New American Standard Bible 1995
Ecclesiastes 9:4-10
4For whoeverH4310H834 is joinedH2266 with allH3605 the livingH2416, thereH3426 is hopeH986; surelyH3588 a liveH2416 dogH3611 is betterH2896 thanH4480 a deadH4191 lionH743. 5For the livingH2416 knowH3045 they will dieH4191; but the deadH4191 1do not knowH3045 anythingH3972, norH369 haveH369 they anyH5750 longerH5750 a rewardH7939, for their 2memoryH2143 is forgottenH7911. 6IndeedH1571 their loveH160, their hateH8135 and their zealH7068 have alreadyH3528 perishedH6, and they will noH369 longerH5750 haveH369 a 3shareH2506 in allH3605 that is doneH6213 underH8478 the sunH8121.
7GoH1980 then, 4eatH398 your breadH3899 in happinessH8057 and drinkH8354 your wineH3196 with a cheerfulH2896 heartH3820; for GodH430 has alreadyH3528 approvedH7521 your worksH4639. 8Let your 5clothesH899 be whiteH3836 allH3605 the timeH6256, and let not 6oilH8081 be lackingH2637 on your headH7218. 9EnjoyH7200 lifeH2425 with the womanH802 whomH834 you loveH157 allH3605 the daysH3117 of your 78fleetingH1892 lifeH2425 whichH834 He has givenH5414 to you underH8478 the sunH81219; for thisH1931 is your 10rewardH2506 in lifeH2425 and in your toilH5999 in whichH834 you have laboredH6001 underH8478 the sunH8121.
10WhateverH3605H834 your handH3027 findsH4672 to doH6213, 11doH6213 it with all your mightH3581; for thereH369 is noH369 12activityH4639 or planningH2803 or knowledgeH1847 or wisdomH2451 in 13SheolH7585 whereH834H8033 you are goingH1980.
Notes
- 1. Ecclesiastes 9:5 Job 14:21 ↩
- 2. Ecclesiastes 9:5 Ps 88:12; Eccl 1:11; 2:16; 8:10; Is 26:14 ↩
- 3. Ecclesiastes 9:6 Eccl 2:10; 3:22 ↩
- 4. Ecclesiastes 9:7 Eccl 2:24; 8:15 ↩
- 5. Ecclesiastes 9:8 Rev 3:4 ↩
- 6. Ecclesiastes 9:8 Ps 23:5 ↩
- 7. Ecclesiastes 9:9 Lit life of vanity ↩
- 8. Ecclesiastes 9:9 Eccl 6:12; 7:15 ↩
- 9. Ecclesiastes 9:9 Heb adds all the days of your vanity ↩
- 10. Ecclesiastes 9:9 Eccl 2:10 ↩
- 11. Ecclesiastes 9:10 Eccl 11:6; Rom 12:11; Col 3:23 ↩
- 12. Ecclesiastes 9:10 Eccl 9:5 ↩
- 13. Ecclesiastes 9:10 Gen 37:35; Job 21:13; Is 38:10 ↩
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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