Discovery BoxEcclesiastes 3:13 
Context3:13 and also that everyone should eat and drink, and find enjoyment in all his toil,
for these things 1 are a gift from God.
Ecclesiastes 9:7
ContextLife is Brief, so Cherish its Joys
9:7 Go, eat your food 2 with joy,
and drink your wine with a happy heart,
because God has already approved your works.
1 tn Heb “for it.” The referent of the 3rd person feminine singular independent person pronoun (“it”) is probably the preceding statement: “to eat, drink, and find satisfaction.” This would be an example of an anacoluthon (GKC 505-6 §167.b). Thus the present translation uses “these things” to indicate the reference back to the preceding.
2 tn Heb “your bread.”
