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Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your life of vanity, which he has given you under the sun, all your days of vanity: for that is your portion in life, and in your labor in which you labor under the sun.
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Marriage as a Divine Gift
Commentators emphasize that marriage is presented as a primary, God-given source of joy. John Gill notes that a wife is a gift from God specifically for this life "under the sun." The command is not just to be married, but to actively and joyfully live with your spouse for your entire life, as this is a key part of the portion God has allotted to you.
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Ecclesiastes
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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