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,
Ecclesiastes 3:13 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised It is also the gift of God whenever anyone eats, drinks, and enjoys all his efforts. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor–it is the gift of God. American Standard Version (1901) And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God. Common English Bible Moreover, this is the gift of God: that all people should eat, drink, and enjoy the results of their hard work. Catholic Public Domain Version For this is a gift from God: when each man eats and drinks, and sees the good results of his labor. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For every man that eateth and drinketh, and seeth good of his labour, this is the gift of God. |
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,
I explored with my mind the pull of wine on my body #– #my mind still guiding me with wisdom #– #and how to grasp folly, until I could see what is good for people to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.
God gives a person riches, wealth, and honour so that he lacks nothing of all he desires for himself, but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a sickening tragedy.
So I commended enjoyment because there is nothing better for a person under the sun than to eat, drink, and enjoy himself, for this will accompany him in his labour during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.
Go, eat your bread with pleasure, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already accepted your works.
You will eat there in the presence of the Lord your God and rejoice with your household in everything you do, because the Lord your God has blessed you.
You, the Levites, and the resident foreigners among you will rejoice in all the good things the Lord your God has given you and your household.