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Douay-Rheims
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Is it not better to eat and drink, and to shew his soul good things of his labours? and this is from the hand of God.
King James
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There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
Louis Second
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Il n'y a de bonheur pour l'homme qu'à manger et à boire, et à faire jouir son âme du bien-être, au milieu de son travail; mais j'ai vu que cela aussi vient de la main de Dieu
Martin Luther
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Ist's nun nicht besser dem Menschen, essen und trinken und seine Seele guter Dinge sein in seiner Arbeit? Aber solches sah' ich auch, daß von GOttes Hand kommt.
Vulgate
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nonne melius est comedere et bibere et ostendere animae suae bona de laboribus suis et hoc de manu Dei est

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


bona : good qualities, gifts, blessings as well as material properties.
de : (prep. + abl.) down from, from, concerning, about.
hoc : (neut. sing. acc.) Break THIS! (fetter).
hoc : (neut. sing. nom.) THIS (monastery) is well-built.
hoc : (neut. sing. abl.) Do not hesistate BECAUSE OF THIS! (doubt).
hoc : (masc. sing. abl.) He gave plenty FOR THIS (field).