Ecclesiastes 2:24
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ecclesiastes 2:24 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
There is nothing better for a manthanthat 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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Es gibt nichts Besseres unter den Menschen, als daß man esse und trinke und seine Seele Gutes sehen lasse bei seiner Mühe. Ich habe gesehen, daß auch das von der Hand Gottes abhängt.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
No hay cosa mejor para el hombre sino que coma y beba, y que su alma vea el bien de su trabajo. También tengo yo visto que esto es de la mano de Dios.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Não há nada melhor ao homem do que comer, beber, e fazer sua alma se alegrar de seu trabalho; eu também vi que isto vem da mão de Deus.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Não há nada melhor para alguém do que simplesmente comer e beber, e estar satisfeito do seu trabalho. Vi que, na verdade, tudo vem das mãos de Deus.
📖 Ecclesiastes 2:24 in Context
22For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?
23For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.
24There 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.
25For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I?
26For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
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