Ecclesiastes 3:13

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11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that ^ano one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.

12 I know that nothing is ^abetter for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives,

13 and also that ^aevery man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor—it is the gift of God.

14 I know that whatever God does,
It shall be forever.
^aNothing can be added to it,
And nothing taken from it.
God does it, that men should fear before Him.

15 ^aThat which is has already been,
And what is to be has already been;
And God¹ requires an account of what is past.

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16 Moreover ^aI saw under the sun:
In the place of¹ judgment,
Wickedness was there;
And in the place of righteousness,
¹Iniquity was there.

17 I said in my heart,
^a“God shall judge the righteous and the wicked,
For there is a time there for every¹ purpose and for every work.”

Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 3:13

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American Standard Version
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.

Amplified® Bible
And also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor--it is the gift of God.

Contemporary English Version
because God's gift to us is the happiness we get from our food and drink and from the work we do.

Darby English Version
yea also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labour, it is the gift of God.

Good News Bible
All of us should eat and drink and enjoy what we have worked for. It is God's gift.

King James Version
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.

New American Standard Bible
moreover, that every man who eats and drinks sees good in all his labor--it is the gift of God.

New International Version
That everyone may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all his toil—this is the gift of God.

New King James Version
and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor—it is the gift of God.

Revised Standard Version
also that it is God's gift to man that every one should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil.

Young's Literal Translation
yea, even every man who eateth and hath drunk and seen good by all his labour, it `is' a gift of God.

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