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Ecclesiastes 2:24-26
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 2
24
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.
25
For who can eat and who can have enjoyment without Him?
26
For to a person who is good in His sight, He has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, while to the sinner He has given the task of gathering and collecting so that he may give to one who is good in God’s sight. This too is futility and striving after wind.
King James Version
Chapter 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.
25
For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I?
26
For 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.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 2
24
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,
25
because who can eat and who can enjoy life apart from him?
26
For to the person who is pleasing in his sight, he gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and accumulating in order to give to the one who is pleasing in God’s sight. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
New Living Translation
Chapter 2
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.
25
For who can eat or enjoy anything apart from him?
26
God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to those who please him. But if a sinner becomes wealthy, God takes the wealth away and gives it to those who please him. This, too, is meaningless — like chasing the wind.
English Standard Version
Chapter 2
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,
25
for apart from him who can eat or who can have enjoyment?
26
For to the one who pleases him God has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given the business of gathering and collecting, only to give to one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
New International Version
Chapter 2
24
A 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,
25
for without him, who can eat or find enjoyment?
26
To the person who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
New King James Version
Chapter 2
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.
25
For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, more than I?
26
For
God
gives wisdom and knowledge and joy to a man who
is
good in His sight; but to the sinner He gives the work of gathering and collecting, that he may give to
him who is
good before God. This also
is
vanity and grasping for the wind.
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