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²⁴Is it not better to eat and drink, and to show his soul the good things of his labors? And this is from the hand of God.

¹³A rejoicing heart gladdens the face. But by the grief of the soul, the spirit is cast down.

¹³For this is a gift from God: when each man eats and drinks, and sees the good results of his labor.

¹⁵And so, I praised rejoicing, because there was no good for a man under the sun, except to eat and drink, and to be cheerful, and because he may take nothing with him from his labor in the days of his life, which God has given to him under the sun.

¹All things have their time, and all things under heaven continue during their interval. ²A time to be born, and a time to die. A time to plant, and a time to pull up what was planted. ³A time to kill, and a time to heal. A time to tear down, and a time to build up. ⁴A time to weep, and a time to laugh. A time to mourn, and a time to dance. ⁵A time to scatter stones, and a time to gather. A time to embrace, and a time to be far from embraces. ⁶A time to gain, and a time to lose. A time to keep, and a time to cast away.

²²A joyful soul makes a lifetime flourish. A gloomy spirit dries out the bones.

⁹So then, rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart remain in what is good during the days of your youth. And walk in the ways of your heart, and with the perception of your eyes. And know that, concerning all these things, God will bring you to judgment.

³¹Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever else you may do, do everything for the glory of God.

⁵And the streets of the city will be filled with toddlers and children, playing in its streets.

³Let them praise his name in chorus. Let them sing psalms to him with the timbrel and the psaltery.

⁷And you shall eat it there, in the sight of the Lord your God. And you shall rejoice in all the things to which you shall set your hand: you and your household, which the Lord your God has blessed for you.

²³Do not continue to drink only water, but make use of a little wine, for the sake of your stomach and your frequent infirmities.

²³And bring the fatted calf here, and kill it. And let us eat and hold a feast. ²⁴For this son of mine was dead, and has revived; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began to feast.

²¹even until your mouth is filled with laughter and your lips with rejoicing.

¹⁶And when the ark of the Lord had entered into the city of David, Michal, the daughter of Saul, looking out through a window, saw king David leaping and dancing before the Lord. And she despised him in her heart.