And I saw that there was no good, but that wherein a man shall rejoice in his works, for it is his portion, for who shall bring him to see anything of that which shall be after him?

Go, eat your bread with mirth, and drink your wine with a joyful heart; for now God has favorably accepted your works.

And see life with the wife whom you love, all the days of the life of your vanity, which are given to you under the sun; for that is your portion in your life, and in your labor in which you labor under the sun.

And it shall come to pass that as the Lord rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you, so the Lord will rejoice over you to destroy you; and you shall be quickly removed from the land, into which you go to inherit it.

Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and you shall be fed with the wealth of it.

For [these blessings] shall happen to them that work righteousness, and they shall remember Your ways; behold, You were angry and we have sinned; therefore we have erred,

Nevertheless give what is inside as alms; and see, all things are clean to you.

By all things I have shown you, that thus laboring it is necessary to help [those] being weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and petition, along with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;

Finally, brothers, as many things as are true, as many as are honorable, as many as are just, as many as are pure, as many as are lovely--if there is any virtue and if there is any praise--meditate on these things.

See that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue that which is good, both for one another and for all.

Rejoice always!

to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, sharing,