Parallel ECC 5:18

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BSB § Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him—for this is his lot.

OEB I claim, as the result of my observation, that it is an excellent and comely thing (for a man) to eat, drink, and enjoy himself amid all his laborious toil under the sun during the days of the brief life

WEB Behold, that which I have seen to be good and proper is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, in which he labors under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; for this is his portion.

NET I have seen personally what is the only beneficial and appropriate course of action for people:
 ⇔ to eat and drink, and find enjoyment in all their hard work on earth
 ⇔ during the few days of their life which God has given them,
 ⇔ for this is their reward.

LSV Behold, that which I have seen: [It is] good, because beautiful, to eat, and to drink, and to see good in all one’s labor that he labors at under the sun, the number of the days of his life that God has given to him, for it [is] his portion.

FBV But I observed that what is good and right is to eat, drink, and to find enjoyment in the work God gives us here in this life. This is God's gift to us.

T4T So, the best thing for people to do here on the earth during the few years that God allows them to be alive is to eat and drink and to enjoy their work, because those are the things that God has given to them.

LEB Look! I have discovered what is good and fitting: to eat and to drink and to enjoy allthe fruit of the toil with which one toils under the sun during the number of the days of his life that God gives to him—for this is his lot.

BBE This is what I have seen: it is good and fair for a man to take meat and drink and to have joy in all his work under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; that is his reward.

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JPS (5-17) Behold that which I have seen: it is good, yea, it is comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy pleasure for all his labour, wherein he laboureth under the sun, all the days of his life which God hath given him; for this is his portion.

ASV Behold, that which I have seen to be good and to be comely is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, wherein he laboreth under the sun, all the days of his life which God hath given him: for this is his portion.

DRA And every man to whom God hath given riches, and substance, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to enjoy his portion, and to rejoice of his labour: this is the gift of God.

YLT Lo, that which I have seen: [It is] good, because beautiful, to eat, and to drink, and to see good in all one's labour that he laboureth at under the sun, the number of the days of his life that God hath given to him, for it [is] his portion.

DBY Behold what I have seen good and comely: [it is] to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labour wherewith [man] laboureth under the sun, all the days of his life which God hath given him: for that is his portion.

RV Behold, that which I have seen to be good and to be comely is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labour, wherein he laboureth under the sun, all the days of his life which God hath given him: for this is his portion.

WBS Behold, that which I have seen to be good and to be comely is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labour, wherein he laboureth under the sun, all the days of his life which God hath given him: for this is his portion.

KJB ¶ Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.

BB Therfore me thinke it a better and a fayrer thyng, a man to eate and drynke, and to be refresshed of all his labour that he taketh vnder the sunne, all the dayes of his lyfe which God geueth him: for this is his portion.
  (Therfore me thinke it a better and a fayrer thing, a man to eat and drink, and to be refresshed of all his labour that he taketh under the sunne, all the days of his life which God giveth/gives him: for this is his portion.)

GNV Also to euery man to whom God hath giuen riches and treasures, and giueth him power to eate thereof, and to take his part, and to enioy his labour: this is the gift of God.
  (Also to every man to whom God hath/has given riches and treasures, and giueth him power to eat thereof, and to take his part, and to enioy his labour: this is the gift of God.)

CB Therfore me thinke it a better and a fayrer thinge, a man to eate and drynke, and to be refreshed of all his laboure, yt he taketh vnder the Sonne all the dayes of his life which God geueth him, for this is his porcion.
  (Therfore me thinke it a better and a fayrer thing, a man to eat and drink, and to be refreshed of all his laboure, it he taketh under the Son all the days of his life which God giveth/gives him, for this is his porcion.)

WYC And to ech man, to whom God yaf richessis, and catel, and yaf power to hym to ete of tho, and to vse his part, and to be glad of his trauel; this is the yifte of God.
  (And to each man, to whom God gave richessis, and cattle, and gave power to him to eat of tho, and to use his part, and to be glad of his trauel; this is the yifte of God.)

LUT Denn welchem Menschen GOtt Reichtum und Güter und Gewalt gibt, daß er davon isset und trinket für sein Teil und fröhlich ist in seiner Arbeit, das ist eine Gottesgabe.
  (Because which_one Menschen God Reichtum and Güter and Gewalt gibt, that he davon isset and trinket for his Teil and fröhlich is in his Arbeit, the is one God’sgabe.)

CLV Et omni homini cui dedit Deus divitias atque substantiam, potestatemque ei tribuit ut comedat ex eis, et fruatur parte sua, et lætetur de labore suo: hoc est donum Dei.
  (And omni homini cui he_gave God divitias atque substantiam, potestatemque to_him tribuit as comedat ex eis, and fruatur parte sua, and lætetur about labore suo: hoc it_is donum Dei.)

BRN Yea, and as for every man to whom God has given wealth and possessions, and has given him power to eat thereof, and to receive his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.

BrLXX Καί γε πᾶς ἄνθρωπος ᾧ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ ὁ Θεὸς πλοῦτον καὶ ὑπάρχοντα, καὶ ἐξουσίασεν αὐτῷ φαγεῖν ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ, καὶ λαβεῖν τὸ μέρος αὐτοῦ, καὶ τοῦ· εὐφρανθῆναι ἐν μόχθῳ αὐτοῦ, τοῦτο δόμα Θεοῦ ἐστιν.
  (Kai ge pas anthrōpos hō edōken autōi ho Theos plouton kai huparⱪonta, kai exousiasen autōi fagein apʼ autou, kai labein to meros autou, kai tou; eufranthaʸnai en moⱪthōi autou, touto doma Theou estin.)