¹² What man has a love of life, and a desire that his days may be increased so that he may see good?

¹⁰ For it is said, Let the man who has a love of life, desiring to see good days, keep his tongue from evil and his lips from words of deceit:

¹¹ And let him be turned from evil and do good; searching for peace and going after it with all his heart.

¹² For the eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.

¹³ This is the last word. All has been said. Have fear of God and keep his laws; because this is right for every man.

¹³ And for every man to take food and drink, and have joy in all his work, is a reward from God.

³ I made a search with my heart to give pleasure to my flesh with wine, still guiding my heart with wisdom, and to go after foolish things, so that I might see what was good for the sons of men to do under the heavens all the days of their life.

¹⁶ With long life will he be rewarded; and I will let him see my salvation.

⁴ He made request to you for life, and you gave it to him, long life for ever and ever.

⁶ There are numbers who say, Who will do us any good? the light of his face has gone from us.

⁷ O, keep in mind that my life is wind: my eye will never again see good.

²⁰ In loving the Lord your God, hearing his voice and being true to him: for he is your life and by him will your days be long: so that you may go on living in the land which the Lord gave by an oath to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

² So that living in the fear of the Lord your God, you may keep all his laws and his orders, which I give you: you and your son and your son's son, all the days of your life; and so that your life may be long.