AKJV
KJV
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.
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.
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,
ERVEN
24. There is no one who has tried to enjoy life more than I have. And this is what I learned: The best thing people can do is eat, drink, and enjoy the work they must do. I also saw that this comes from God.
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.
WEB
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.
NET
24. There is nothing better for people than to eat and drink, and to find enjoyment in their work. I also perceived that this ability to find enjoyment comes from God.
NLV
24. There is nothing better for a man than to eat and drink and find joy in his work. I have seen that this also is from the hand of God.
HCSB
24. There is nothing better for man than to eat, drink, and to enjoyhis work. I have seen that even this is from God's hand.
YLT
24. There is nothing good in a man who eateth, and hath drunk, and hath shewn his soul good in his labour. This also I have seen that it [is] from the hand of God.
LITV
24. Is it not good that he should eat and drink and make his soul see good in his labor? This I also saw, that it was from the hand of God.
RV
24. There is nothing better for a man {cf15i than} that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.
NCV
24. The best that people can do is eat, drink, and enjoy their work. I saw that even this comes from God,
MKJV
24. Is it not good that he should eat and drink and make his soul see good in his labor? This I also saw, that it was from the hand of God.
LXXEN
24. A man has nothing really good [Gr. which he shall eat and which, etc.] to eat, and to drink, and to shew his soul as good in his trouble. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.
KJV
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.
AMP
24. 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.
KJVP
24. [ There ] [ is ] nothing H369 ADV better H2896 AMS for a man H120 , [ than ] that he should eat H7945 and drink H8354 , and [ that ] he should make his soul H7200 VQQ1MS good H2896 AMS in his labor H5999 . This H2090 also H1571 CONJ I H589 PPRO-1MS saw H7200 VQQ1MS , that H3588 CONJ it H1931 [ was ] from the hand H3027 M-GFS of God H430 D-EDP .
YLT
24. There is nothing good in a man who eateth, and hath drunk, and hath shewn his soul good in his labour. This also I have seen that it [is] from the hand of God.
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.
WEB
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.
NASB
24. There is nothing better for man than to eat and drink and provide himself with good things by his labors. Even this, I realized, is from the hand of God.
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,
RV
24. There is nothing better for a man {cf15i than} that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.
RSV
24. There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and find enjoyment in his toil. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God;
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.
MKJV
24. Is it not good that he should eat and drink and make his soul see good in his labor? This I also saw, that it was from the hand of God.
AKJV
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 labor. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
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;
NIV
24. A man can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in his work. This too, I see, is from the hand of God,
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.
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.
MSG
24. 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.
GNB
24. The best thing we can do is eat and drink and enjoy what we have earned. And yet, I realized that even this comes from God.
NET
24. There is nothing better for people than to eat and drink, and to find enjoyment in their work. I also perceived that this ability to find enjoyment comes from God.
ERVEN
24. There is no one who has tried to enjoy life more than I have. And this is what I learned: The best thing people can do is eat, drink, and enjoy the work they must do. I also saw that this comes from God.