NET Bible
"Let your clothes always be white, and do not spare precious ointment on your head."
— Ecclesiastes 9:8, NET Bible
“Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.”
“Let thy garments be always white; and let not thy head lack oil. ”
“Let your garments be always white, and don't let your head lack oil.”
“At all times let thy garments be white, and let not oil depart from thy head.”
“Let your clothing be white at all times, and let not your head be without oil.”
“Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.”
For the living know that they will die, but the dead do not know anything; they have no further reward– and even the memory of them disappears.
What they loved, as well as what they hated and envied, perished long ago, and they no longer have a part in anything that happens on earth.
Life is Brief, so Cherish its Joys Go, eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, because God has already approved your works.
Let your clothes always be white, and do not spare precious ointment on your head.
Enjoy life with your beloved wife during all the days of your fleeting life that God has given you on earth during all your fleeting days; for that is your reward in life and in your burdensome work on earth.
Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, because there is neither work nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom in the grave, the place where you will eventually go.
Wisdom Cannot Protect against Seemingly Chance Events Again, I observed this on the earth: the race is not always won by the swiftest, the battle is not always won by the strongest; prosperity does not always belong to those who are the wisest, wealth does not always belong to those who are the most discerning, nor does success always come to those with the most knowledge– for time and chance may overcome them all.