Bible Verses About Contentment: General references

I have known that there is no good for them except to rejoice and to do good during their life,

yea, even every man who eateth and hath drunk and seen good by all his labour, it is a gift of God.

All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the soul is not filled.

For what advantage is to the wise above the fool? What to the poor who knoweth to walk before the living?

Better is the sight of the eyes than the going of the soul. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Go, eat with joy thy bread, and drink with a glad heart thy wine, for already hath God been pleased with thy works.

At all times let thy garments be white, and let not perfume be lacking on thy head.

See life with the wife whom thou hast loved, all the days of the life of thy vanity, that He hath given to thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity, for it is thy portion in life, even of thy labour that thou art labouring at under the sun.

Each in the calling in which he was called--in this let him remain;

a servant--wast thou called? be not anxious; but if also thou art able to become free--use it rather;

not that in respect of want I say it , for I did learn in the things in which I am--to be content;

I have known both to be abased, and I have known to abound; in everything and in all things I have been initiated, both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in want.

but it is great gain--the piety with contentment;

for nothing did we bring into the world-- it is manifest that we are able to carry nothing out;

but having food and raiment--with these we shall suffice ourselves;