Quotes About Contentment

When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?

The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.

There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,

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.

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.

For a man seldom considers the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart.

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.

The child, though neither seeing the sun nor knowing anything, has more rest than that man,

even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?

All a manís labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.

Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is unwise of you to ask about this.

So I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this joy will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.

All the earth is at peace and at rest; they break out in song.

Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket too small to wrap around you.

But Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “At least there will be peace and security in my lifetime.”

At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been most pleasant to me.

I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house and flourishing in my palace.

You will eat but not be satisfied, and your hunger will remain with you. What you acquire, you will not preserve; and what you save, I will give to the sword.

Therefore do not worry, saying, ëWhat shall we eat?í or ëWhat shall we drink?í or ëWhat shall we wear?í

He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.

Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”

But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.

Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house.