American Standard Version (1901)
Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be joyful: for that shall abide with him in his labor all the days of his life which God hath given him under the sun.
ASV Byzantine Text
Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be joyful: for that shall abide with him in his labor all the days of his life which God hath given him under the sun.
Asang Khongca Bible
To pongah kanawm ah khosakhaih to tha ka paek, caaknaek moe, kanawm ah ohhaih khue ai ah loe, ni tlim ah kami han amekhaih tidoeh om ai; Sithaw mah hinghaih paek nathung ni tlim ah tok to sak moe, hnuk ih amekhaih loe to baktih nawmhaih khue to boeh ni.
Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs
Te dongah kai tah kohoenah he ni ka domyok sak mai. Khomik hmuiah a caak, a ok tih ko a hoe mak atah hlang ham hnothen a om moenih. Te dongah anih te a hingnah tue vaengah tah a thakthaenah nen khaw a naem coeng. Te te Pathen loh anih taengla khomik hmuiah a paek coeng.
Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019
Te dongah kai tah kohoenah he ni ka domyok sak mai. Khomik hmuiah a caak, a ok tih ko a hoe mak atah hlang ham hnothen a om moenih. Te dongah anih te a hingnah tue vaengah tah a thakthaenah nen khaw a naem coeng. Te te Pathen loh anih taengla khomik hmuiah a paek coeng.
Hawaiian Bible 1868
Alaila, mahalo iho la au i ka olioli, no ka mea, aohe mea maikai i ke kanaka malalo iho o ka la i oi aku i ka ai ana, i ka inu, a me ka olioli; he mea mau keia ia ia no kana haua, i na la o kona ola ana a ke Akua i haawi mai ai ia ia malalo iho o ka la.
English Berean Standard Bible
So I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this joy will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.
Haitian Creole Bible 1985
Se konsa mwen mache di se pou tout moun jwi lavi yo, paske sèl plezi yon nonm gen nan lavi a se manje, se bwè, se pran plezi. Se sa ase li ka fè pandan l'ap travay di nan lavi Bondye ba l' pou l' viv sou latè a.
Clementine Vulgate 1598
Laudavi igitur lætitiam; quod non esset homini bonum sub sole, nisi quod comederet, et biberet, atque gauderet, et hoc solum secum auferret de labore suo, in diebus vitæ suæ quos dedit ei Deus sub sole.
Bible in Basic English
So I gave praise to joy, because there is nothing better for a man to do under the sun than to take meat and drink and be happy; for that will be with him in his work all the days of his life which God gives him under the sun.
French: Bible J.N. Darby
Et j’ai loué la joie, parce qu’il n’y a rien de bon pour l’homme, sous le soleil, que de manger et de boire et de se réjouir ; et c’est ce qui lui demeurera de son travail durant les jours de sa vie que Dieu lui donne sous le soleil.
Czech Kralická Bible 1613
A tak chválil jsem veselí, proto že nic nemá lepšího člověk pod sluncem, jediné aby jedl a pil, a veselil se, a že to pozůstává jemu z práce jeho ve dnech života jeho, kteréž dal jemu Bůh pod sluncem.
Kosraean Bible
Ke ma inge nga arulana akkeye tuh sie mwet in engan ke moul lal, mweyen pwayena mwe akwoyal in moul se inge pa in mongo, ac nim, ac insewowo ke ma su oasr yorol. Pa inge ma el ku in oru ke pacl el orekma in moul se inge su God El sang nu sel fin faclu.
World Portuguese Bible
Então eu recomendei a alegria, porque o homem não tem coisa melhor debaixo do sol do que comer, beber e se alegrar; pois isso o acompanhará em seu trabalho todos os dias da sua vida que Deus lhe deu debaixo do sol.
Romanian BTF Bible
Atunci am lăudat veselia, pentru că un om nu are ceva mai bun sub soare, decât să mănânce și să bea și să fie fericit, pentru că aceasta va rămâne cu el din munca lui în zilele vieții sale, pe care Dumnezeu i le dă sub soare.
Brenton English Septuagint
Then I praised mirth, because there is no good for a man under the sun, but to eat, and drink, and be merry: and this shall attend him in his labour all the days of his life, which God has given him under the sun.
