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Ecclesiastes 5:19 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Every man also to whom God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat of it, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God. "

Ecclesiastes 5:19

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17 All his days he also eats in darkness, he is frustrated, and has sickness and wrath.

18 Behold, that which I have seen to be good and proper is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, in which he labors under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; for this is his portion.

19 Every man also to whom God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat of it, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God.

20 For he shall not often reflect on the days of his life, because God occupies him with the joy of his heart.

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Ecclesiastes 5:1

"Guard your steps when you go to God’s house; for to draw near to listen is better than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they don’t know that they do evil."

Ecclesiastes 5:2

"Don’t be rash with your mouth, and don’t let your heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and you on earth. Therefore let your words be few."

Ecclesiastes 5:3

"For as a dream comes with a multitude of cares, so a fool’s speech with a multitude of words."

Ecclesiastes 5:4

"When you vow a vow to God, don’t defer to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay that which you vow."

Ecclesiastes 5:5

"It is better that you should not vow, than that you should vow and not pay."

Ecclesiastes 5:6

"Don’t allow your mouth to lead you into sin. Don’t protest before the messenger that this was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice, and destroy the work of your hands?"

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