Quotes about Contentment
I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do good while they live,
- Ecclesiastes 3:12
and also that every man should eat and drink and find satisfaction in all his labor—this is the gift of God.
- Ecclesiastes 3:13
I have seen that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will come after him?
- Ecclesiastes 3:22
Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind.
- Ecclesiastes 4:6
There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.
- Ecclesiastes 4:8
Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him—for this is his lot.
- Ecclesiastes 5:18
Furthermore, God has given riches and wealth to every man, and He has enabled him to enjoy them, to accept his lot, and to rejoice in his labor. This is a gift from God.
- Ecclesiastes 5:19
For a man seldom considers the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart.
- Ecclesiastes 5:20
A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.
- Ecclesiastes 6:3
The child, though neither seeing the sun nor knowing anything, has more rest than that man,
- Ecclesiastes 6:5
All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.
- Ecclesiastes 6:7
Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
- Ecclesiastes 6:9