Burmese Common Language Bible
ထိုအခါ ပျော်မွေ့ခြင်းအမှုကို ငါချီးမွမ်း၏။ အကြောင်းမူကား၊ လူသည်နေအောက်မှာ စားသောက် ခြင်း၊ ပျော်မွေ့ခြင်းအမှု ထက်သာ၍ ကောင်းသောအမှု မရှိ။ နေအောက်မှာ ဘုရားသခင် ပေးသနားတော်မူသော အသက်ကာလ၌၊ ကြိုးစားအားထုတ်၍ ရသောအကျိုး တို့တွင်၊ ထိုအကျိုးကိုသာ အမြဲခံရ၏။
Darby Translation
And I commended mirth, because there is nothing better for man under the sun than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry; for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God hath given him under the sun.
German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible
Und ich pries die Freude, weil es für den Menschen nichts Besseres unter der Sonne gibt, als zu essen und zu trinken und sich zu freuen; und dies wird ihn begleiten bei seiner Mühe, die Tage seines Lebens hindurch, welche Gott ihm unter der Sonne gegeben hat.
Dutch Bible 1917
Daarom prees ik de blijdschap, dewijl de mens niets beters heeft onder de zon, dan te eten, en te drinken, en blijde te zijn; want dat zal hem aankleven van zijn arbeid, de dagen zijns levens, die hem God geeft onder de zon.
Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius
Daarom prees ik de vreugde; Want er is voor den mens geen ander geluk onder de zon, Dan te eten en te drinken en zich te verheugen. Moge dit bij zijn zwoegen hem steeds vergezellen Alle levensdagen, die God hem geeft onder de zon.
Italian Diodati Bible
Perciò, io ho lodata l'allegrezza; conciossiachè l'uomo non abbia altro bene sotto il sole, se non di mangiare, e di bere, e di gioire , e questo è quello ch'egli, con la sua fatica, ha in presto a' dì della sua vita, che Iddio gli ha dati sotto il sole.
Douay-Rheims 1899
Therefore I commended mirth, because there was no good for a man under the sun, but to eat, and drink, and be merry, and that he should take nothing else with him of his labour in the days of his life, which God hath given him under the sun.
Geneva Bible 1599
And I praysed ioy: for there is no goodnesse to man vnder the sunne, saue to eate and to drinke and to reioyce: for this is adioyned to his labour, the dayes of his life that God hath giuen him vnder the sunne.
Noyes Bible
Then I commended joy; because nothing is good for a man under the sun, except to eat and to drink and to be joyful; for it is this that abideth with him for his labor during the days of his life which God giveth him under the sun.
Danish Bible 1931
Og jeg priste Glæden, fordi Mennesket ikke har andet Gode under Solen end at spise og drikke og være glad, og at dette ledsager ham under hans Flid i de Levedage, Gud giver ham under Solen.
Leeser Tanakh
Therefore do I praise joyfulness, that there is nothing better for man under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be joyful; for this will adhere to him in his toil, during the days of his life which God hath given him under the sun.—
JPS TaNaKH 1917
So I commended mirth, that a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry, and that this should accompany him in his labour all the days of his life which God hath given him under the sun.
King James Version
Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.
King James Version + Apocrypha
Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.
Vietnamese Bible 1923
Ta bèn khen sự vui mừng, bởi vì dưới mặt trời chẳng có điều gì tốt cho loài người hơn là ăn, uống, và vui sướng; vì ấy là điều còn lại cho mình về công lao trọn trong các ngày của đời mình, mà Đức Chúa Trời ban cho mình dưới mặt trời.
KJV Cambridge Paragraph
Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.
Revised West Version
Pea naʻaku toki fakamālō ki he fakafiemālie, koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai ha meʻa ʻoku lelei hake ki he tangata ʻi he lalo laʻā, ka ko ʻene kai, mo inu, mo fakafiefia: he ko ia ʻe nofomaʻu mo ia ʻi heʻene ngāue ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē ʻo ʻene moʻui, ʻaia ʻoku foaki ʻe he ʻOtua kiate ia ʻi he lalo laʻā.
French Ostervald Bible
C'est pourquoi j'ai loué la joie, parce qu'il n'est rien de mieux pour l'homme sous le soleil que de manger, et de boire, et de se réjouir; et c'est ce qui lui restera de son travail pendant les jours de sa vie, que Dieu lui donne sous le soleil.
Esperanto Bible
Kaj mi eklaŭdis la gajecon, ĉar ne ekzistas io pli bona por homo sub la suno, ol manĝi, trinki, kaj gaji, kaj ke ĉi tio akompanu lin en liaj laboroj en la tagoj de lia vivo, kiujn donis al li Dio sub la suno.
