24There 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.


In Context

21 For there is a man whose labor is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not labored in it, shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.

22 For what hath man of all his labor, and of the vexation of his heart, in which he hath labored under the sun?

23 For all his days are sorrows, and his labor grief; yes, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.

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 labor. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.

25 For who can eat, or who else can hasten to it more than I?

26 For God giveth to a man who is good in his sight, wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth toil, to gather, and to amass, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Ecclesiastes 2:24 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:24A 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,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:24Is 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:24There 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:24There 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:24There 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:24There 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:24There 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:24There 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.