Ecclesiastes 2:24

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

ASV Byzantine Text

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.

Asang Khongca Bible

Kami loe caak moe, naek pacoengah, sak ih tok nui ah kanawm acaenghaih pongah kahoih kue tidoeh om ai boeh. Ka hnukhaih dan ah, hae hmuen doeh Sithaw ban hoi kaom hmuen ah ni oh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

A caak tih a ok bangla hlang ham hnothen a om moenih. Tedae a hinglu a hmuh te ni a thakthaenah khui lamloh hnothen la a om. He khaw Pathen kut lamkah ni tila ka hmuh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

A caak tih a ok bangla hlang ham hnothen a om moenih. Tedae a hinglu a hmuh te ni a thakthaenah khui lamloh hnothen la a om. He khaw Pathen kut lamkah ni tila ka hmuh.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Aohe mea maikai i ke kanaka e like me keia, e ai ai oia, a e inu ai hoi, a e hoohauoli ai i kona naau iho i ka maikai ma kana hana ana. Ua ike au, no ko ke Akua lima mai no ia.

English Berean Standard 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.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Pi bon bagay yon moun ka fè, se manje, se bwè, se jwi sa travay ou rapòte ou. Men la tou, mwen wè sa se travay Bondye.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Nonne melius est comedere et bibere, et ostendere animæ suæ bona de laboribus suis? et hoc de manu Dei est.

Bible in Basic English

There is nothing better for a man than taking meat and drink, and having delight in his work. This again I saw was from the hand of God.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Il n’y a rien de bon pour l’homme que de manger et de boire, et de faire jouir son âme du bien-être dans son travail. Et j’ai vu que cela aussi vient de la main de Dieu.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Zdaliž není to chvalitebné při člověku, jísti a píti, a učiniti životu svému pohodlí z práce své? Ač i to také viděl jsem, že z ruky Boží pochází.

Kosraean Bible

Ma se wo emeet mwet se in oru pa elan mongo ac nim ac insewowokin ma el kosrani. Ac nga akilen lah finne ma inge, ma tuku sin God me.

World Portuguese Bible

Não há nada melhor para o homem do que comer e beber, e fazer a sua alma desfrutar do bem no seu trabalho. Também vi que isso vem da mão de Deus.

Romanian BTF Bible

Nu este nimic mai bun pentru un om, decât să mănânce și să bea și să își facă sufletul să se bucure de binele din munca lui. Și aceasta am văzut că era din mâna lui Dumnezeu.

Brenton English Septuagint

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.

Burmese Common Language Bible

စားသောက်ခြင်းငှါ၎င်း၊ ကြိုးစားအားထုတ်ရာ၌ စိတ်နှလုံးပျော်မွေ့ခြင်းငှါ၎င်း၊ လူ၌ကောင်းသောအခွင့် မရှိ။ ဘုရားသခင်၏ကျေးဇူးတော်ကြောင့်သာ၊ ထိုသို့သော အခွင့်ကို ရနိုင်သည်ဟု ငါသိမြင်၏။

Darby 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.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Es gibt nichts Besseres unter den Menschen, als daß man esse und trinke und seine Seele Gutes sehen lasse bei seiner Mühe. Ich habe gesehen, daß auch das von der Hand Gottes abhängt.

Dutch Bible 1917

Is het dan niet goed voor den mens, dat hij ete en drinke, en dat hij zijn ziel het goede doe genieten in zijn arbeid? Ik heb ook gezien, dat zulks van de hand Gods is.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Niets is er dus beter voor den mens dan eten en drinken, En zelf genieten van zijn werk. Want ik heb begrepen, dat dit uit Gods hand komt:

Italian Diodati Bible

Non è egli cosa buona nell'uomo, ch'egli mangi e beva, e faccia goder di beni l'anima sua , con la sua fatica? Anche questo ho veduto esser dalla mano di Dio.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Is 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

There is no profit to man: but that he eate, and drinke, and delight his soule with the profit of his labour: I saw also this, that it was of the hand of God.

Noyes Bible

There is nothing better for a man than to eat and drink, and let his soul enjoy good in his labor. But this, as I have seen, cometh from the hand of God.

Danish Bible 1931

Intet er bedre for et Menneske end at spise og drikke og give sin Sjæl gode Dage ved sin Flid. Og det skønnede jeg, at også det kommer fra Guds Hånd.

Leeser Tanakh

It is not a good thing [inherent] in man that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy happiness for his toil. Also this have I seen, that it cometh out of the hand of God.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

There 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.

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.