French Louis Segond 1910 Bible
J’ai donc loué la joie, parce qu’il n’y a de bonheur pour l’homme sous le soleil qu’à manger et à boire et à se réjouir; c’est là ce qui doit l’accompagner au milieu de son travail, pendant les jours de vie que Dieu lui donne sous le soleil.
German Luther Bible 1912
Darum lobte ich die Freude, daß der Mensch nichts Besseres hat unter der Sonne denn essen und trinken und fröhlich sein; und solches werde ihm von der Arbeit sein Leben lang, das ihm Gott gibt unter der Sonne.
LXX2012 U. S. English
Then I praised mirth, because there is no good for a man under the sun, but to eat, and drink, and be merry: and this shall attend him in his labor all the days of his life, which God has given him under the sun.
British English Septuagint 2012
Then I praised mirth, because there is no good for a man under the sun, but to eat, and drink, and be merry: and this shall attend him in his labour all the days of his life, which God has given him under the sun.
Majority Standard BIble
So I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this joy will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.
Webster Bible
Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labor the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.
Revised Version
Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him in his labour all the days of his life which God hath given him under the sun.
Italian Riveduta Bible
Così io ho lodata la gioia, perché non v’è per l’uomo altro bene sotto il sole, fuori del mangiare, del bere e del gioire; questo è quello che lo accompagnerà in mezzo al suo lavoro, durante i giorni di vita che Dio gli dà sotto il sole.
French Free Holy Bible for the World
Alors j'ai fait l'éloge de la joie, car il n'y a rien de meilleur pour l'homme sous le soleil que de manger, de boire et de se réjouir ; cette joie l'accompagnera dans son travail, tous les jours de la vie que Dieu lui a donnée sous le soleil.
Reina Valera 1909
Por tanto alabé yo la alegría; que no tiene el hombre bien debajo del sol, sino que coma y beba, y se alegre; y que esto se le quede de su trabajo los días de su vida que Dios le dió debajo del sol.
Spanish BLL
Por eso yo recomiendo disfrutar de la vida, porque no hay nada mejor para el hombre bajo el sol que comer, beber y divertirse. Eso es lo único que le queda de su esfuerzo durante los días de vida que Dios le da bajo el sol.
Spanish Free Bible for the World
Por tanto, alabé yo la alegría; que no tiene el hombre bien debajo del sol sino comer y beber y alegrarse; y que esto le quede de su trabajo los días de su vida que Dios le concede debajo del sol.
Croatian Bible
Zato slavim veselje, jer nema čovjeku sreće pod suncem nego u jelu, pilu i nasladi. I to neka ga prati u njegovoj muci za života koji mu Bog dade pod suncem.
Serbian DK Bible (Latin)
Zato ja hvalih veselje, jer nema ništa bolje čoveku pod suncem nego da jede i pije i da se veseli; i to mu je od truda njegovog za života njegovog, koji mu Bog da pod suncem.
German Textbibel
Und so pries ich die Freude; denn es giebt nichts Besseres für den Menschen unter der Sonne als zu essen und zu trinken und fröhlich zu sein; und das begleite ihn bei seiner Mühe während der Tage seines Lebens, die ihm Gott gegeben hat unter der Sonne.
Updated Brenton English Septuagint
Then I praised mirth, Because there is no good for a man under the sun, But to eat, and drink, and be merry: And this shall attend him In his labor all the days of his life, Which God has given him under the sun.
Hebrew OT (WLC)
וְשִׁבַּ֤חְתִּֽי אֲנִי֙ אֶת־הַשִּׂמְחָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֵֽין־ט֤וֹב לָֽאָדָם֙ תַּ֣חַת הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ כִּ֛י אִם־לֶאֱכ֥וֹל וְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹת וְלִשְׂמ֑וֹחַ וְה֞וּא יִלְוֶ֣נּוּ בַעֲמָל֗וֹ יְמֵ֥י חַיָּ֛יו אֲשֶׁר־נָֽתַן־ל֥וֹ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃
World English Bible
Then I commended mirth, because a man has no better thing under the sun than to eat, to drink, and to be joyful: for that will accompany him in his labor all the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.
World English Bible (Catholic)
Then I commended mirth, because a man has no better thing under the sun than to eat, to drink, and to be joyful: for that will accompany him in his labor all the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.
