Eclesiastés 9:7

7 Anda, y come tu pan con gozo, y bebe tu vino con alegre corazón; para que tus obras sean agradables a Dios en este tiempo

Eclesiastés 9:7 Meaning and Commentary

Ecclesiastes 9:7

Go thy way
Thou righteous man, as Jarchi paraphrases it; and indeed epicures and voluptuous persons have no need of the following exhortation, and the reason annexed is not suitable to them; but the whole agrees better with religious persons, who under distressing views of Providence, and from gloomy and melancholy apprehensions of things, and mistaken notions of mortification, deny themselves the free and lawful use of the good things of life; and seeing there is no enjoyment of them in the grave, and after death, therefore let the following advice be taken, than which of worldly things nothing is better for a man to do; eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart;
which includes all things necessary and convenient, and which should be used and enjoyed freely and cheerfully; not barely for refreshment, but recreation; not for necessity only, but for pleasure; yet with moderation, not to excess; and with thankfulness to God; and the rather joy and mirth should mix with these things, since to a good man they are in love. It may be observed that it is said "thy bread [and] thy wine", thine own and not another's; what is got by labour, and in an honest way, and not by rapine and oppression, as Alshech observes; what God in his providence gives, our daily food, what is convenient for us, or is our portion and allotment. The Targum interprets it figuratively of the joys of heaven;

``Solomon said, by a spirit of prophecy from the Lord, the Lord of the world will say to all the righteous, in the face of everyone, eat thy bread with joy, which is laid up for thee, for thy bread which thou hast given to the poor and needy that were hungry; and drink thy wine with a good heart, which is laid up for thee in paradise, for the wine which thou hast mingled for the poor and needy that were thirsty;''

see ( Matthew 25:34 Matthew 25:35 ) ; for God now accepteth thy works;
both the persons of righteous and good men are accepted of God in Christ, and their works done in faith and love, and with a view to his glory; and since they are acceptable in his sight, as appears by his blessing on their labours, and bestowing the good things of life upon them, so it is well pleasing in his sight to make a free and cheerful use of them.

Eclesiastés 9:7 In-Context

5 Porque los que viven saben que morirán; mas los muertos nada saben, ni tienen más paga; porque su memoria es puesta en olvido

6 Aun su amor, y su odio y su envidia, fenecieron ya; ni tienen ya más parte en el siglo, en todo lo que se hace debajo del sol

7 Anda, y come tu pan con gozo, y bebe tu vino con alegre corazón; para que tus obras sean agradables a Dios en este tiempo

8 En todo tiempo serán blancos tus vestidos, y nunca faltará ungüento sobre tu cabeza

9 Goza de la vida con la esposa que amas, todos los días que has de vivir en este lago de vanidad, que te son dados; todos los días de tu vanidad debajo del sol; porque esta es tu parte en la vida, y en tu trabajo en que trabajas debajo del sol