Ecclesiastes 5:20
“For he shall not much remember the dayes of his life: because God answereth him in the ioy of his heart.”
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Ecclesiastes 5:20 Context
18¶ Behold that which I haue seene: It is good and comely for one to eate and to drinke, and to enioy the good of all his labour that he taketh vnder the sunne, all the dayes of his life, which God giueth him: for it is his portion. 19Euery man also to whom God hath giuen riches and wealth, and hath giuen him power to eate thereof, and to take his portion, and to reioyce in his labour; this is the gift of God. 20For he shall not much remember the dayes of his life: because God answereth him in the ioy of his heart.
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For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth [him] in the joy of his heart.
- King James Version
For he will not often consider the years of his life, because God keeps him occupied with the gladness of his heart.
- New American Standard Version (1995)