World English Bible British Edition
Then I commended mirth, because a man has no better thing under the sun than to eat, to drink, and to be joyful: for that will accompany him in his labour all the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.
World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon
Then I commended mirth, because a man has no better thing under the sun than to eat, to drink, and to be joyful: for that will accompany him in his labour all the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.
World English Bible Classic
Then I commended mirth, because a man has no better thing under the sun than to eat, to drink, and to be joyful: for that will accompany him in his labor all the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.
World English Bible Updated
Then I commended mirth, because a man has no better thing under the sun than to eat, to drink, and to be joyful: for that will accompany him in his labor all the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.
World Messianic Bible
Then I commended mirth, because a man has no better thing under the sun than to eat, to drink, and to be joyful: for that will accompany him in his labor all the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.
World Messianic Bible British Edition
Then I commended mirth, because a man has no better thing under the sun than to eat, to drink, and to be joyful: for that will accompany him in his labour all the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.
Young's Literal Translation
And I have praised mirth because there is no good to man under the sun except to eat and to drink, and to rejoice, and it remaineth with him of his labour the days of his life that God hath given to him under the sun.
SEPTUAGINTA
καὶ ἐπῃ£νεσα ἐγὼ σὺν τὴν εὐφροσύνην, ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ἀγαθὸν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον, ὅτι εἰ μὴ φαγεῖν καὶ τοῦ πιεῖν καὶ τοῦ εὐφρανθῆναι, καὶ αὐτὸ συμπροσέσται αὐτῷ ἐν μόχθῳ αὐτοῦ ἡμέρας ζωῆς αὐτοῦ, ὅσας ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ ὁ Θεὸς ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον.
Brenton Septuagint
Καὶ ἐπῄνεσα ἐγὼ σὺν τὴν εὐφροσύνην, ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ἀγαθὸν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον, ὅτι εἰ μὴ φαγεῖν καὶ τοῦ πιεῖν καὶ τοῦ εὐφρανθῆναι· καὶ αὐτὸ συμπροσέσται αὐτῷ ἐν μόχθῳ αὐτοῦ ἡμέρας ζωῆς αὐτοῦ, ὅσας ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ ὁ Θεὸς ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον.
Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)
Ам лэудат дар петречеря, пентру кэ ну есте алтэ феричире пентру ом суб соаре декыт сэ мэнынче ши сэ бя ши сэ се веселяскэ; ятэ че требуе сэ-л ынсоцяскэ ын мижлокул мунчий луй, ын зилеле веций пе каре и ле дэ Думнезеу суб соаре.
Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish
От і вхвалив я веселощі; бо нема нїчого лучшого чоловікові під сонцем, як їсти, пити й веселим серцем уживати; се ж супроводить його в працї в днях життя його, що дав йому Бог під сонцем.
Ukrainian Freedom Bible
От і вхвалив я веселощі; бо нема нїчого лучшого чоловікові під сонцем, як їсти, пити й веселим серцем уживати; се ж супроводить його в працї в днях життя його, що дав йому Бог під сонцем.
Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)
Зато ја хвалих весеље, јер нема ништа боље човеку под сунцем него да једе и пије и да се весели; и то му је од труда његовог за живота његовог, који му Бог да под сунцем.
Russian Synodal Bible
И похвалил я веселье; потому что нет лучшего для человека под солнцем, как есть, пить и веселиться: это сопровождает его в трудах во дни жизни его, которые дал ему Бог под солнцем.
Hebrew Masoretic OT
וְשִׁבַּ֤חְתִּֽי אֲנִי֙ אֶת־הַשִּׂמְחָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֵֽין־טֹ֤וב לָֽאָדָם֙ תַּ֣חַת הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ כִּ֛י אִם־לֶאֱכֹ֥ול וְלִשְׁתֹּ֖ות וְלִשְׂמֹ֑וחַ וְה֞וּא יִלְוֶ֣נּוּ בַעֲמָלֹ֗ו יְמֵ֥י חַיָּ֛יו אֲשֶׁר־נָֽתַן־לֹ֥ו הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃
Modern Hebrew Bible
ושבחתי אני את השמחה אשר אין טוב לאדם תחת השמש כי אם לאכול ולשתות ולשמוח והוא ילונו בעמלו ימי חייו אשר נתן לו האלהים תחת השמש׃
Arabic Van Dyck Bible
فَمَدَحْتُ ٱلْفَرَحَ، لِأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ لِلْإِنْسَانِ خَيْرٌ تَحْتَ ٱلشَّمْسِ، إِلَّا أَنْ يَأْكُلَ وَيَشْرَبَ وَيَفْرَحَ، وَهَذَا يَبْقَى لَهُ فِي تَعَبِهِ مُدَّةَ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِهِ ٱلَّتِي يُعْطِيهِ ٱللهُ إِيَّاهَا تَحْتَ ٱلشَّمْسِ.
Old Persion Version Bible
آنگاه شادمانی را مدح کردم زیرا که برای انسان زیر آسمان چیزی بهتر از این نیست که بخورد و بنوشد و شادی نماید و این در تمامی ایام عمرش که خدا در زیر آفتاب به وی دهد درمحنتش با او باقی ماند.
Judson Burmese Bible
ထိုအခါ ပျော်မွေ့ ခြင်းအမှုကို ငါ ချီးမွမ်း ၏။ အကြောင်း မူကား၊ လူ သည်နေ အောက် မှာ စား သောက် ခြင်း၊ ပျော်မွေ့ ခြင်းအမှု ထက်သာ၍ ကောင်းသောအမှု မ ရှိ။ နေ အောက် မှာ ဘုရား သခင်ပေး သနားတော်မူသောအသက် ကာလ ၌၊ ကြိုးစားအားထုတ်၍ ရသောအကျိုး တို့တွင်၊ ထိုအကျိုးကိုသာ အမြဲခံရ၏။
Korean Bible 1910
이에 내가 희락을 칭찬하노니 이는 사람이 먹고 마시고 즐거워하는 것보다 해 아래서 나은 것이 없음이라 하나님이 사람으로 해 아래서 살게 하신 날 동안 수고하는 중에 이것이 항상 함께 있을것이니라
Japanese Freedom Bible
そこで私は喜びをほめた。人にとって日の下では、食べ、飲み、喜ぶこと以上に良いことはないからである。その喜びは、神が日の下で与えた生涯の日々の間、その人の労苦に伴う。
World Chinese Bible
于是我称赞欢乐,因为在日光之下,人没有比吃、喝、快乐更好的事;这会在他的劳碌中陪伴他,贯穿上帝赐给他在日光之下的一生。
Chinese Union Version (simplified)
我就称赞快乐,原来人在日光之下,莫强如吃喝快乐;因为他在日光之下, 神赐他一生的年日,要从劳碌中,时常享受所得的。
Chinese Union Version (traditional)
我就稱讚快樂,原來人在日光之下,莫強如吃喝快樂;因為他在日光之下,上帝賜他一生的年日,要從勞碌中,時常享受所得的。
Portuguese Bíblia Livre
Assim elogiei a alegria, pois o homem não tem nada melhor abaixo do sol do que comer, beber e se alegrar; que isso acompanhe seu trabalho nos dias de sua vida, que Deus lhe dá abaixo do sol.
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Mashi Bible
Niehe okusîma kwo ndesire kukulu, bulya iragi ly’omuntu mwône libà omu kulya, omu kunywa n’omu kucisîmîsa. Ebyo byo bilusa omukolo gwâge e nsiku z’obuzîne Nyamuzinda amuhîre hanôla igulu. Obuzigire
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German Schlachter Bible 1951
Darum habe ich die Freude gepriesen, da es nichts Besseres gibt für den Menschen unter der Sonne, als zu essen und zu trinken und fröhlich zu sein, daß ihn das begleiten soll bei seiner Mühe alle Tage seines Lebens, welche Gott ihm gibt unter der Sonne.
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La Biblia en Español Sencillo
Así que alabé la alegría, porque no hay nada mejor que pueda hacer un hombre bajo el sol que comer, beber y ser feliz; porque eso estará con él en su trabajo todos los días de su vida que Dios le da bajo el sol.
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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)
Por tanto, alabo el placer, porque no hay cosa mejor para el hombre bajo el sol que comer y beber y estar alegre, y que esto le quede de su trabajo en los días de la vida que ʼElohim le dio bajo el sol.
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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible
Then I commended simchah, because a man hath no better thing under the shemesh, than to eat, and to drink, and to have simchah; for that shall accompany him in his amal the yamim of his life, which HaElohim giveth him under the shemesh.
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