19 A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.
Ecclesiastes 10:19
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Proverbs 21:16–18
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Ecclesiastes 3:12–14
12 I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do good while they live, 13 and also that every man should eat and drink and find satisfaction in all his labor—this is the gift of God. 14 I know that everything God does endures forever; nothing can b…
Ecclesiastes 9:6–8
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Proverbs 15:14–16
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