Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleNothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God. Young's Literal Translation There is nothing good in a man{.htm" title="{"> who eateth, and hath drunk, and hath shewn his soul good in his labour. This also I have seen that it [is] from the hand of God. King James Bible [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. Hebrew Nothingאֵֽין־ (’ên-) Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle [is] better ט֤וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good for man בָּאָדָם֙ (bā·’ā·ḏām) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being than to eat שֶׁיֹּאכַ֣ל (še·yō·ḵal) Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 398: To eat and drink וְשָׁתָ֔ה (wə·šā·ṯāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8354: To imbibe and וְהֶרְאָ֧ה (wə·her·’āh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim enjoy רָאִ֣יתִי (rā·’î·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7200: To see his work. בַּעֲמָל֑וֹ (ba·‘ă·mā·lōw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5999: Toil, wearing effort, worry, wheth, of body, mind I אָ֔נִי (’ā·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I have also גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and seen הִֽיא׃ (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are that כִּ֛י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction this [is] זֹה֙ (zōh) Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2090: This, that from the hand מִיַּ֥ד (mî·yaḏ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3027: A hand of God. הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative |