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Ecclesiastes 2:23-25
New American Standard Bible
Ecclesiastes 2:23-25
New American Standard Bible
23 Because all his days his activity is painful and (A)irritating; even at night his [a]mind (B)does not rest. This too is futility.
24 There is (C)nothing better for a person than to eat and drink, and show [b]himself some good in his trouble. This too I have seen, that it is (D)from the hand of God. 25 For who can eat and who can have enjoyment without [c]Him?
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- Ecclesiastes 2:23 Lit heart
- Ecclesiastes 2:24 Lit his soul
- Ecclesiastes 2:25 As in LXX; Heb me
Ecclesiastes 2:23-25
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 2:23-25
New International Version
23 All their days their work is grief and pain;(A) even at night their minds do not rest.(B) This too is meaningless.
24 A person can do nothing better than to eat and drink(C) and find satisfaction in their own toil.(D) This too, I see, is from the hand of God,(E) 25 for without him, who can eat or find enjoyment?(F)
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