²² I have seen that there is nothing better than for a person to enjoy his activities^(A) because that is his reward. For who can enable him to see what will happen after he dies?^[a](B)

¹⁸ Here is what I have seen to be good:^(A) It is appropriate to eat, drink, and experience good in all the labour one does under the sun during the few days of his life God has given him, because that is his reward.^(B)

⁹ Enjoy life with the wife you love all the days of your fleeting^[a] life,^(A) which has been given to you under the sun, all your fleeting days. For that is your portion in life and in your struggle^(B) under the sun.