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Ecclesiastes 2:24

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

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Ecclesiastes 2:24 — English Standard Version (ESV)

24 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,

Ecclesiastes 2:24 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

24 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.

Ecclesiastes 2:24 — New Living Translation (NLT)

24 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.

Ecclesiastes 2:24 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

24 Nothing is better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and that his soul should enjoy good in his labor. This also, I saw, was from the hand of God.

Ecclesiastes 2:24 — New Century Version (NCV)

24 The best that people can do is eat, drink, and enjoy their work. I saw that even this comes from God,

Ecclesiastes 2:24 — American Standard Version (ASV)

24 There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.

Ecclesiastes 2:24 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

24 There is nothing good for man, but 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.

Ecclesiastes 2:24 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

24 There is nothing better for people to do than to eat, drink, and find satisfaction in their work. I saw that even this comes from the hand of God.

Ecclesiastes 2:24 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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

Ecclesiastes 2:24 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

24 There is nothing better for mortals than to eat and drink, and find enjoyment in their toil. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God;

Ecclesiastes 2:24 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

24 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!

Ecclesiastes 2:24 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

24 A man can’t do anything better than eat and drink and be satisfied with his work. I’m finally seeing that those things also come from the hand of God.

Ecclesiastes 2:24 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

24 There is nothing better for a man than to eat and drink and tell himself that his labor is good. This also I have seen that it is from the hand of God.


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