Ecclesiastes 5:20
For a man seldom considers the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart.
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- Psalm 37:16 Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.
- Isaiah 65:13–14 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “My servants will eat, but you will go hungry; My servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame. My servants will shout for joy with a glad heart, but you will cry out with a heavy heart and wail with a broken spirit.
- Isaiah 65:21–23 They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit. No longer will they build houses for others to inhabit, nor plant for others to eat. For as is the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, and My chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands. They will not labor in vain or bear children doomed to disaster; for they will be a people blessed by the LORD — they and their descendants with them.