Ecclesiastes 2:24–25
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24tThere 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. 25For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I?
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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, for apart from him who can eat or who can have enjoyment?
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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, for without him, who can eat or find enjoyment?
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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, because who can eat and who can enjoy life apart from him?
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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. For who can eat or enjoy anything apart from him?
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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! For who can eat, and who can enjoy life apart from him?
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