King James Version + Apocrypha

¶ 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.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Chẳng gì tốt cho người hơn là ăn, uống, khiến linh hồn mình hưởng phước của lao khổ mình. Ta xem thấy điều đó cũng bởi tay Đức Chúa Trời mà đến.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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.

Revised West Version

¶ ʻOku ʻikai ha meʻa ʻoku lelei hake ki he tangata ka ko ʻene kai mo inu, pea ke fakafiefiaʻi hono loto ʻi he lelei ʻo ʻene ngāue. Naʻaku mamata foki ki he meʻa ni, kuo foaki mai ia mei he nima ʻoe ʻOtua.

French Ostervald Bible

Ne vaut-il pas mieux pour l'homme, manger et boire, et faire jouir son âme du bien-être, au milieu de son travail? J'ai vu aussi que cela vient de la main de Dieu.

Esperanto Bible

Ne ekzistas alia bono por la homo, krom manĝi kaj trinki kaj igi sian animon ĝui plezuron de lia laborado; ankaŭ pri ĉi tio mi vidis, ke ĝi estas de la mano de Dio.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Il n’y a de bonheur pour l’homme qu’à manger et à boire, et à faire jouir son âme du bien-être, au milieu de son travail; mais j’ai vu que cela aussi vient de la main de Dieu.

German Luther Bible 1912

Ist's nun nicht besser dem Menschen, daß er esse und trinke und seine Seele guter Dinge sei in seiner Arbeit? Aber solches sah ich auch, daß es von Gottes Hand kommt.

LXX2012 U. S. English

A man has nothing really good to eat, and to drink, and to show his soul as good in his trouble. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.

British English Septuagint 2012

A man has nothing really good to eat, and to drink, and to show his soul as good in his trouble. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.

Majority Standard 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.

Webster 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.

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.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Non v’è nulla di meglio per l’uomo del mangiare, del bere, e del far godere all’anima sua il benessere in mezzo alla fatica ch’ei dura; ma anche questo ho veduto che viene dalla mano di Dio.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Il n'y a rien de mieux pour l'homme que de manger, de boire et de goûter le bonheur dans son travail. J'ai vu que cela aussi vient de la main de Dieu.

Reina Valera 1909

No hay cosa mejor para el hombre sino que coma y beba, y que su alma vea el bien de su trabajo. También tengo yo visto que esto es de la mano de Dios.

Spanish BLL

No hay nada mejor para el hombre que comer, beber y disfrutar de su trabajo. He visto que esto también viene de la mano de Dios.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

No hay, pues, nada mejor para el hombre que comer y beber, y que su alma se alegre en su trabajo. También he visto que esto procede de la mano de Dios.

Croatian Bible

Nema čovjeku druge sreće već jesti i piti i biti zadovoljan svojim poslom. I to je, vidim, dar Božje ruke.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Nije li, dakle, dobro čoveku da jede i pije i da gleda da mu je duši dobro od truda njegovog? Ja videh i to da je iz ruke Božije.

German Textbibel

Es giebt nichts besseres unter den Menschen, als daß einer esse und trinke und sich gütlich thue bei seiner Mühsal; aber auch das kommt, wie ich gesehen habe, aus Gottes Hand.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

A man has nothing really good To eat, and to drink, and to show his soul As good in his trouble. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

אֵֽין־ט֤וֹב בָּאָדָם֙ שֶׁיֹּאכַ֣ל וְשָׁתָ֔ה וְהֶרְאָ֧ה אֶת־נַפְשׁ֛וֹ ט֖וֹב בַּעֲמָל֑וֹ גַּם־זֹה֙ רָאִ֣יתִי אָ֔נִי כִּ֛י מִיַּ֥ד הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים הִֽיא׃

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.

World English Bible (Catholic)

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 British Edition

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.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

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.

World English Bible Classic

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 Updated

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 Messianic 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 Messianic Bible British Edition

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.

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.

SEPTUAGINTA

οὐκ ἔστιν ἀγαθὸν ἀνθρώπῳ, ὃ φάγεται καὶ ὃ πίεται καὶ ὃ δείξει τῇ ψυχῇ αὐτοῦ ἀγαθὸν ἐν μόχθῳ αὐτοῦ. καί γε τοῦτο εἶδον ἐγὼ ὅτι ἀπὸ χειρὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐστιν·

Brenton Septuagint

Οὐκ ἔστιν ἀγαθὸν ἀνθρώπῳ, ὃ φάγεται καὶ ὃ πίεται καὶ ὃ δείξει τῇ ψυχῇ αὐτοῦ ἀγαθὸν ἐν μόχθῳ αὐτοῦ· καί γε τοῦτο εἶδον ἐγὼ ὅτι ἀπὸ χειρὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐστιν·

