Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
For who shall eat, and who shall hasten forth above me?
New American Standard Bible
For who can eat and who can have enjoyment without
King James Version
For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I?
Holman Bible
because who can eat and who can enjoy life
International Standard Version
for who can eat or enjoy life apart from him?
A Conservative Version
For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, without him?
American Standard Version
For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, more than I?
Amplified
For who can eat and who can have enjoyment without Him?
Bible in Basic English
Who may take food or have pleasure without him?
Darby Translation
For who can eat, or who be eager, more than I?
King James 2000
For who can eat, or who else can have enjoyment, more than I?
Lexham Expanded Bible
For who can eat [and drink], and who can enjoy [life] apart from him?
Modern King James verseion
For who can eat, or who can enjoy, apart from me?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For who will eat or go more lustily to his work than I?
NET Bible
For no one can eat and drink or experience joy apart from him.
New Heart English Bible
For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, apart from him?
The Emphasized Bible
For who could eat and who could enjoy, so well as I?
Webster
For who can eat, or who else can hasten to it more than I?
World English Bible
For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, more than I?
Youngs Literal Translation
For who eateth and who hasteth out more than I?
Themes
Happiness/joy » Who God gives joy to
Knowledge » Who God gives knowledge to
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 2:25
Verse Info
Context Readings
Is There Real Happiness In Life?
24 Not good in man he shall eat and drink and cause his soul to see good in his labor. Also this I saw that it is from the hand of God. 25 For who shall eat, and who shall hasten forth above me? 26 For to a man good before his face, he gave wisdom and knowledge and gladness: and to him sinning, he gave labor, to gather and to heap up, to give to the good one before the face of God. Also this is vanity and the striving of the spirit.
Names
Cross References
1 Kings 4:21-24
And Solomon was ruling over all kingdoms from the river to the land of the rovers, and even to the bound of Egypt: they were bringing a gift and serving Solomon all the days of his life.
Ecclesiastes 2:1-12
I Said in my heart, Go now, I will prove thee with gladness, and look thou upon good: and behold, this also vanity.