12 I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live.

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18 This is what I have observed to be good: that it is appropriate for a person to eat, to drink(A) and to find satisfaction in their toilsome labor(B) under the sun during the few days of life God has given them—for this is their lot.

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18 It is good to grasp the one
    and not let go of the other.
    Whoever fears God(A) will avoid all extremes.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 7:18 Or will follow them both

Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine(A) with a joyful heart,(B) for God has already approved what you do.

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