Ecclesiastes · קֹהֶלֶת

Ecclesiastes 5:18

הִנֵּ֣ה אֲשֶׁר רָאִ֣יתִי אָ֗נִי טוֹב֙ אֲשֶׁר יָפֶ֔ה לֶאֱכֹ֥ל וְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹת וְלִרְא֣וֹת טוֹבָ֑ה בְּכָל עֲמָל֗וֹ שֶׁיַּעֲמֹ֤ל תַּחַת הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ מִסְפַּ֣ר יְמֵי חַיָּ֔יו אֲשֶׁר נְתַן ל֥וֹ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּ֥י ה֖וּא חֶלְקֽוֹ׃
hineh ʾasher raʾiytiy ʾaniy ṭvob ʾasher yapeh leʾekol vlishtvot vlirʾvot ṭvobah bkal ʿamalvo sheyaʿamol taḥat hashemesh mispar ymey ḥayayv ʾasher ntan lvo haʾelohiym kiy hvʾ ḥelqvo
King James Version (KJV)

Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.

Modern English

Behold, what I have seen to be good and fitting is to eat and drink and find enjoyment in all the toil with which one toils under the sun the few days of his life that God has given him, for this is his lot.

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