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)

Ну есте алтэ феричире пентру ом декыт сэ мэнынче ши сэ бя ши сэ-шь ынвеселяскэ суфлетул ку че есте бун дин агонисяла луй! Дар ам вэзут кэ ши ачаста вине дин мына луй Думнезеу.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish

Не у власті людській і се добро, щоб їсти да пити й насолоджувати душу свою тим, що працею здобув. Я пересьвідчивсь, що й се з руки Божої;

Ukrainian Freedom Bible

Не у власті людській і се добро, щоб їсти да пити й насолоджувати душу свою тим, що працею здобув. Я пересьвідчивсь, що й се з руки Божої;

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)

Није ли, дакле, добро човеку да једе и пије и да гледа да му је души добро од труда његовог? Ја видех и то да је из руке Божије.

Russian Synodal Bible

Не во власти человека и то благо, чтобы есть и пить и услаждать душу свою от труда своего. Я увидел, что и это - от руки Божией;

Hebrew Masoretic OT

אֵֽין־טֹ֤וב בָּאָדָם֙ שֶׁיֹּאכַ֣ל וְשָׁתָ֔ה וְהֶרְאָ֧ה אֶת־נַפְשֹׁ֛ו טֹ֖וב בַּעֲמָלֹ֑ו גַּם־זֹה֙ רָאִ֣יתִי אָ֔נִי כִּ֛י מִיַּ֥ד הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים הִֽיא׃

Modern Hebrew Bible

אין טוב באדם שיאכל ושתה והראה את נפשו טוב בעמלו גם זה ראיתי אני כי מיד האלהים היא׃

Arabic Van Dyck Bible

لَيْسَ لِلْإِنْسَانِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ وَيَشْرَبَ وَيُرِيَ نَفْسَهُ خَيْرًا فِي تَعَبِهِ. رَأَيْتُ هَذَا أَيْضًا أَنَّهُ مِنْ يَدِ ٱللهِ.

Old Persion Version Bible

برای انسان نیکو نیست که بخورد و بنوشد وجان خود را از مشقتش خوش سازد. این را نیز من دیدم که از جانب خدا است.

Judson Burmese Bible

စား သောက် ခြင်းငှါ ၎င်း၊ ကြိုးစား အားထုတ်ရာ၌ စိတ် နှလုံးပျော်မွေ့ ခြင်းငှါ၎င်း၊ လူ ၌ ကောင်း သောအခွင့် မ ရှိ။ ဘုရား သခင်၏ကျေးဇူးတော် ကြောင့် သာ ၊ ထိုသို့ သော အခွင့်ကို ရနိုင်သည်ဟု ငါသိမြင် ၏။

Korean Bible 1910

사람이 먹고 마시며 수고하는 가운데서 심령으로 낙을 누리게 하는 것보다 나은 것이 없나니 내가 이것도 본즉 하나님의 손에서 나는 것이로다

Japanese Freedom Bible

人にとって、食べて飲み、自分の労苦のうちに良いものを味わうこと以上に良いことはない。これもまた神の手から来ることを、私は見た。

World Chinese Bible

人莫如吃喝，并使自己的灵魂在劳碌中享福。我看出，这也是出于上帝的手。

Chinese Union Version (simplified)

人莫强如吃喝，且在劳碌中享福，我看这也是出于 神的手。

Chinese Union Version (traditional)

人莫強如吃喝，且在勞碌中享福，我看這也是出於上帝的手。

Portuguese Bíblia Livre

Não há nada melhor ao homem do que comer, beber, e fazer sua alma se alegrar de seu trabalho; eu também vi que isto vem da mão de Deus.

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Mashi Bible

Okusîma kw’omuntu, kunali okulya n’okunywa, n’amango minjà omu mukolo . Kwo nambona nk’ebyo byoshi omu nfune za Nyamuzinda birhenga,

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German Schlachter Bible 1951

Es gibt nichts Besseres für den Menschen, als daß er esse und trinke und seine Seele Gutes genießen lasse in seiner Mühsal! Doch habe ich gesehen, daß auch das von der Hand Gottes kommt.

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La Biblia en Español Sencillo

No hay nada mejor para un hombre que comer y beber, y deleitarse en su trabajo. Esto que nuevamente vi fue de la mano de Dios.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)

No hay cosa mejor para el hombre que comer y beber, y que su alma vea lo bueno de su trabajo. También vi que esto proviene de la mano de ʼElohim.

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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible

There is nothing better for adam, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his nefesh find satisfaction in his amal. Also this I saw; even this was from the Yad HaElohim.

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