Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Who may take food or have pleasure without him?
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?
Darby Translation
For who can eat, or who be eager, more than I?
Julia Smith Translation
For who shall eat, and who shall hasten forth above me?
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 There is nothing better for a man than taking meat and drink, and having delight in his work. This again I saw was from the hand of God. 25 Who may take food or have pleasure without him? 26 To the man with whom he is pleased, God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner he gives the work of getting goods together and storing up wealth, to give to him in whom God has pleasure. This again is to no purpose and desire for wind.
Names
Cross References
1 Kings 4:21-24
And Solomon was ruler over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, and as far as the edge of Egypt; men gave him offerings and were his servants all the days of his life.
Ecclesiastes 2:1-12
I said in my heart, I will give you joy for a test; so take your pleasure--but it was to no purpose.