²⁴^tThere is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he ^||should make his soul ^uenjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, ^wthat it was from the hand of God.

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tch. 3:12, 13, 22. So ch. 5:18. & 8:15. & 9:7. & 11. Ecclus. 14:14. Luke 12:19. 1 Cor. 15:32. Comp. 1 Tim. 6:17.
||Or, delight his senses.
uSee ver. 1.
wSee ch. 3:13.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

There is nothing better for a person than that he should eat and drink and find enjoyment in his toil. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A person can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in their own toil. This too, I see, is from the hand of God,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

There is nothing better for a person than to eat, drink, and enjoy his work. I have seen that even this is from God’s hand,

NLTNew Living Translation

So I decided there is nothing better than to enjoy food and drink and to find satisfaction in work. Then I realized that these pleasures are from the hand of God.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

There is nothing better for a person than to eat and drink and find delight in his toil. For I also realized that this is from the hand of God!