5:20a For a man seldom considers the days of his life,

So they do not always think about ⌊the bad things⌋ in their lives,
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Such ⌊happy⌋ people do not often think about their lives

5:20b because God keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart.

because God keeps them busy with what they enjoy doing.
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because God lets them be happy enjoying ⌊life and⌋ work.

5:20a-b (combined)

A person like that doesn’t have to think about how their life is going. That’s because God fills their heart with joy. (New International Reader’s Version)
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God will keep you so happy that you won’t have time to worry about each day. (Contemporary English Version)
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God will keep you busy and he will make you happy. You will be too busy to think about your troubles each day. (EASY2015)

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