Ecclesiastes 2:22-24

English Standard Version

²²What has a man from ^(A)all the toil and striving of heart with which he toils beneath the sun? ²³For ^(B)all his days are full of sorrow, and his ^(C)work is a vexation. Even in the night his heart does not rest. This also is vanity.

²⁴^(D)There is nothing better for a person than that he should ^(E)eat and drink and find enjoyment^[a] in his toil. This also, I saw, is ^(F)from the hand of God,

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Ecclesiastes 2:24 Or and make his soul see good

Ecclesiastes 2:22-24

New International Version

²²What do people get for all the toil and anxious striving with which they labor under the sun?^(A) ²³All their days their work is grief and pain;^(B) even at night their minds do not rest.^(C) This too is meaningless.

²⁴A person can do nothing better than to eat and drink^(D) and find satisfaction in their own toil.^(E) This too, I see, is from the hand of God,^(F)

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