“This is what I have seen to be good.
It is fitting is to eat and drink.
It is fitting to find enjoyment
In all the toil
With which one toils under the sun
The few days of the life
That God gives us.
This is our lot.
Likewise,
God gives wealth.
God gives possessions.
He enables them to enjoy them.
They should accept their lot.
They should find enjoyment
In their toil.
This is the gift of God.
They will scarcely brood
Over the days of their life
Because God keeps them occupied
With joy in their hearts.”
Qoheleth finally found something good. It was appropriate to eat and drink. You should find enjoyment in your work when you toil under the sun. God has given you a few days to enjoy all this. This is your lot in life, accept it. You may have wealth and possession, so enjoy them. Enjoy your work and any wealth that comes with it as a gift from God. Do not brood over the few days you have here on earth because God can keep you occupied with joy in your heart.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 