5 For our allotted time is the passing of a shadow, and our end doesn’t retreat, because it is securely sealed, and no one turns it back. (WEB) 6 “Come therefore and let’s enjoy the good things that exist. Let’s use the creation earnestly as in our youth. (WEB) 7 Let’s fill ourselves with costly wine and perfumes, and let no spring flower pass us by. (WEB)
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