Then I commended
shabach (shaw-bakh')
to address in a loud tone, i.e. (specifically) loud; figuratively, to pacify (as if by words) -- commend, glory, keep in, praise, still, triumph.
mirth
simchah (sim-khaw')
blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival) -- exceeding(-ly), gladness, joy(-fulness), mirth, pleasure, rejoice(-ing).
because a man
'adam (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
hath no better thing
towb (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
under the sun
shemesh (sheh'-mesh)
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (arch.) a notched battlement -- + east side(-ward), sun (rising), + west(-ward), window.
than to eat
'akal (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
and to drink
shathah (shaw-thaw')
to imbibe -- assuredly, banquet, certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk (-ard), surely.
and to be merry
samach (saw-makh')
probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
for that shall abide
lavah (law-vaw')
to twine, i.e. (by implication) to unite, to remain; also to borrow (as a form of obligation) or (caus.) to lend -- abide with, borrow(-er), cleave, join (self), lend(-er).
with him of his labour
`amal (aw-mawl')
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
the days
yowm (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
of his life
chay (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
which God
'elohiym (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
giveth
nathan (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
him under the sun
shemesh (sheh'-mesh)
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (arch.) a notched battlement -- + east side(-ward), sun (rising), + west(-ward), window.
