Ecclesiastes 2:24 - The Message24-26 The best you can do with your life is have a good time and get by the best you can. The way I see it, that’s it—divine fate. Whether we feast or fast, it’s up to God. God may give wisdom and knowledge and joy to his favorites, but sinners are assigned a life of hard labor, and end up turning their wages over to God’s favorites. Nothing but smoke—and spitting into the wind. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176924 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. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition24 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. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)24 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. See the chapterCommon English Bible24 There’s nothing better for human beings than to eat, drink, and experience pleasure in their hard work. I also saw that this is from God’s hand— See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version24 Is it not better to eat and drink, and to show his soul the good things of his labors? And this is from the hand of God. See the chapter |