Ecclesiastes 2:24
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24There is anothing better for a man than to eat and drink and 1tell himself that his labor is good. This also I have seen that it is bfrom the hand of God.
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- 1Lit cause his soul to see good in his labor
Cross references
- aEccl 2:3; 3:12, 13, 22; 5:18; 6:12; 8:15; 9:7; Is 56:12; Luke 12:19; 1 Cor 15:32; 1 Tim 6:17
- bEccl 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,
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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,
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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,
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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.
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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!
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KJV 1900King James Version
There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
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