Ecclesiastes 5:20 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

²⁰ for he does not often consider the days of his life because God keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ For he shall not much remember [seriously] the days of his life, because God [Himself] answers and corresponds to the joy of his heart [the tranquillity of God is mirrored in him].

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

²⁰ Indeed, people shouldn’t brood too much over the days of their lives because God gives an answer in their hearts’ joy.

Ecclesiastes 5:20 Cross References

Job 11:16

For you will forget your suffering, recalling it only as water that has flowed by.

Exodus 23:25

Serve the Lord your God, and he  will bless your bread and your water. I will remove illnesses from you.

Ecclesiastes 6:1

Here is a tragedy I have observed under the sun,  and it weighs heavily on humanity:

Isaiah 64:5

You welcome the one who joyfully does what is right; they remember you in your ways. But we have sinned, and you were angry. How can we be saved if we remain in our sins?

Romans 5:1

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith,  we have peace  with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Deuteronomy 28:47

Because you didn’t serve the Lord your God with joy and a cheerful heart,  even though you had an abundance of everything,