Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 2:24
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.
Amplified® Bible
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.
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,
Darby English Version
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.
Good News Bible
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.
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 labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
New American Standard Bible
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.
New International Version
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,
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.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
A man can do nothing better than to eat and drink and tell himself that his labor has value This also I have seen that it comes from the hand of God.
Revised Standard Version
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;
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.
