Ecclesiastes 2:24 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

There is nothing better for a man; or, Is there any thing better for a man ? which implies that there is nothing better, to wit, for man's present comfort and satisfaction; this is the chief, and indeed the only, considerable benefit of his labours. That he should make his soul enjoy good; that he should thankfully take, and freely and cheerfully enjoy, the comforts which God gives him. That it was from the hand of God; that this also is a singular gift of God, and not to be procured by a man's own wisdom or diligence.

Ecclesiastes 2:24

24 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.