Modern Translations New International VersionA 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, New Living Translation 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. English Standard Version 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, Berean Study Bible Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God. New American Standard Bible There is nothing better for a person than to eat and drink, and show himself some good in his trouble. This too I have seen, that it is from the hand of God. NASB 1995 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. NASB 1977 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. Amplified Bible 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. Christian Standard Bible There is nothing better for a person than to eat, drink, and enjoy his work. I have seen that even this is from God’s hand, Holman Christian Standard Bible 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, Contemporary English Version The best thing we can do is to enjoy eating, drinking, and working. I believe these are God's gifts to us, Good News Translation 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation 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. International Standard Version The only worthwhile thing for a human being is to eat, drink, and enjoy life's goodness that he finds in what he accomplishes. This, I observed, is also from the hand of God himself, NET Bible 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. Classic Translations King James BibleThere 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. New King James Version 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. King James 2000 Bible 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. New Heart English Bible 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. World English Bible 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. American King James Version 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. American Standard Version 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. A Faithful Version There is nothing better for a man than 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. Darby Bible Translation 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. English Revised Version There is nothing better for a man 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587There is no profit to man: but that he eate, and drinke, & delight his soule with the profit of his labour: I saw also this, that it was of the hand of God. Bishops' Bible of 1568 Is it not better then for a man to eate and drynke, and his soule to be mery in his labour? yea I sawe that this also was a gift of God. Coverdale Bible of 1535 Is it not better then for a ma to eate and drynke, and his soule to be mery in his laboure? Yee I sawe that this also was a gifte of God: Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThere is nothing good in a man who eats, and has drunk, and has shown his soul good in his labor. This also I have seen that it [is] from the hand of God. Young's Literal Translation 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. Smith's Literal Translation Not good in man he shall eat and drink and cause his soul to see good in his labor. Also this I saw that it is from the hand of God. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIs it not better to eat and drink, and to shew his soul good things of his labours? and this is from the hand of God. 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. Translations from Aramaic Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedThere is no good for a man but to eat and to drink and to show good to his soul in his work; this also I have seen that it is from the hand of LORD JEHOVAH Lamsa Bible 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 is from the hand of the LORD. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy pleasure for his labour. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God. Brenton Septuagint Translation A man has nothing really good 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.     |