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I sought in mine heart to giue my selfe vnto wine, (yet acquainting mine heart with wisedome) and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sonnes of men, which they should doe vnder the heauen all the dayes of their life.

1611 marginal noteHebr. to draw my flesh with wine.

1611 marginal noteHebr. the number of the dayes of their life.

1611 marginal noteChap. 1.17.

¶ There is nothing better for a man, then that he should eat and drinke, and that he should make his soule enioy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.

1611 marginal noteOr, delight his senses.

1611 marginal noteCha. 3.12, 22. and 5.17. and 8.15.

For God giueth to a man that is good in his sight, wisedome, and knowledge, and ioy: but to the sinner hee giueth traueile, to gather and to heape vp that he may giue to him that is good before God: This also is vanitie and vexation of spirit.

1611 marginal noteHebr. before him.

1611 marginal noteIob 27.17.

I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to reioyce, and to doe good in his life.

And also that euery man should eate and drinke, and enioy the good of all his labour: it is the gift of God.

There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither childe nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour, neither is his eye satisfied with riches, neither sayth hee, For whom doe I labour, and bereaue my soule of good? this is also vanitie, yea it is a sore trauell.

¶ Two are better then one; because they haue a good reward for their labour.

When goods increase, they are increased that eate them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, sauing the beholding of them with their eyes?

¶ Behold that which I haue seene: It is good and comely for one to eate and to drinke, and to enioy the good of all his labour that he taketh vnder the sunne, all the dayes of his life, which God giueth him: for it is his portion.

1611 marginal noteHeb. there is a good which is comely, &c.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the number of the dayes.

1611 marginal noteChap.2.24 and 3.12.

¶ If a man beget an hundred children, and liue many yeeres, so that the dayes of his yeeres bee many: and his soule be not filled with good, and also that he haue no buriall, I say, that an vntimely birth is better then he.