“Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.”
The recommendation to rejoice and find good in eating, drinking, and enjoyment that should accompany labor in one's lifetime, returns to the practical wisdom about contentment with simple goods. The phrase "in the days of one's life which God has given" positions modest enjoyment as divinely authorized and appropriate. This verse reasserts that despite theodicy's unresolved problem, present goods remain worthy of grateful enjoyment.
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