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Ecclesiastes 3:13
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KJ21
and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor: it is the gift of God.
ASV
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.
AMP
and also that every man should eat and drink and see and enjoy the good of all his labor—it is the gift of God.
AMPC
And also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor—it is the gift of God.
BRG
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.
CSB
It is also the gift of God whenever anyone eats, drinks, and enjoys all his efforts.
CSBA
It is also the gift of God whenever anyone eats, drinks, and enjoys all his efforts.
CEB
Moreover, this is the gift of God: that all people should eat, drink, and enjoy the results of their hard work.
CJB
Still, the fact that everyone can eat and drink and enjoy the good that results from all his work, is a gift of God.
CEV
because God's gift to us is the happiness we get from our food and drink and from the work we do.
DARBY
yea also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labour, it is the gift of God.
DRA
For every man that eateth and drinketh, and seeth good of his labour, this is the gift of God.
ERV
God wants everyone to eat, drink, and enjoy their work. These are gifts from God.
EASY
People should be happy to eat and to drink. They should enjoy the work that they do. All these things are gifts from God.
EHV
Also, when anyone eats, drinks, and experiences the good things that his hard work leads to—this is God’s gift.
ESV
also that everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil—this is God's gift to man.
ESVUK
also that everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil—this is God's gift to man.
EXB
God wants all people to eat and drink and be happy in their ·work [toil], which are gifts from God [2:24–26; 3:22; 5:18–20; 8:15; 9:7–10; C the little pleasures are distractions from the meaningless world].
GNV
And also that every man eateth and drinketh, and seeth the commodity of all his labor. This is the gift of God.
GW
It is a gift from God to be able to eat and drink and experience the good that comes from every kind of hard work.
GNT
All of us should eat and drink and enjoy what we have worked for. It is God's gift.
HCSB
It is also the gift of God whenever anyone eats, drinks, and enjoys all his efforts.
ICB
God wants everyone to eat and drink and be happy in his work. These are gifts from God.
ISV
moreover, every person should eat, drink, and enjoy the benefits of everything that he undertakes, since it is a gift from God.
JUB
And also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labour; it is the gift of God.
KJV
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.
AKJV
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.
LSB
moreover, that every man who eats and drinks and sees good in all his labor—it is the gift of God.
LEB
And for anyone to eat and drink, that is, to enjoy the fruit of all his toil, this also is a gift of God.
TLB
and second, that he should eat and drink and enjoy the fruits of his labors, for these are gifts from God.
MSG
But in the end, does it really make a difference what anyone does? I’ve had a good look at what God has given us to do—busywork, mostly. True, God made everything beautiful in itself and in its time—but he’s left us in the dark, so we can never know what God is up to, whether he’s coming or going. I’ve decided that there’s nothing better to do than go ahead and have a good time and get the most we can out of life. That’s it—eat, drink, and make the most of your job. It’s God’s gift.
MEV
And also that everyone should eat and drink and experience good in all their labor. This is a gift of God.
NOG
It is a gift from Elohim to be able to eat and drink and experience the good that comes from every kind of hard work.
NABRE
Moreover, that all can eat and drink and enjoy the good of all their toil—this is a gift of God.
NASB
moreover, that every person who eats and drinks sees good in all his labor—this is the gift of God.
NASB1995
moreover, that every man who eats and drinks sees good in all his labor—it is the gift of God.
NCB
And when we eat and drink and find satisfaction in all our labors, this is a gift of God.
NCV
God wants all people to eat and drink and be happy in their work, which are gifts from God.
NET
and also that everyone should eat and drink, and find enjoyment in all his toil, for these things are a gift from God.
NIRV
Each of them should eat and drink. People should be satisfied with all their hard work. That is God’s gift to them.
NIV
That each of them may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil—this is the gift of God.
NIVUK
That each of them may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil – this is the gift of God.
NKJV
and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor—it is the gift of God.
NLV
And I know that every man who eats and drinks sees good in all his work. It is the gift of God.
NLT
And people should eat and drink and enjoy the fruits of their labor, for these are gifts from God.
NRSVA
moreover, it is God’s gift that all should eat and drink and take pleasure in all their toil.
NRSVACE
moreover, it is God’s gift that all should eat and drink and take pleasure in all their toil.
NRSVCE
moreover, it is God’s gift that all should eat and drink and take pleasure in all their toil.
NRSVUE
moreover, it is God’s gift that all should eat and drink and take pleasure in all their toil.
OJB
And also that kol haAdam should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his amal. This is a gift of Elohim.
RGT
And also that every man eats and drinks and sees the good of all his labor. This is the gift of God.
RSV
also that it is God’s gift to man that every one should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil.
RSVCE
also that it is God’s gift to man that every one should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil.
TLV
Also when anyone eats and drinks, and finds satisfaction in all of his labor, it is the gift of God.
VOICE
to eat and drink and see the good in all of our hard work is a gift from God.
WEB
Also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.
WYC
For why each man that eateth and drinketh, and seeth good of his travail; this is the gift of God. (For each person who eateth, and drinketh, and seeth the good that cometh from all of his labour; yea, this is the gift of God.)
YLT
yea, even every man who eateth and hath drunk and seen good by all his labour, it [is] a gift of God.
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