Ecclesiastes 2:24
Ecclesiastes 2:24-26 The Message (MSG)
The best you can do with your life is have a good time and get by the best you can. The way I see it, that’s it—divine fate. Whether we feast or fast, it’s up to God. God may give wisdom and knowledge and joy to his favorites, but sinners are assigned a life of hard labor, and end up turning their wages over to God’s favorites. Nothing but smoke—and spitting into the wind.
Ecclesiastes 2:24 King James Version (KJV)
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 American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
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.
Ecclesiastes 2:24 New Century Version (NCV)
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)
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 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)
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
Ecclesiastes 2:24 New King James Version (NKJV)
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 Amplified Bible (AMP)
There is nothing better for a man than to eat and drink and assure himself that there is good in his labor. Even this, I have seen, is from the hand of God.