20For he will not much remember the days of his life, because God answereth him with the joy of his heart.


In Context

17 All his days also he eateth in darkness, and hath much vexation, and sickness, and irritation.

18 Behold what I have seen good and comely: it is to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labour wherewith man laboureth under the sun, all the days of his life which God hath given him: for that is his portion.

19 Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and power to eat thereof, and to take his portion and to rejoice in his labour: that is a gift of God.

20 For he will not much remember the days of his life, because God answereth him with the joy of his heart.

Ecclesiastes 5:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:20For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth [him] in the joy of his heart.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:20He seldom reflects on the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with gladness of heart.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:20For he shall not much remember the days of his life, because God entertaineth his heart with delight,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:20For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:20For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:20For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:20For he shall not often reflect on the days of his life; because God occupies him with the joy of his heart.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:20For he doth not much remember the days of his life, for God is answering through the joy of his heart.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:20For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answers him in the joy of his heart.