Ecclesiastes 2:24 - Good News Bible (Catholic edition in Septuagint order) The best thing anyone can do is to eat and drink and enjoy what he has earned. And yet, I realized that even this comes from God. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink and make himself enjoy good in his labor. Even this, I have seen, is from the hand of God. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible There’s nothing better for human beings than to eat, drink, and experience pleasure in their hard work. I also saw that this is from God’s hand— Catholic Public Domain Version Is it not better to eat and drink, and to show his soul the good things of his labors? And this is from the hand of God. |