5:17–19*).”16 Neither the prospect of death (vv. 1–6* with the key word יוֹם yȏm, “day,” in v. 1*) nor the expectation of a better future (vv. 8–12* with the key word יָמִים yāmîm, “days,” in v. 10*) should hold one back from the enjoyment of the present, which God himself, through his works, has declared “good” (cf. 6:12*). If, however, the present as the “time [or: day] of unhappiness” offers one no opportunities for enjoyment, one should reflect on the fact that God has made both