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{Ecclesiastes 9:9} Live y2416 joyfully 7200 z8798 x2416 with x5973 the wife 802 whom x834 thou lovest 157 z8804 all x3605 the days 3117 of the life 2416 of thy vanity, 1892 which x834 he hath given 5414 z8804 thee under x8478 the sun, 8121 all x3605 the days 3117 of thy vanity: 1892 for x3588 that x1931 [is] thy portion 2506 in [this] life, 2416 and in thy labour 5999 which x834 thou x859 takest 6001 under x8478 the sun. 8121
Live joyfully:
Heb. See, or Enjoy life
with the wife:
"Let thy fountainª be¹ blessed:ª° and rejoiceª° with the wifeª¹ of thy youth.ª ... [Let her be as] the lovingª hindª and pleasantª roe;ª let her breastsª satisfyª° thee at all¹ times;ª and be thou ravishedª° alwaysª with her love.ª" {Prv 5:18-19} + "[Whoso] findethª° a wifeª findethª° a goodª [thing], and obtainethª° favourª of the LORD.ª¹" {Prv 18:22} + "Houseª and richesª [are] the inheritanceª of fathers:ª and a prudentª° wifeª [is] from the LORD.ª¹" {Prv 19:14} + "And did not¹ he makeª° one?ª Yet had he the residueª of the spirit.ª And wherefore¹ one?ª That he might seekª° a godlyª seed.ª Therefore take heedª° to your spirit,ª and let none¹ deal treacherouslyª° against the wifeª of his youth.ª" {Mal 2:15}
all the days of the life:
"For¹ who¹ knowethª° what¹ [is] goodª for manª in [this] life,ª allª the daysª of his vainª lifeª which he spendethª° as a shadow?ª for¹ who¹ can tellª° a manª what¹ shall be¹ afterª him under¹ the sun?ª" {Ecc 6:12} + "Behold,¹ thou hast madeª° my daysª [as] an handbreadth;ª and mine ageª [is] as nothing¹ before¹ thee: verily¹ everyª manª at his best stateª° [is] altogetherª vanity.ª Selah.ª" {Psa 39:5} + "Manª is likeª° to vanity:ª his daysª [are] as a shadowª that passeth away.ª°" {Psa 144:4}
for:
"And whatsoever¹¹ mine eyesª desiredª° I keptª° not¹ from¹ them, I withheldª° not¹¹ my heartª from any¹¹ joy;ª for¹ my heartª rejoicedª in all¹¹ my labour:ª and this¹ was¹ my portionª of all¹¹ my labour.ª" {Ecc 2:10} + "[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} + "And also¹ that every man² should eatª°¹¹¹ and drink,ª° and enjoyª° the goodª of all¹ his labour,ª it¹ [is] the giftª of God.ª" {Ecc 3:13} + "Wherefore I perceiveª° that¹ [there is] nothing¹ better,ª than that¹¹ a manª should rejoiceª° in his own works;ª for¹ that¹ [is] his portion:ª for¹ who¹ shall bringª° him to seeª° what shall be¹¹¹ afterª him?" {Ecc 3:22} + "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" {Ecc 5:18}

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