Ecclesiastes 5:17-19

Good News Translation

¹⁷ We get to live our lives in darkness and grief,^[a] worried, angry, and sick.

¹⁸ Here is what I have found out: the best thing we can do is eat and drink and enjoy what we have worked for during the short life that God has given us; this is our fate. ¹⁹ If God gives us wealth and property and lets us enjoy them, we should be grateful and enjoy what we have worked for. It is a gift from God.