"[There is] nothing¹ betterª for a man,ª [than] that he should eatª°¹ and drink,ª° and [that] he should make his soulª¹¹ enjoy²° goodª in his labour.ª Thisª also¹ I¹ saw,ª° that¹ it¹ [was] from the handª¹ of God.ª" {Ecc 2:24} + "Behold¹ [that] which¹ I¹ have seen:ª° [it is] goodª and comelyª [for one] to eatª° and to drink,ª° and to enjoyª° the goodª of all¹ his labourª that he takethª°¹ under¹ the sunª allª the daysª of his life,ª which¹ Godª givethª° him: for¹ it¹ [is] his portion.ª ... For¹ he shall not¹ muchª° rememberª°¹ the daysª of his life;ª because¹ Godª answereth²°¹ [him] in the joyª of his heart.ª" {Ecc 5:18-20} + "A manª to whom¹ Godª hath givenª° riches,ª wealth,ª and honour,ª so that he wantethª nothing¹ for his soulª of all¹¹ that¹ he desireth,ª° yet Godª giveth him not powerª°¹ to eatª° thereof,¹ but¹ a strangerªª eatethª° it: this¹ [is] vanity,ª and it¹ [is] an evilª disease.ª" {Ecc 6:2} + "Go¹ thy way,²° eatª° thy breadª with joy,ª and drinkª° thy wineª with a merryª heart;ª for¹ Godª nowª acceptethª°¹ thy works.ª" {Ecc 9:7} + "Thou shalt betrothª° a wife,ª and anotherª manª shall lie°²°² with¹ her: thou shalt buildª° an house,ª and thou shalt not¹ dwellª° therein: thou shalt plantª° a vineyard,ª and shalt not¹ gather the grapesª° thereof. ... Thine oxª [shall be] slainª° before thine eyes,ª and thou shalt not¹ eatª° thereof:¹ thine assª [shall be] violently taken awayª° from before thy face,ª¹ and shall not¹ be restoredª° to thee: thy sheepª [shall be] givenª° unto thine enemies,ª° and thou shalt have none¹ to rescueª° [them]." {Deu 28:30-31} + "Because¹¹ thou servedstª° not¹¹ the LORDª thy Godª with joyfulness,ª and with gladnessª of heart,ª for the abundanceª¹ of all¹ [things]; ... Therefore shalt thou serveª°¹ thine enemiesª° which¹ the LORDª shall sendª° against thee, in hunger,ª and in thirst,ª and in nakedness,ª and in wantª of all¹ [things]: and he shall putª° a yokeª of ironª upon¹ thy neck,ª until¹ he have destroyedª° thee." {Deu 28:47-48} + "And [so] it was,¹ when¹ Israelª had sown,ª° that the Midianitesª came up,ª° and the Amalekites,²¹ and the childrenª of the east,ª even they came upª° against¹ them; ... And Israelª was greatlyª impoverishedª° becauseª¹ of the Midianites;ª and the childrenª of Israelª criedª° unto¹ the LORD.ª" {Jdg 6:3-6} + "For¹ thou shalt eatª° the labourª of thine hands:ª happyª [shalt] thou [be], and [it shall be] wellª with thee." {Psa 128:2} + "And they shall buildª° houses,ª and inhabitª° [them]; and they shall plantª° vineyards,ª and eatª° the fruitª of them. ... They shall not¹ labourª° in vain,ª nor¹ bring forthª° for trouble;ª for¹ they¹ [are] the seedª of the blessedª° of the LORD,ª and their offspringª with¹ them." {Isa 65:21-23} |
