Ecclesiastes 5:18
New King James Version
18 Here is what I have seen: (A)It is good and fitting for one to eat and drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor in which he toils under the sun all the days of his life which God gives him; (B)for it is his [a]heritage.
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- Ecclesiastes 5:18 Lit. portion
Ecclesiastes 5:18
New International Version
18 This is what I have observed to be good: that it is appropriate for a person to eat, to drink(A) and to find satisfaction in their toilsome labor(B) under the sun during the few days of life God has given them—for this is their lot.
Ecclesiastes 5:18
King James Version
18 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.
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Ecclesiastes 5:19
New King James Version
19 As for (A)every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, and given him power to eat of it, to receive his [a]heritage and rejoice in his labor—this is the (B)gift of God.
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- Ecclesiastes 5:19 Lit. portion
Ecclesiastes 5:19
New International Version
19 Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions,(A) and the ability to enjoy them,(B) to accept their lot(C) and be happy in their toil—this is a gift of God.(D)
Ecclesiastes 5:19
King James Version
19 Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.
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