Holy Scripture

Ecclesiastes 9:8

A church father on this verse
“No one, therefore, can hear the Word of God unless he has first been sanctified, that is, unless he is "holy in body and spirit," unless he has washed his garments. For a little later he shall go in to the wedding dinner, he shall eat from the flesh of the lamb, he shall drink the cup of salvation. Let no one go in to…”
Origen of Alexandria, 3th c. — HOMILIES ON EXODUS 11:7

Source: Septuagint

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8Let thy garments be always white; And let not oil be wanting on thy head.

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6Also their love, and their hatred, And their envy, have now perished; Yea, there is no portion for them anymore forever In all that is done under the sun.

7Go, eat thy bread with mirth, And drink thy wine with a joyful heart; For now God has favorably accepted thy works.

— Ecclesiastes 9:8 —

9And see life with the wife whom thou lovest All the days of the life of thy vanity, Which are given thee under the sun: For that is thy portion in thy life, And in thy labor wherein thou laborest under the sun.

10Whatsoever thy hand shall find to do, Do with all thy might; For there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, Nor wisdom, in Hades whither thou goest.

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