So I hated life, because the work that is worked under the sun was grievous to me; for all is vanity and a chasing after wind.

a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.

I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live.

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.

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

Yes, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet fails to enjoy good, do not all go to one place?

For who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spends like a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?

For wisdom is a defense, even as money is a defense; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.

Then I commended mirth, because a man has no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be joyful: for that will accompany him in his labor all the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.

For all this I laid to my heart, even to explore all this: that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; whether it is love or hatred, man doesn't know it; all is before them.

This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event to all: yes also, the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

Also their love, their hatred, and their envy has perished long ago; neither have they any more a portion forever in anything that is done under the sun.

Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your life of vanity, which he has given you under the sun, all your days of vanity: for that is your portion in life, and in your labor in which you labor under the sun.

A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes the life glad; and money is the answer for all things.

Therefore remove sorrow from your heart, and put away evil from your flesh; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.