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.
אֵֽין־ט֤וֹב בָּאָדָם֙ שֶׁיֹּאכַ֣ל וְשָׁתָ֔ה וְהֶרְאָ֧ה אֶת־נַפְשׁ֛וֹ ט֖וֹב בַּעֲמָל֑וֹ גַּם־זֹה֙
The Bible (The Old Testament) (14th - 2nd C BC) Judeo-Christian sacred scripture [Tanakh, Hebrew Bible], incl. the Apocrypha (Deuterocanonicals)
Book 21. Ecclesiastes 2:24 (Eccl 2:24) [tr. KJV (1611)]
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(Source (Hebrew)). Alternate translations:There is no happiness for man but to eat and drink and to be content with his work.
[JB (1966)]The best thing we can do is eat and drink and enjoy what we have earned.
[GNT (1976)]There is nothing worthwhile for a man but to eat and drink and afford himself enjoyment with his means.
[RJPS (1985)]There is nothing better for mortals than to eat and drink and find enjoyment in their toil.
[NRSV (1989 ed.)]

