Ecclesiastes 5:20
Ecclesiastes 5:18-20 The Message (MSG)
After looking at the way things are on this earth, here’s what I’ve decided is the best way to live: Take care of yourself, have a good time, and make the most of whatever job you have for as long as God gives you life. And that’s about it. That’s the human lot. Yes, we should make the most of what God gives, both the bounty and the capacity to enjoy it, accepting what’s given and delighting in the work. It’s God’s gift! God deals out joy in the present, the now. It’s useless to brood over how long we might live.
Ecclesiastes 5:20 King James Version (KJV)
For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.
Ecclesiastes 5:20 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
For he will not often consider the years of his life, because God keeps him occupied with the gladness of his heart.
Ecclesiastes 5:20 New Century Version (NCV)
They do not worry about how short life is, because God keeps them busy with what they love to do.
Ecclesiastes 5:20 American Standard Version (ASV)
For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.
Ecclesiastes 5:20 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)
They seldom reflect on the days of their life, because God keeps them occupied with gladness of heart.
Ecclesiastes 5:20 New King James Version (NKJV)
For he will not dwell unduly on the days of his life, because God keeps him busy with the joy of his heart.
Ecclesiastes 5:20 Amplified Bible (AMP)
For he will not often consider the [troubled] days of his life, because God keeps him occupied and focused on the joy of his heart [and the tranquility of God indwells him].