Pengkhotbah 3:13

3:13 and also that everyone should eat and drink, and find enjoyment in all his toil,

for these things ¹  are a gift from God.

Pengkhotbah 4:10

4:10 For if they fall, one will help his companion up,

but pity ²  the person who falls down and has no one to help him up.

Pengkhotbah 9:7

Life is Brief, so Cherish its Joys

9:7 Go, eat your food ³  with joy,

and drink your wine with a happy heart,

because God has already approved your works.

[3:13]  ¹ tn Heb “for it.” The referent of the 3rd person feminine singular independent person pronoun (“it”) is probably the preceding statement: “to eat, drink, and find satisfaction.” This would be an example of an anacoluthon (GKC 505-6 §167.b). Thus the present translation uses “these things” to indicate the reference back to the preceding.

[4:10]  ² tn Heb “woe to him.”

[9:7]  ³ tn Heb “your bread.”