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2:7. Let us fill ourselves with costly wine and ointments, and let no flowers of spring pass us by. 9:7. Drink thy wine with a glad heart. 2:8. Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they be withered. 9:8. At all times let thy garments be white, and let not oil be lacking for thy head. 2:9. Let none of us be without a share in our wanton revelry, everywhere let us leave tokens of our mirth, for this is our portion and this is our lot. 3:22. For that is his portion. 5:18. For that is his lot.
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