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


In Context

17 All his days he eats in darkness, with great frustration, affliction and anger.

18 Then I realized that it is good and proper for a man to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in his toilsome labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given him-for this is his lot.

19 Moreover, when God gives any man wealth and possessions, and enables him to enjoy them, to accept his lot and be happy in his work-this is a gift of God.

20 He seldom reflects on the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with gladness of 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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:20For he will not much remember the days of his life, because God answereth him with 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.