Mirth
Pleasure
Stand
Sun
Throughout
Toils
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NASB:
So I commended pleasure, for there is nothing good for a man under the sun except to eat and to drink and to be merry, and this will stand by him in his toils throughout the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.
KJV:
Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.
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