Ecclesiastes 8:15
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.
KJV
Laudavi igitur lætitiam ; quod non esset homini bonum sub sole, nisi quod comederet, et biberet, atque gauderet, et hoc solum secum auferret de labore suo, in diebus vitæ suæ quos dedit ei Deus sub sole.
Vulgate
καὶ ἐπῄνεσα ἐγὼ σὺν τὴν εὐφροσύνην, ὡς δ’ οὐκ ἔστιν ἀγαθὸν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον, ὅτι εἰ μὴ τοῦ φαγεῖν καὶ τοῦ πιεῖν καὶ τοῦ εὐφρανθῆναι· καὶ αὐτὸ συμπροσέσται αὐτῷ ἐν μόχθῳ αὐτοῦ ἡμέρας ζωῆς αὐτοῦ ὅσας ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ ὁ θεὸς ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον.
LXX
Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be joyful: for that shall abide with him in his labor all the days of his life which God hath given him under the sun.
ASV
וְ/שִׁבַּ֤חְתִּֽי אֲנִי֙ אֶת הַ/שִּׂמְחָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֵֽין ט֤וֹב לָֽ/אָדָם֙ תַּ֣חַת הַ/שֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ כִּ֛י אִם לֶ/אֱכ֥וֹל וְ/לִ/שְׁתּ֖וֹת וְ/לִ/שְׂמ֑וֹחַ וְ/ה֞וּא יִלְוֶ֣/נּוּ בַ/עֲמָל֗/וֹ יְמֵ֥י חַיָּ֛י/ו אֲשֶׁר נָֽתַן ל֥/וֹ הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים תַּ֥חַת הַ/שָּֽׁמֶשׁ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
22 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Chapter 20.—Of David’s Reign and Merit; And of His Son Solomon, and that Prophecy Relating to Christ Which is Found Either in Those Books Which are Joined to Those Written by Him, or in Those Which are Indubitably His. David therefore reigned in the earthly Jerusalem, a son of the heavenly Jerusalem, much praised by the divine testimony; for even his faults are overcome by grea…
Cross-references
- 1Tim 4:3 — Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
- 1Tim 6:17 — Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
- Eccl 1:3 — What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
- Eccl 2:1 — I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.
- Eccl 2:22 — For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?
- Eccl 2:24 — There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
- Eccl 2:24 — There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
- Eccl 3:12 — I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
- Eccl 3:22 — Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
- Eccl 5:18 — 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: f
- Eccl 5:18 — 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: f
- Eccl 9:7 — Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
- Eccl 9:7 — Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
- Eccl 11:8 — But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.
- Gen 25:34 — Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.
- Ruth 3:7 — And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down.