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Also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.
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Enjoyment is a Divine Gift
Commentators emphasize that the ability to find pleasure and satisfaction in everyday life—eating, drinking, and the results of your work—is not an automatic human right but a direct gift from God. John Gill notes that it's not just the material things we receive, but the very capacity to enjoy them that is a grace from God, a theme repeated from earlier in the book.
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Ecclesiastes
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19th Century
Anglican
Sirach 11:17; Sirach 18:6.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And also that every man should eat and drink Not to excess, but in moderation; and yet freely, plentifully, and cheerfull…
Presbyterian
Everything is as God made it; not as it appears to us.
We have the world so much in our hearts, and are so taken up with thoughts and cares …