Ecc 5:18 | JFB | STEP | 18. Returns to the sentiment ( , 13, 22); translate: "Behold the good which I have seen, and which is becoming" (in a man). which God giveth-- namely, both the good of his labor and his life. his portion-- legitimately. It is God's gift that makes it so when regarded as such. Such a one will use, not abuse, earthly things ( ). Opposed to the anxious life of the covetous ( , ).

‏ Ecclesiastes 5:18

18. Returns to the sentiment (Ec 3:12, 13, 22); translate: "Behold the good which I have seen, and which is becoming" (in a man).

which God giveth--namely, both the good of his labor and his life.

his portion--legitimately. It is God's gift that makes it so when regarded as such. Such a one will use, not abuse, earthly things (1Co 7:31). Opposed to the anxious life of the covetous (Ec 5:10, 17).