Charles Ellicott Commentary Ecclesiastes 9:6-7

"As well their love, as their hatred and their envy, is perished long ago; neither have they any more a portion for ever in anything that is done under the sun. Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works." — Ecclesiastes 9:6-7 (ASV)

Now. —Rather, long ago.