Anything my eyes desired, I did not deny myself. I refused my heart no pleasure. For my heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor. Cross References Ecclesiastes 3:22I have seen that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will come after him? Ecclesiastes 5:10 He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile. Ecclesiastes 5:18 Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him--for this is his lot. Ecclesiastes 6:2 God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous evil. Ecclesiastes 9:6 Their love, their hate, and their envy have already vanished, and they will never again have a portion in all that is done under the sun. Ecclesiastes 9:9 Enjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life which has been given to you under the sun--all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun. Ecclesiastes 11:9 Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment. Chapter Outline 1. the vanity of human courses is the work of pleasure12. Though the wise be better than the fool, yet both have one event 18. The vanity of human labor, in leaving it they know not to whom 24. Nothing better than joy in our labor but that is God's gift Jump to Previous Delight Denied Desired Eyes Found Heart Joy Kept Labor Pleased Pleasure Portion Refuse Refused Rejoiced Reward Toil Whatever Whatsoever Withheld WithholdJump to Next Delight Denied Desired Eyes Found Heart Joy Kept Labor Pleased Pleasure Portion Refuse Refused Rejoiced Reward Toil Whatever Whatsoever Withheld Withhold |
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