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Douay-Rheims
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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.
King James
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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.
Louis Second
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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
Martin Luther
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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.
Vulgate
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laudavi igitur laetitiam quod non esset homini bonum sub sole nisi quod comederet et biberet atque gauderet et hoc solum secum auferret de labore suo in diebus vitae quos dedit ei Deus

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


igitur : therefore, consequently, for this reason.
igitur : adv, therefore.
quod : (neut. sing. acc.) (the sea), WHICH you cannot drink dry.
quod : (+ comparative) the x the better (quod celior = the faster the.
quod : (beginning sentence) and, but, now.
quod : (neut. sing. nom.) (the war), WHICH killed so many.
quod : (with time) since, as far as, to the extent that.
quod : because, whereas, the point that, the fact that.
non : not.
sub : (+ acc. or dat.) under, up under, close to, beneath, below.
nisi : if not, unless, except.
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).
solum : land, country, soil, ground/ bottom, floor, foundation.
solum : (adv) alone, only.
solum : non solum .. sed etiam: not only .. but also.
de : (prep. + abl.) down from, from, concerning, about.
suo : to stitch, join.
in : (+ acc.) into, toward, against.
in : (+ abl.) in.
quos : (masc. pl. acc.) those WHOM he accused of treachery.
deus : god.