But for him who is joined to all the living there is hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
For the living know that they will die; but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten.
Also their love, their hatred, and their envy have now perished; nevermore will they have a share in anything done under the sun.
Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God had already accepted your works.
Let your garments always be white, and let your head lack no oil.
Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your vain life which He has given you under the sun, all your days of vanity; for that is your portion in life, and in the labor which you perform under the sun.
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or device or knowledge of wisdom in the grave where you are going.
Ecclesiastes 9:4-10
For the living know that they will die; but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten.
Also their love, their hatred, and their envy have now perished; nevermore will they have a share in anything done under the sun.
Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God had already accepted your works.
Let your garments always be white, and let your head lack no oil.
Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your vain life which He has given you under the sun, all your days of vanity; for that is your portion in life, and in the labor which you perform under the sun.
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or device or knowledge of wisdom in the grave where you are going.
Ecclesiastes 9:4-10
